IRTE Conference 2014: speakers and sessions revealed 10 April 2014

Transport professionals from some of the most forward-looking names in the business will speak at this year's IRTE Conference on Wednesday 17 September 2014, at Hilton at St George's Park, Burton Upon Trent.

Transport engineers, fleet managers and industry experts are set to reveal latest technologies and thinking aimed at helping operators to increase fleet efficiency, save fuel and improve compliance.

Secretary of State for Transport, Steven Hammond MP is to convey a message to this year's delegates, while David Cebon, director of the Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium, will deliver the keynote.

Sessions will cover: key Euro 6 engine maintenance issues and solutions; selecting trucks to minimise total costs; implications of the next EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval update; and why the industry is looking to dual-fuel for a lower cost future now.

This year, the IRTE conferences will also stage a mock public inquiry, presided over by traffic commissioner Kevin Rooney with a defending legal team from Backhouse Jones. Stand by for an eye-opener.

Headline speakers include: DVSA chief executive Alastair Peoples; Tyrone Lanaway, engineering manager of Langdon Industries; Tony Soper, principal engineer at Millbrook; Stephen Carroll, from CENEX; Andrew Woodfall, from solicitor Backhouse Jones; Trevor Fletcher, chairman of Hardstaff; and Stuart Nancollis, managing director of driver behaviour transformation specialist Octave.

New for this year are in-depth streams covering: legal/compliance; fuel-saving opportunities and experience; and bus and coach challenges and technologies.

The legal stream is to include: DVSA and traffic commissioner strategy updates, as well as a teach-in on current law enforcement and legal trends.

The fuel saving stream will offer insights on telematics, driver behaviour, aerodynamics that work and what to expect from going dual-fuel.

And bus and coach operators' engineers and managers will hear about experience to date on: hybrids and electrics; New Bus for London; design and maintenance for fire prevention; and engine-saving biofuels and fuel additives.

For the first time, delegates are being invited to a networking dinner with entertainment on the evening before the conference and a luxury stay at the Hilton, St George's Park.

Early booking discounts are available until Friday 27 June 2014. Further discounts apply for IRTE members. To book your place, use the link below.

Author
Brian Tinham

Related Websites
http://www.irte-conference.co.uk/

Related Companies
MA Business Ltd
Society of Operations Engineers

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