• Gundel’s costs slashed after switch to Shell FuelSave Diesel

    Published On: Thursday 8 October 2015

    Gundel Transport Services, a mechanical handling transport and general haulage company based in Nottingham, has reported substantial savings in reduced fuel and vehicle maintenance costs since it switched its fuel [...]

  • Dual signage to be deployed in battle against bridge strikes

    Published On: Wednesday 7 October 2015

    The Department for Transport (DfT) has proposed the introduction of bridge signage that will show both imperial and metric height, width and length limits, according to the Freight Transport Association [...]

  • New electric truck and bus platform enters testing

    Published On: Tuesday 6 October 2015

    Industry newcomer Charge R&D Ltd is to begin testing a range-extended electric truck and bus chassis this month, prior to the commencement of commercial operations. The company’s prototype demonstration truck [...]

  • New VT safety system applies handbrake if driver forgets

    Published On: Monday 5 October 2015

    Vehicle safety specialist Vision Techniques has developed a new safety system that automatically applies the vehicle handbrake if a driver forgets, which it says will remove the risk of vehicle [...]

  • Second drive-axle lift now an option on double-drive Volvos

    Published On: Monday 5 October 2015

    Double-drive Volvo trucks can now be supplied with a facility to disengage and raise the second axle to give better traction, reduced fuel consumption and a tighter turning circle when [...]

  • Good news on heavy vehicle emissions as car sector chokes

    Published On: Friday 2 October 2015

    The diesel emissions-rigging scandal surrounding Volkswagen (VW), which has wiped more than a third off the company’s share price, has so far shown no signs of spreading to the heavy-duty [...]

  • MPs launch driver shortage probe

    Published On: Thursday 1 October 2015

    The House of Commons transport select committee has announced that it is launching an investigation into skills and workforce planning in the road haulage sector. Among the topics it will [...]

  • DVSA: compliance with Driver CPC rules ‘near total’

    Published On: Tuesday 29 September 2015

    The vast majority of truck and bus drivers have complied with Driver CPC regulations and undertaken 35 hours of approved training or passed the necessary test modules when acquiring their [...]

  • Cycle advanced stop lines in the safety spotlight

    Published On: Sunday 27 September 2015

    In a bid to raise awareness among cyclists about sharing urban road space with heavy vehicles, one London borough is telling them to keep out of the very areas around [...]