Aberdeenshire-based haulage specialist GIF Transport and Logistics has added two Renault Trucks to its fleet of 14 tractor units due to increased business demand.
Truck Efficiency
How the emergency services extinguish an electric vehicle (EV) battery fire and what happens afterwards is still being developed. Firefighter Paul Trew explains the situation to Will Dalrymple
Electric Vehicles
Go-Ahead Ireland operates bus services in and around Dublin. Four years ago, it embarked on an ambitious IT integration programme to transform the management of its fleet, plant and equipment
Maintenance
A breakdown is never good news, but the provision an operator has in place to deal with these occurrences can make a huge difference to the amount of downtime and cost incurred as a result, finds Lucy Radley
Recovery Vehicles
After a global pandemic, how much more disruption to work and life could people take? As it turns out, quite a lot, reports John Challen
Fleet Operating Costs
Battery-electric vehicles will play a key role in decarbonising many fleets. Richard Simpson talks to an engineer who has already travelled that road
Vehicle Electrics & Electronics
Scania field technician Craig Moore is the winner of the 2022 Scottish irtec engineer of the year category of the Transport News Scottish Rewards. He speaks to Will Dalrymple about his career so far
Apprenticeships
Hydrotreated vegetable oil is a drop-in replacement for diesel that is based on recycled waste fats and oils, rather than fossil origins. All to the good, but those environmental benefits come at a cost premium over diesel. Here are three ways fleet operators could reduce that.
Alternative Fuels
A ‘strap your crane’ campaign has been gaining traction following a lorry loader incident. Ben Spencer explains the recommended safety procedures that could have prevented the situation
Road Safety
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Road Tests
Although in a distant second place compared to fifth wheels, drawbar couplings are used in the UK and must be properly cared for to continue to serve in the long term, finds Steve Banner
Couplings
Yutong has uploaded a video explaining the main technical principle of its e12 electric bus.
Electric Vehicles