MAN Truck & Bus and ABB E-mobility have signed an agreement to work more closely together, particularly in the areas of research and development (R&D).
London-based technology company Y3K has claimed that its affordable Smart-I range makes video telematics and tracking accessible to businesses of all sizes.
Telematics
WorkSafeBC has uploaded a video stating that when crane inspection or maintenance is skipped or is not thorough, critical parts can fail, which can have devastating effects.
Yorkshire-based Brian Whincup and Sons has received three curtainsider trailers from Krone, enabling it to operate to maximum load capacity within vehicle height and length regulations.
Asset Alliance Group has launched a new bus and coach rental offering to support the specific needs of UK operators.
Microlise Group has strengthened its transport management system (TMS) offering with the acquisition of Enterprise Software Systems (ESSL).
DVSA’s push a few years ago to bring mobile cranes into the annual test requirements also faced by HGVs have been supported and aided by the CEO of the country’s largest crane rental firm by units, Ainscough Crane Hire, writes Will Dalrymple
Cranes
Powered by a Cummins X15N natural gas engine, the Shell Starship 3.0 one-of-a-kind truck hauled a fully loaded trailer on an 840-mile loop throughout California in October 2023. Averaging a fuel efficiency of 10.8mpg, the run was said to have more than 2.5 times better freight-ton efficiency
Stability seems clearly overrated these days, given political turmoil in the UK and beyond, as well as a sudden escalation of violence in the Middle East. Add in high inflation and low growth, and 2023 hasn’t been great for transport, finds John Challen
Taking part in the IMI’s autumn 2023 automotive industry inclusion campaign, ‘There’s more to motor’ is third-year LCV technician apprentice Amy Edwards, who speaks to Will Dalrymple about her experiences
As a child of the 1970s, I was taught mostly by female teachers, and remember encountering many women in office-based roles (including my own mother). But in garages, the only women I remember seeing were on the Pirelli girlie calendars pinned up on the wall.
Emergency transport has not been unaffected by the UK drive to decarbonise transport, finds Steve Banner