New, but sensitive, incentives are urgently required to encourage commercial fleet operators to renew their HGVs and/or switch to alternative fuels if the government is to improve air quality, says the FTA (Freight Transport Association).
Fleet Operating Costs
For UK hauliers seeking compensation from truck manufacturers found guilty of running a cartel, RHA (the Road Haulage Association) says it is now seeking to bring collective proceedings to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
Fleet Operating Costs
Volvo Bus’s double-deck electric hybrid got its world premiere at the Euro Bus Expo event this week (1—3 November 2016, NEC, Birmingham).
Electric Vehicles
Centaur, Golden Boy and City Circle are the latest to order high-spec new coaches from Irizar.
Bus & CoachVolker Mornhinweg, executive vice president of Mercedes-Benz Vans, has taken over the leadership of the Light Commercial Vehicle General Mangers’ Committee at ACEA (the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association). Klaus-Dieter Schürmann, chief financial officer for Skoda, who led the committee since its formation in 2015, is standing down.
People
Scania has long-enjoyed an enviable reputation for its trucks’ driveability and brand charisma. But do the new R and S Series have the same driver-appeal? Brian Weatherley finds out
Tractor Units
In this second of our two-part IAA commercial vehicle event review, Brian Tinham, Peter Shakespeare and Steve Banner examine the showstoppers
Alternative Fuels
With TfL launching a new direct vision standard for trucks traveling in and around London, Steve Banner and Brian Tinham looks at the shape of tippers to come
Driver / People Management
As more is revealed about a forthcoming Euro 7 exhaust standard designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, operators may be facing clean-up costs – and sooner than they think. Peter Shakespeare reports
Vehicle Specification
Operators, workshops and even technicians themselves are still falling foul of safety inspection issues. Brian Tinham talks to the FTA’s Andy Mair about what’s going wrong
Health & Safety Legislation
Facing budget and regulatory pressures, local authorities are looking for new solutions for refuse collection vehicles and sweepers. Toby Clark examines options
Green Vehicles
Police Scotland and the road haulage industry are joining forces in a bid to help truck drivers stay safe this winter, especially when crossing high level and exposed roads and bridges.
Road Safety