Members of the House of Lords EU internal market sub-committee visited Millbrook’s vehicle testing facility in Bedfordshire last week (9 June 2016) to see a demonstration of a driverless car and the organisation’s emissions testing facility.
Electric Vehicles
Transport operator RT Keedwell has taken delivery of its first Cartwright trailers – 22 Acclaro curtainsiders – citing price and build quality as the deciding factors.
Trailers
Mobile crane hire company Altida is reporting improved operational efficiency, after replacing its manual systems with JobWatch, a mobile workforce management solution from BigChange Apps.
Telematics
Goodyear has celebrated its top performing service providers in the European 2016 TruckForce Awards, held in Luxembourg recently.
Tyres & Retreads
Research published by LoCity confirms that ULEVs (ultra-low emission vehicles) are critical to improving air quality in London but that a lack of cost-benefit data is holding back operators.
Alternative Fuels
Following a review of our fleet, passenger transport and workshop operations as part of the Council’s ambitious Transformation Programme, we are looking to recruit a dynamic transport engineering professional to lead our Fleet and Workshops Service.
PeopleThe drag link may not have been manufactured to the correct specification. There may be clearance between the draglink nut and the arm which could result in loss of steering control. Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and check for clearance between the nut and the draglink arm. If there is a gap, the draglink arm must be renewed
Recalls
Acumen Automotive Logistics has taken delivery of four new Scania tractors in a deal worth £750,000, bringing its fleet size to 50 vehicles.
Car Transporters
Transport for London, Reading Buses, Ricardo and Cemex are among the headline organisations presenting at this year’s IRTE Conference (28 September; Eastwood Hall, Notts).
Continuing Professional Development
Nissan has announced that it is developing a solid oxide fuel-cell (SOFC)-powered system that runs on bio-ethanol electric power – a world first for automotive use.
Alternative Fuels
Cenex, the UK’s centre f excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies, will be centre stage in the latest pan-European demonstration of hydrogen as a fuel for transport.
Alternative Fuels
Bretts Transport is rolling out a fleet management system from Microlise, which includes a safety module to record driver and vehicle data before and after any incidents.
Telematics