MAN Truck & Bus UK has recognised Peterborough dealer Manchetts with the 2022 Dealer of the Year award.
Centrad has launched a camera system that utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and analyse dangerous driving behaviours that are likely to lead to accidents.
Chorley-based traffic management specialist Blakedale has claimed its vehicle fleet, customer base and revenues have grown in the 12 months since being acquired by Northgate.
Stertil Koni has supplied a 4.7m four-post lift capable of lifting three and four-wheel forklift trucks up to 12-tonne capacity to Fork Truck Direct in Essex.
FedEx Express Europe is using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to fuel five trucks in the UK in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.
Cheshire-based international haulage contractor Brit European has added another five new IVECO S-Way trucks to its fleet to strengthen its operational capabilities.
Alexander Dennis has launched its next generation of battery-electric buses for the UK and Ireland by unveiling the Enviro100EV small bus and Enviro400EV double decker.
Liverpool-based steel stockholder Higson Edwards has expanded its delivery fleet with a pair of Mercedes-Benz Actros rigid trucks.
Teignbridge District Council in Devon is to receive a new fleet in Spring 2024 as part of an ongoing contract hire agreement with Specialist Fleet Services (SFS).
DAF Trucks is to add a suite of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to its New Generation of DAF Models in January 20224.
Driver Assistance Systems
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Axles
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