Features

Should a national road accident investigation body be established?

Like the setting of the popular television show CSI:UK, investigation of road traffic accidents by a new UK body is looking more likely thanks to research commissioned by the RAC Foundation, finds Will Dalrymple

Health & Safety Legislation
Features

Legal Update - May 2021

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Road Safety
Features

Cycle and recycle

Not all vehicles involved in accidents are old; sometimes they are almost brand-new.

Road Safety
Features

The future of hybrid engines

Internal combustion has a key role to play in the transition to zero carbon, argues Richard Simpson

Alternative Fuels
Features

Two traditional energy-saving technologies ripe for a comeback on electric vehicles

In the race down to zero emissions, electrical propulsion technologies have trampled over two simple technologies traditionally used to save energy in vehicles. Is the time right for their reintroduction, asks Toby Clark

Electric Vehicles
Features

Power shift: the new electric truck brands

The passenger car market has seen it most prominently with Tesla, but now the commercial vehicle sector is set to be shaken by EV startups, writes John Challen

Electric Vehicles
News

IVECO adds new variants to DRIVEAWAY bodybuilder programme for Daily

Following on from the successful relaunch of the ready-built IVECO DRIVEAWAY programme for the Daily range in September 2020, five new mission-ready models are set-to-roll, catering for an even wider range of professionals.

Tippers
News

South Ayrshire switches to live vehicle camera system for better protection

A spate of faulty vehicle cameras and unrecorded footage on waste and recycling vehicles at South Ayrshire Council has led the council to switch to live camera systems that are remotely monitored and health-checked.

Municipal Vehicles
News

New study examines impact of transition to electric mobility

FEV Consulting has published its latest scenarios of the effects on the industry of electrification of light commercial vehicles and passenger cars up to the year 2040. It is commissioned by German industrial trade body VDMA.

Alternative Fuels
News

New role at RHCV supports contract customers

East Midlands independent Renault trucks distributor RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) has appointed a dedicated warranty and contracts manager.

Sales Figures
Video Content

DPD mounts air sensors on vans

Delivery company DPD has announced the roll-out of an air quality monitoring programme across six UK cities.

Road Safety
News

Ford announces European customer trials programme for E-Transit van

The first European customer trials of the new E-Transit – the full-electric version of the Ford Transit – will soon be underway, Ford today announced.

Electric Vehicles