GMA Warehousing and Transport has taken delivery of seven MAN TGX tractors, taking advantage of MAN’s contract hire offer for TopUsed vehicles to boost its fleet.
Tractor Units
Commercial vehicle livery business Fleetwatch, part of PPG, has signed a deal with Tor Trucks to sponsor it for the British Truck Racing Championship 2016.
Paint, Print & Livery
The FTA’s (Freight Transport Association) Truck Excellence and Van Excellence audits – if supplemented by additional checks – have been recognised by TfL (Transport for London) as valid alternatives for its work-related road risk (WRRR) checks.
Driver / People Management
Transport minister Andrew Jones today (30 June 2016) announced that LowCVP’s new Low Carbon HGV technology accreditation scheme will now be rolled out to encourage uptake of fuel-saving, low-carbon commercial vehicle technology.
Emissions Control
While truck auctions are currently “a little brisker”, according to Glass’s latest guidance on used HGV sales, only scarce late year Euro 5 and Euro 6 are moving well, while the market for older trucks remains stagnant, with residuals depressed and exporters staying away.
Drop SideMore than nine out of ten fleet managers would like Driver CPC and tacho data to be available online, alongside driving licence checks.
Driver CPC
Tipper bodybuilder Aliweld is travelling the country this summer, showcasing a 25th anniversary vehicle which has a new vehicle safety and weighing system, designed specifically for tipper and tanker operators.
Telematics
Transport industry professionals are not sold on the benefits of autonomous vehicles, with a third believing the new technology will not work.
Telematics
Speaking at the National Infrastructure Forum, ExCel Centre, London, yesterday morning (28 June 2016), transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin sought to calm nerves in the wake of the Brexit mandate.
Social / Corporate Responsibility
A former lance corporal with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) has landed a new role as a technician in a MAN dealership, after successfully completing a pilot training scheme.
Irtec
The Ricardo-led ADEPT (Advanced Diesel-Electric Powertrain) consortium says it has now successfully applied advanced mild hybrid technologies with 48V ‘intelligent electrification’ to deliver a Ford Focus demonstrator.
Hybrids
ZF has unveiled HDA (highway driving assist) and EMA (evasive manoeuvre assist), the latter developed with Wabco, both aimed at improving safety for tractor-trailer combinations.
Braking Systems