Want to burn less diesel? You'd better help the people who can make a real difference to your monthly fuel-bills – your drivers. Brian Weatherley looks at in-cab training tools for trucks and vans
Driver / People Management
Millbrook Proving Ground was the venue for customers and press to see DAF's latest Euro 6 trucks line-up. Brian Weatherley reports
Rigids
Malcolm Logistics says its new 50-foot container, unveiled at last month's Multimodal 2014 show at the NEC, is set to "revolutionise the way goods will be moved in the future."
Longer Heavier Vehicles
Licensed to skill? Contracting-out your vehicle maintenance? Look before you leap, warns Brian Weatherley. Outsourcing doesn't mean relinquishing your 'O' licence responsibilities
Irtec
Until now, start-stop systems on European commercial vehicles have been restricted to those with smaller-displacement diesels. But Cummins Generator Technologies' ISG could soon change all that, says...
Engines & Engine Parts
Europe's General Safety Regulation will significantly change vehicle safety specifications. Brian Weatherley examines the impact on truck makers and buyers, and asks whether more should be done to...
Health & Safety Legislation
A visit to Iveco's Madrid assembly plant enabled Brian Weatherley to quiz product director Martin Flach on what exactly operators can expect from the Italians' leaner, greener Euro 6 diesels
Rigids
When it comes ot efficiency and the environment, size matters in road transport, as the DfT's longer semi-trailer trial is proving. But public opinion and technology have big parts to play. Brian...
Braking Systems
Volvo has now completed the Euro 6 truck range revival it began a year ago, with New FH. Brian Weatherley reports from Sweden on improvements over the past 12 months
Engine/Transmission ManagementAnnual HSE stats on numbers of drivers injured each year through falls from trucks don't make comfortable reading. Brian Weatherley looks at risk management techniques adopted by safety conscious...
Health & Safety Legislation
Despite the impressive levels of efficiency from today's diesel engines, far too much fuel energy is simply being wasted. Brian Weatherley looks at how it could soon be put back to work
Emissions Control
In Coventry, Travel De Courcey is successfully running three big all-electric Optare Versa EV single-deckers on a park-and-ride scheme. Will more PSV operators be tempted to make the switch? Brian...
Electric Vehicles