Britain’s last remaining truck manufacturer Dennis Eagle has won a big order for refuse collection vehicles. Richard Simpson gets the inside story
Truck Efficiency
C9 Recruitment joins as a sponsor for the IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge 2025; and the SOE has signed a partnership with Women in Bus and Coach to increase female representation at the event
Bus & Coach
Before I came into this role, I had heard all about the Commercial Vehicle Show (CV Show), an integral part of the transport, road freight, distribution, and logistics landscape for the last 25 years, and I am excited to see what all the fuss is about it when it returns from 29 April to 1 May, at the Birmingham NEC.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Improving truck fleet safety is no easy task, but it is being made easier by the technology and data available. John Challen reports
Safety systems
The Commercial Vehicle Show (CV Show) returns from 29 April to 1 May at the Birmingham NEC. We take a look at some of the highlights of the event
Panel Vans
There is a growing shortage of vehicle technicians across the road transport industry and apprentices hold the key to overcoming the issue – but increasing the number has challenges. Justin Burns reports
Apprenticeships
Investing for the future DAF Trucks has opened a new £3.5m apprentice training academy in Nottingham as it invests to recruit the truck technicians it needs to power future success.Steve Banner reports
Truck Efficiency
Micro movements are small vehicle movements recorded on tachographs that may not trigger the driving mode.
Road Legal
Samsara has launched its Electronic Brake Performance Monitoring System (EBPMS) to help fleet operators meet new guidelines from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), which are coming into effect from April 2025.
Fleet Management
Alexander Dennis has delivered two new high-capacity Enviro400 double deck buses to Westway Coach Services Ltd.
Vehicles
International development organisation, Transaid, has secured investment from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) for a new project aimed at improving safe access to public transportation for women across the western cape of South Africa.
Health & Safety
Schmitz Cargobull is set to enhance its presence in the UK & Ireland, focusing on meeting the evolving needs of local customers with its dedicated product range in these two key markets
Trailers