The Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association have both welcomed the government’s announcement last week that it will provide funding for apprenticeships in LGV driving, traffic office and warehouse operative roles.
Apprenticeships
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is critical of the European Commission’s announcement of new consultations, saying better enforcement of vans is needed rather than more legislation.
Standards & Practices
LowCVP (the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership) has published its transport project list for the next 12 months, with a goal of supporting the UK’s drive to meet the Climate Change Act and air quality objectives.
Alternative Fuels
First Bus has been handed the keys of a pre-production 11.1m Metrodecker demonstrator vehicle and will now put the bus through its paces in a series of in-service trials.
Bus & Coach
ET Morris & Sons has taken delivery of 12 Volvo FH-500 6x2 tractors with a low coupling height which the operator says could only be achieved by Volvo.
Couplings
Iveco has unveiled the New Stralis, with the three-vehicle range boasting a new driveline and promising outstanding reliability and efficiency for all types of operation – regional, urban and long haul.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Members of the House of Lords EU internal market sub-committee visited Millbrook’s vehicle testing facility in Bedfordshire last week (9 June 2016) to see a demonstration of a driverless car and the organisation’s emissions testing facility.
Electric Vehicles
Transport operator RT Keedwell has taken delivery of its first Cartwright trailers – 22 Acclaro curtainsiders – citing price and build quality as the deciding factors.
Trailers
Mobile crane hire company Altida is reporting improved operational efficiency, after replacing its manual systems with JobWatch, a mobile workforce management solution from BigChange Apps.
Telematics
Goodyear has celebrated its top performing service providers in the European 2016 TruckForce Awards, held in Luxembourg recently.
Tyres & Retreads
Research published by LoCity confirms that ULEVs (ultra-low emission vehicles) are critical to improving air quality in London but that a lack of cost-benefit data is holding back operators.
Alternative Fuels
Following a review of our fleet, passenger transport and workshop operations as part of the Council’s ambitious Transformation Programme, we are looking to recruit a dynamic transport engineering professional to lead our Fleet and Workshops Service.
People