• Driver shortage fears worsen as immigration from EU plummets

    Published On: Tuesday 19 November 2019

    The much-feared Brexit cliff-edge has receded once again, with contingency planning put on ice as the UK set out on the road to a Christmas general election, in a bid [...]

  • Driven to distraction

    Published On: Thursday 14 November 2019

    Steve Green, director at independent insurance broker Anthony Jones , offers his take on how hauliers can reduce health and safety risk There are a multitude of legislative, financial and [...]

  • Tackling fuel costs with Fuel Card Services

    Published On: Wednesday 13 November 2019

    Fuel Card Services (FCS) provides commercial vehicle fleets with a variety of ways to help control their fuel spend, including via its fuel card and telematics offerings. As one of [...]

  • EnerSys launches Odyssey Performance Series for large CVs

    Published On: Tuesday 12 November 2019

    Stored energy solutions provider EnerSys has unveiled its Odyssey Performance Series battery range, designed for buses, trucks and other large commercial vehicles. Optimised to meet the high load demands of [...]

  • Odyssey TPPL tech cuts battery failures for fire service

    Published On: Tuesday 12 November 2019

    Upgrading to Odyssey batteries with Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) technology from EnerSys has reportedly provided critical benefits to fire engines operating out of a North West England Fire Service [...]

  • Smart tachograph: from compliance to comfort?

    Published On: Monday 11 November 2019

    Dr Nigel Kirkwood, managing director of Tachograph Analysis Consultants Ltd (TACL), assesses the changing landscape of tacho technology Tachograph-like instruments have been around for over a century. Their provenance can [...]

  • DfT to close driving phone use loophole

    Published On: Saturday 9 November 2019

    The government has stated its intention to bring the law around the use of mobile phones “into the twenty-first century”, to ensure those using handheld phones in any capacity while [...]

  • London DVS safety permits now available

    Published On: Friday 1 November 2019

    Fleets with HGVs over 12 tonnes gvw operating in Greater London can now apply for their safety permits as required by Transport for London’s (TfL) Direct Vision Standard (DVS) scheme. [...]

  • Drug testing shouldn’t be that difficult

    Published On: Wednesday 30 October 2019

    Paul Yates of Intelligent Fingerprinting highlights the benefits of the company’s fingerprint-based drug testing technology While employee drug testing has an important role to play in underpinning an active and [...]