• Pull out all the stops on part testing, says TMD Friction

    Published On: Thursday 1 October 2020

    Braking components specialist TMD Friction has emphasised the importance for CV fleets of opting for parts that have been subject to thorough testing procedures. “Commercial vehicles are often under intense [...]

  • Workshop compliance in the spotlight

    Published On: Thursday 1 October 2020

    Jack Cox, business development manager at Everquip Garage Equipment, offers advice on the vehicle testing and inspection equipment needed to help fleets stay roadworthy With the vision of safe drivers, [...]

  • Transport manager CPC abandoned by OCR

    Published On: Thursday 1 October 2020

    Budding transport managers seeking the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) required so they can follow their profession now face the news that the country’s major provider of syllabus and examinations [...]

  • Dun-Bri delivers on CV lighting

    Published On: Wednesday 30 September 2020

    Lighting and auto-electrical equipment provider Dun-Bri Group offers an extensive range for the commercial vehicle sector, including beacons, LED warning lights, work lights, interior and exterior lights, as well as [...]

  • Highway Code changes criticised

    Published On: Tuesday 29 September 2020

    The quality, health, safety and environment manager at Derbyshire’s Middlebrook Transport has criticised government plans to include a ‘hierarchy of road users’ in a revised Highway Code, that could, in [...]

  • Kuehne+Nagel goes for gas with Volvo

    Published On: Tuesday 29 September 2020

    Global logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel has chosen eight gas-powered Volvo tractors to serve contracts with Costa and Whitbread, with the aim of reducing emissions and improving the sustainability of their transport [...]

  • Scania tops power table with 770 hp V8

    Published On: Tuesday 29 September 2020

    Scania has stolen Swedish rival Volvo’s crown with the world’s most powerful production truck. Revisions to Scania’s unique flagship V8 engine range see its top offering now rated at 770 [...]

  • Traton looks to the future at AGM

    Published On: Sunday 27 September 2020

    Scania and MAN parent company Traton held its public ‘virtual’ annual general meeting last month, in which new CEO Matthias Gründler announced that the boards of the two European truck [...]

  • Daimler showcases hydrogen prototype

    Published On: Sunday 27 September 2020

    Mercedes’ parent Daimler Truck has unveiled a prototype hydrogen-powered heavy tractor unit. The Mercedez-Benz GenH2 will have similar performance to its diesel-engined equivalent, but run on liquid hydrogen, which will [...]