• SMMT in low-emission diesel uptake drive

    Published On: Sunday 1 March 2015

    The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) used a special event last month to urge policymakers to redouble their efforts to encourage the adoption of modern diesel vehicles, in [...]

  • Exhibitors gear up for CV Show 2015

    Published On: Wednesday 25 February 2015

    Preparations are well underway for this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, which takes place from 14-16 April at the NEC Birmingham – as show bosses have revealed that there will be [...]

  • Renewed calls for NI fuel laundering crackdown

    Published On: Tuesday 24 February 2015

    A committee of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) has expressed alarm at what it called “evidence of the widespread presence” of fuel laundering plants and illicit fuel sales around the [...]

  • TfL’s FORS scheme privatised for nationwide rollout

    Published On: Thursday 12 February 2015

    Transport for London (TfL) has handed its Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) over to a consortium led by Aecom, and including the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport and Fleet [...]

  • DAF tweaks its heavy trucks for diesel savings

    Published On: Friday 6 February 2015

    UK market leader DAF has introduced a number of refinements to its Euro 6 XF and CF trucks and MX-11 and MX-13 engines, with the objective of achieving fuel savings [...]

  • Bridgestone extends tyre contract with Arla Foods

    Published On: Monday 2 February 2015

    Tyre specialist Bridgestone has announced an extension of its fleet agreement with dairy farmer cooperative Arla Foods, with a renewed contract for tyre supply and maintenance now in place until [...]

  • Glass supplier is Allied with aide for on-board PC needs

    Published On: Thursday 29 January 2015

    Luxury glass packaging supplier Allied Glass has installed on-board commercial vehicle PCs from aide automotive on its forklift truck fleet, in order to help manage its stock movement operations. The [...]

  • CV Show 2015: PCL to showcase tyre inflation range

    Published On: Thursday 29 January 2015

    Stand: 4D59 PCL will be driving home the benefits of its Nexus nitrogen generation and inflation solution at this year’s CV Show. The chief advantages of nitrogen’s properties compared to [...]

  • Fargo TOPS helps Maritime streamline shipments

    Published On: Thursday 29 January 2015

    Container logistics specialist Maritime Transport is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the implementation of the TOPS transport management solution from software provider Fargo Systems – which it reports is yielding [...]