Commercial vehicle fleets using the latest 3G vehicle cameras can cut the number of accidents by 45%, resulting in dramatic reductions in insurance costs.
Road Safety
A new report from DHL looks at the technology and potential applications for autonomous vehicles, including within the logistics supply chain.
Driver Assistance Systems
The government has launched a £25 million funding scheme to build three advanced biofuel plants which, in total, will be producing three million litres of biofuel per year from December 2018.
Alternative Fuels
Clugston Construction has handed over a new truck stop and lorry park for Exelby Services at Coneygarth on the A1 motorway.
Rigids
Commercial vehicle rental business Ryder is reporting a huge reduction in tyre-related breakdowns one year into a strategic partnership with Bridgestone.
Tyres & Retreads
Independent home improvement retailer Leekes has taken delivery of 26 Mercedes-Benz 313 CDI Sprinters for its delivery operations across South Wales, Wiltshire and the Midlands.
Drop Side
Two technicians and their coach from Isuzu Truck (UK) have beaten 31 other teams to clinch the I-1 Grand Prix, Isuzu's annual world technical competition – the first time the UK has taken the top...
Heavy Goods Vehicles
DAF's Manchester dealership will now be operated by F&G Commercials, after F&G took over the facility from the Chatfields Group on 1 December.
DealershipsCoach operator Cooper's Tourmaster has ordered its second Volvo B11R coach with Jonckheere bodywork, after a similar model "exceeded expectations" on fuel economy compared with the rest of its fleet.
Bus & Coach
Vac-Con UK distributor Tutex has selected an Iveco Trakker Hi-Land 6x4 rigid as the platform for its new Vac-Con X-Cavator – a powerful vacuum and high-pressure water system which allows companies to...
Rigids
A group of talented young designers is celebrating after winning Volvo Trucks' Truck of the Future 2050 competition.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Northern Irish snack food manufacturer Tayto Group has revealed that it has slashed its annual fuel bill by £72,000 and reduced its carbon footprint since using TomTom Telematics technology to...
Telematics