Clean air zones may trigger stampede for new trucks
Published On: Tuesday 14 November 2017
National fleet operators had taken the introduction of London’s low emission zone (LEZ) in their stride by putting their newest trucks into service in the capital and cascading older vehicles [...]
Bowmonk Tapley has announced a new member of its BrakeCheck family of handheld DVSA-approved decelerometers, which features a built-in GPS receiver. The BrakeCheck Geo is able to record the GPS [...]
Mutlu Battery boosts brand power with heroic collaboration
Published On: Tuesday 14 November 2017
Mutlu Battery has partnered with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment, to use the DC Justice League Super Heroes as part of a new marketing campaign. The [...]
Intelligent Telematics: unlocking camera potential ‘requires joined-up approach’
Published On: Monday 13 November 2017
Commercial fleet operators will only unlock the true potential of 3G vehicle cameras by having appropriate processes in place that reduce exposure to risk and better control insurance costs, according [...]
Following a multi-million pound investment, container haulage company James Kemball has launched a new loaded container storage depot at the Port of Felixstowe with initial capacity in excess of 1,600 [...]
‘Phased approach’ to annual testing for specialised vehicles
Published On: Sunday 12 November 2017
As we reported in our October issue, a significant number of specialised heavy vehicles previously exempt from the annual testing regime will fall within its scope after legislation comes into [...]
TfL removes interim Direct Vision Standard ratings
Published On: Thursday 9 November 2017
The interim star ratings for some Euro 6 trucks that were released by Transport for London (TfL) in September for its HGV Direct Vision Standard (DVS) have now been removed [...]
Steve Banner caught up with Arne Knaben, managing director at Volvo Group Trucks UK & Ireland, and Nigel Butler, UK commercial director at Renault Trucks At the time of writing [...]
Mayor’s emissions plans ‘fly in the face of common sense’
Published On: Monday 6 November 2017
Road transport industry trade associations have reacted with concern to confirmation of the Mayor of London’s plans to introduce the new ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) in the capital 17 [...]
