As 2012 drew to a close, the Centre for Economics and Business Research, along with traffic information firm Inrix, published a survey that put shocking scale on the cost of congestion to the UK.
Fleet Operating Costs
Street cleaning hire firm UBU Environmental has extended its Ctrack tracking system to cover an additional 40 specialist vehicles.
Telematics
Richard Turfitt, the traffic commissioner for the East of England, has relocated to a new office in Cambridge.
Transport CPC
Comma has introduced a range of Mobil Delvac engine oils, gear and transmission oils, automatic transmission oils and grease specifically for heavy goods vehicle applications.
Engines & Engine Parts
Ten years of reliable and cost-effective performance from its previous Mercedes-Benz Sprinters has led Sandbach, Cheshire-based IP Fork Trucks back to Stoke-on-Trent dealer Enza for new vans.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Bermondsey based waste and recycling firm RTS Waste Management has taken delivery of its first Renault Kerax 460.35 6x4 tractor unit, through dealer MV Trucks.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Anglian Bus in Beccles has taken delivery of the first six of 13 new MAN EcoCity biogas-powered buses following a feasibility study that demonstrated financial payback in two and a half years, with...
Bus & Coach
As we go to press, with transport operators looking to the Chancellor for an early Christmas present – swift cancellation of the fuel duty increase planned for New Year's Day – our industry is hoping...
Tyres & RetreadsThe Co-operative has become one of the first customers to take delivery of a radical new refrigerated aerodynamic truck body, launched this month (December) by Gray & Adams.
Rigids
Switching from diesel to gas, reducing rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag, and increasing hybrid and electric vehicle uptake are the unsurprising keys to cutting carbon in freight, according to a...
Alternative Fuels
Optare took top honours at last night's (Tuesday 27 November 2012) SMMT annual dinner in London – winning the SMMT Award for Innovation.
Electric Vehicles
The resignation of a director convicted for obstructing a police officer and failing to identify a driver involved in a road traffic incident has saved S&P Services' (Longcliffe) HGV licence from...
Road Legal