• MAN offers camera mirror option

    Published On: Tuesday 25 October 2022

    Traton subsidiary MAN is joining Mercedes and DAF in offering a camera rear-view system as an option in place of front and kerb mirrors with cameras. In addition to the [...]

  • ‘Microgrid’ buildings to charge EVs

    Published On: Saturday 22 October 2022

    Power management and vehicle transmission specialist Eaton warns that switching Europe’s truck fleet to electrical power as planned will require a doubling of electric generation capacity by 2050. Its solution [...]

  • One in five truck tyres misinflated

    Published On: Friday 21 October 2022

    Approximately one in every five truck tyres is operating outside the correct tyre pressure window, according to a study from Continental. The tyre specialist says that the statistic, based on [...]

  • ACEA urges action on truck decarb infrastructure

    Published On: Friday 21 October 2022

    European automotive industry body ACEA has told the European Parliament that EU targets to re­duce CO2 emissions from trucks by introducing alternative powertrain technology can only be met if the [...]

  • TruckEast set to relocate HQ to Bury St Edmunds

    Published On: Friday 21 October 2022

    Scania dealer group and commercial workshop operator TruckEast Ltd has announced continued expansion in East Anglia, with plans to move its head office to a new purpose-built site in Bury [...]

  • aide adds catalytic converter alarm to range

    Published On: Friday 21 October 2022

    aide automotive has introduced the Shark anti-theft catalytic converter alarm for van, HGV and car applications. “We have seen [catalytic converter theft] reported in the UK media many times in [...]

  • aide assists with misfuelling prevention

    Published On: Friday 21 October 2022

    Vehicle equipment provider aide automotive has announced that it is handling worldwide distribution for the Diesel Head product, which can help prevent misfuelling when fitted to a variety of light [...]

  • Laden brake test warning

    Published On: Thursday 20 October 2022

    DVSA has reminded operators that from 1 January 2023, it will refuse to perform annual roadworthiness for most vehicles and trailers if presented unladen. There are limited exemptions: including tri-axle [...]

  • Government U-turn on IR35 relaxation

    Published On: Wednesday 19 October 2022

    Plans announced only last month to scrap last year’s controversial IR35 off-payroll tax reforms, which require larger transport operators to assess whether drivers should be taxed as employees via PAYE, [...]