Features

With you in spirit - message from SOE CEO Bruce McGill

It’s a tremendous shame that we have had to cancel this year’s CV Show.

Road Safety
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Legal update: April 2020

This page is brought to you by specialist transport law firm Backhouse Jones

Driver / People Management
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Workshop skincare: the gloves are on

The presence of harmful materials and substances in the workshop means that technicians are advised to ‘handle with care’ – and protect their skin. By John Challen

Workshop
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Tall tales: safe workshop working from height

The workshop environment has a number of obvious, as well as hidden, dangers. Working at height is one that requires careful consideration when planning maintenance, writes John Challen

Workshop
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London's big bus emissions retrofit scheme - update

Improving air quality in London has not been only about imposing restrictions on older HGVs. The city’s fleet of buses has not been exempt, and a massive retrofit project is nearing its end, reports Steve Banner

Emissions Control
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Emissions control: profile of the Oxford ZEZ

The UK’s first zero emission zone is set to be introduced this year in Oxford city centre, with other cities and towns aiming to launch similar schemes. Local and regional operators of trucks, buses, coaches and vans are considering how best to comply with the new measures, reports Brian Wall

Emissions Control
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FTA turns to social media to connect supply and demand in crisis

Logistics trade association FTA has launched #LogisticsHelpsLogistics, a social media campaign to help businesses keep goods and services flowing, by filling shortfalls of staff or identifying vehicles with capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Driver / People Management
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COVID-19: DAF praises dealers’ “epic response”

DAF Trucks reports that, despite operating in difficult circumstances, all 134 of its dealer locations are performing at, or very close to, normal service levels.

Health & Safety Legislation
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FORS moves classroom training online

Vehicle safety and compliance registration scheme FORS has announced that all its classroom-based manager training courses will now be held as online webinars as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and government restrictions.

Driver CPC
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Market reflections: profile of Volvo and IVECO

More links the truck brands Volvo and IVECO than may first meet the eye. Not least, both have ambitious new UK heads in Robert Grozdanovski and Sascha Kaehne. Will Dalrymple spoke with both of them

Sales Figures
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Lion tamer: MAN's new truck range

For the first time in 20 years, MAN has launched a completely new generation of its TG series trucks, the flagship of which is its TGX tractor.

Tractor Units
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Auxiliary engineers wanted for COVID-19 response

London, Manchester and Birmingham field hospitals are looking for volunteer professional technicians and engineers for assistance

People