• New cab concept ‘could save hundreds of lives’

    Published On: Thursday 2 October 2014

    Academics at Loughborough University’s Design School have proposed a longer, more aerodynamic truck cab design, which they say could save hundreds of cyclist and pedestrian lives. The study, by Dr […]

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  • Call for further progress on aerodynamic HGVs

    Published On: Friday 25 October 2013

    The Freight Transport Association has said it is frustrated with what it calls ‘slow progress’ from Europe on the removal of regulatory barriers surrounding heavy goods vehicle design, which it […]

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  • EC plans to relax truck design rules while clamping down on overloading

    Published On: Tuesday 23 April 2013

    The European Commission has published new proposals which would relax current restrictions on heavy goods vehicle design, in a bid to reduce fuel consumption and save the lives of pedestrians […]

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