The John Lewis Partnership, the company which operates the John Lewis department store as well as the Waitrose supermarket chain, is set to be among the first customers to take [...]
Brigade PathFindIR II helps drivers see hazards in total darkness
Published On: Thursday 9 July 2015
Brigade Electronics has introduced its new PathFindIR II thermal imaging camera system, which it says allows drivers to see up to four times further than when using headlights in total [...]
RHA highlights drivers’ hours compliance gap for foreign trucks
Published On: Wednesday 8 July 2015
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has reported that non-UK trucks are “significantly more likely” than UK-operated vehicles to be found to have seriously infringed drivers’ hours laws in a manner [...]
Exeros cyclist detection camera wins Tip-ex innovation award
Published On: Tuesday 7 July 2015
A new cyclist detection camera solution from Exeros Technologies has won the Product Innovation award at the recent Tip-ex event in Harrogate. The system uses a unique algorithm which is [...]
DVSA celebrates 500th ATF opening as chief exec bows out
Published On: Monday 6 July 2015
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced the opening of the 500th site in its authorised testing facility (ATF) scheme, at the County Durham premises of truck and [...]
The effects of industrial action by the French workforce of the MyFerryLink service is continuing to cause turmoil for HGV drivers crossing the English Channel between Calais and Dover. An [...]
Councils want powers to enforce truck restrictions
Published On: Thursday 2 July 2015
The Local Government Association has called for powers to enable councils in England outside the capital to enforce local vehicle weight and width limits, just as they can in London [...]
Opinion: we all have a part to play in preventing accidents
Published On: Friday 26 June 2015
Cyclists should be subject to regulation as well as HGVs, argues Kevin Buchanan, group managing director at freight distribution network Pall-Ex Since the start of the year, eight cyclists have [...]
Richard Burnett, the chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, has warned that recent positive news of rising employment levels is in stark contrast to what he called the “chronic [...]
