• Cold chain in the spotlight at TCS&D Show

    Published On: Thursday 30 May 2019

    Industry suppliers to the cold chain sector are gearing up to exhibit at this month’s Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution Show (TCS&D), which takes place on 25-26 June at the [...]

  • Enforcement in the spotlight at Microlise conference

    Published On: Tuesday 28 May 2019

    Senior traffic commissioner (STC) Richard Turfitt opened his address to the Microlise Transport Conference by saying that he had almost been made late by a major traffic incident on the [...]

  • MAN electrics on the charge

    Published On: Sunday 26 May 2019

    A diversified range of technologies will appear from Europe’s truck manufacturers in the near future, as they seek to conform to the tough greenhouse gas emissions targets set by the [...]

  • Poor signage blamed for bridge strikes

    Published On: Sunday 26 May 2019

    Drivers may be being unfairly blamed for some bridge strike incidents, when poor signage could well be an important factor. Speaking to journalists before the opening of the company’s annual [...]

  • MAN claims platooning trial a success

    Published On: Friday 24 May 2019

    A seven-month trial which saw two MAN 26-tonne drawbar combinations complete some 35,000 km in platoon between DB Schenker depots in Nuremberg and Munich has been declared a success upon [...]

  • Road Tech launches tachograph Download Optimisation Technology

    Published On: Friday 17 May 2019

    Steve Banner reports on the latest digital tachograph download technology and related solutions from software provider Road Tech Tachograph analysis specialist Road Tech has developed a new system which it [...]

  • How VR can improve transport safety

    Published On: Friday 17 May 2019

    Ben Bennett, managing director of virtual reality (VR) developer Luminous Group, discusses how the technology can help drive up health and safety for transport workers VR is becoming an increasingly [...]

  • NIC calls for ban on new diesel truck sales by 2040

    Published On: Thursday 16 May 2019

    A government-appointed body has called for a ban on the sale of new diesel-powered trucks by 2040, with the aim of ‘decarbonising’ road haulage by 2050. The National Infrastructure Commission [...]

  • Lens-Tech launches Vantage Point lens for LCV, bus and coach

    Published On: Wednesday 15 May 2019

    Vehicle safety specialist Lens-Tech has launched a new Vantage Point lens product specifically designed for use in vans, buses and coaches. The Southampton-based Fresnel truck lens manufacturer was promoting the [...]