• eCanter comes to Europe

    Published On: Thursday 24 August 2017

    Daimler subsidiary Fuso has begun European production of its all-electric Fuso eCanter 7.5-tonner at its assembly plant in Tramagal, Portugal. The truck has been manufactured at Fuso’s factory in Kawasaki, [...]

  • Consultation on heavier alternative-fuel vans

    Published On: Wednesday 23 August 2017

    The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on proposals which would allow ‘alternative-fuel’ vehicles of up to 4.25 tonnes to be driven on car licences, and continue to [...]

  • Plug-in electrics join Royal Mail fleet

    Published On: Tuesday 22 August 2017

    Royal Mail is to trial nine electric vehicles from Oxfordshire-based start-up company Arrival, which was formerly known as Charge Auto. The vehicles for Royal Mail are designed for 3.5, 6 [...]

  • Resurgent Mercedes revitalises heavy truck market

    Published On: Tuesday 22 August 2017

    Britain’s UK truck market enjoyed its best first half-year since 2008, with registrations of new vehicles up 3.5 per cent to 22,177 on 2016, according to the Society of Motor [...]

  • Northumbrian Water streamlines operations with Ctrack

    Published On: Tuesday 22 August 2017

    Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) has teamed up with vehicle tracking specialist Ctrack, part of global software provider Inseego, to develop and implement a new telematics solution to improve road safety, [...]

  • First Insurance: 3G cameras ‘can cut premiums by more than half’

    Published On: Tuesday 22 August 2017

    First Insurance Solutions Ltd, a specialist commercial insurance broker, has reported reductions in insurance premiums for its fleet clients of as much as 55 per cent in some cases, thanks [...]

  • Paragon enhancements help keep tabs on subcontracted vehicles

    Published On: Tuesday 22 August 2017

    Routing and scheduling solutions provider Paragon Software Systems has announced enhancements to its Route Execution module, meaning that data can now be combined from as many as 35 different telematics [...]

  • Sykes-Pickavant launches updated Puller, Seperator and Torque catalogue

    Published On: Friday 18 August 2017

    Workshop tools supplier Sykes-Pickavant has launched a revised Puller, Separator and Torque catalogue featuring new additions and updates. The catalogue contains products from the 1400 Series as well as Mechanical [...]

  • Imperial Engineering expands Dana drivetrain range for PSV

    Published On: Thursday 17 August 2017

    PSV parts distributor Imperial Engineering has expanded its range of Dana OEM drivetrain products for bus and coach applications. The company now offers the full range of Dana drivetrain products [...]