The European Union has set targets for its member nations to increase the use of renewable energy, and increase energy efficiency by 27 per cent by 2030. This announcement throws [...]
Waste management specialist Grundon is to install the Enviroweigh bin weighing system from Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd (VWS) in over 50 waste collection vehicles, the weighing equipment supplier has announced [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has renewed its call for a three pence per litre reduction in fuel duty, to allow UK hauliers to better compete with European counterparts. “Road [...]
MWSD and TruckForce roll out new wheel partnership
Published On: Tuesday 21 October 2014
Commercial vehicle wheel supplier Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has announced its selection as the preferred wheel partner for TruckForce, Goodyear Dunlop’s truck tyre and breakdown assistance support network. The [...]
Headlamp aim remains top reason for vehicle test failure
Published On: Tuesday 21 October 2014
Trucks and passenger vehicles shared the same top three reasons for test failure: headlamp aim, lamps and brake system components – although all three of these were each in single [...]
Air brake components manufacturer European Braking Systems (EBS) has released its 2015 product catalogue, featuring a comprehensive range of air brake components and repair kits. The catalogue, which runs to [...]
More women at the wheel ‘will address driver shortage’
Published On: Wednesday 15 October 2014
All-women-run haulage and logistics training provider NTP Services has launched a campaign to encourage more women to enter the industry, in a bid to help address the goods vehicle driver [...]
Goodyear: regulators should do more to drive industry’s future
Published On: Wednesday 15 October 2014
Tyre manufacturer Goodyear used its transport symposium in Brussels last month to launch a new white paper on the future of the industry, which made a range of recommendations to [...]
Vehicle lift manufacturer and supplier Stertil Koni has announced the launch of its new FreedomLift range of heavy duty two-post lifts. The new FreedomLift has been designed to lift a [...]
