Road safety charity Brake is criticising the government's announcement last week (28 November) that speed limits for HGVs on dual carriageways are to be raised, calling it "a dangerous precedent".
Road Safety
Elevator Engineering Services (EES) is reporting significant cost-saving benefits across the business since implementing a telematics system from Masternaut.
Driver / People ManagementDriver safety solution provider Lytx has announced that entries are now open for its European driver of the year and coach of the year awards.
Driver / People Management
Cornish parcels delivery and storage business DB Distribution has taken delivery of 11 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 310 CDI vans.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Ask any fleet engineer where the opportunities are to improve fuel economy and they'll reel off a list that probably won't include the fuel itself. They might be missing a basic trick warns Ian Norwell, from Hamburg
Fuel Pricing
With the RHA (Road Haulage Association) calling for government to fund vocational drivers' licences or face a massive shortfall, while campaign group FairFuel UK again presses for a 3p per litre fuel duty reduction, the chancellor is caught between a rock and a hard place. With his Autumn Statement imminent (as we go to press), there will be countless comparable demands from across the length and breadth of industry, commerce and the public sector.
Fleet Operating Costs
Aerodynamic interventions come in shapes and sizes and not just for tractors and trailers. Steve Banner talks to the experts about what operators can expect from their investments
Fleet Operating Costs
With Euro 6 a done deal, you might imagine that engine technology must be stable for the foreseeable future? Well no: reducing CO2, and hence saving fuel, is the next big EC target. Brian Tinham reports
Engines & Engine Parts
With N2 and N3 trucks coming into scope of Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulations, Toby Clark talks to bodybuilders and converters about the implications for operators
Bodyshop Equipment
For fleet managers who have delayed new vehicle acquisitions, now could be the time to seize the efficiencies offered by the latest technology. And, for some, combining outright purchase and contract hire is an effective choice, as Laura Cork discovers
Finance & Leasing
In this second of our two-part series on automated manual transmissions, Brian Tinham talks again to Scania technical instructor Keith Gallon about gearbox construction and operation, and modern fuel-saving shift strategies
Gearboxes