Waste management and skip hire company RTS Waste operates a mixed fleet of 40 vehicles, ranging from 3.5 tonne caged vehicles up to 44 tonne roll-ons, skip lorries and articulated vehicles.
Road Safety
UK vans up to 3.5-tonnes gvw grew at double the rate of medium and heavy commercial vehicles in 2015, according to the latest figures available published in the pan-European Automobile Manfacturers'...
Bus & Coach
The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain are warning commercial vehicle operators to improve their approach to brake performance testing.
Road Legal
Wimbledon’s NJB Recycling has recently put five new Volvo trucks into operation, including three Volvo FL 4x2 18-tonne rigid skip loaders and two FMX 32-tonne grab-equipped, 8x4 tippers.
Tippers
Imperial Engineering is celebrating two significant contract wins.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Operators of heavy vehicles that are losing their exemption to annual testing next year, including mobile cranes, breakdown vehicles and road construction vehicles, among others, have had a reprieve...
Construction Equipment
Freight in the City is back in London for another full day of urban logistics solutions.
Low Emission Zones
A bespoke driving fuel-efficiency course from RTITB has saved Bidvest Logistics £25,000 on fuel costs.
Driver CPC
The Mayor of London has accelerated air quality plans with the early introduction of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in central London from 8th April 2019, more than a year earlier than planned.
Emissions
DAF Trucks’ new LF makes its UK show debut at Alexandra Palace in November as the market-leader presents a dedicated ‘City’ specification model designed explicitly for city and urban distribution...
Light Commercial Vehicles
Payload and productivity advantages of the Renault Range D truck, together with customer service from dealer Renault Trucks South of Reading, prompted independent waste management and recycling...
Municipal Vehicles
The IRTE Conference afternoon technology stream sessions covered telematics, advanced safety systems, such as autonomous braking, and low-carbon accreditation of HGVs. Will Dalrymple reports
Telematics