• Autoglym launches traffic film remover for truck operators

    Published On: Tuesday 3 December 2013

    Vehicle care specialist Autoglym has announced the launch of a new Professional detergent range, as part of a renewed focus on trade customers. The new Autoglym Professional Heavy Duty Traffic [...]

  • New Bridgestone regional tyres hit the road

    Published On: Friday 29 November 2013

    Tyre specialist Bridgestone has been showcasing its new generation of regional tyres in a series of roadshows across the UK. Bridgestone and its Truck Point network hit the road to [...]

  • Cranleigh reports savings in switch to Shell Rimula lubricant

    Published On: Friday 29 November 2013

    European long-haul specialist Cranleigh Freight Services has reportedly saved almost £100,000 by switching to Shell Rimula R6 LME 5W-30 – a synthetic heavy-duty diesel engine oil that is said to [...]

  • VOSA and DSA merge to form Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

    Published On: Thursday 28 November 2013

    The launch of a newly-formed Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has been announced today. The new name will gradually replace those of the existing Vehicle & Operator Services Agency, [...]

  • DfT: Driver CPC should be more flexible, not less

    Published On: Wednesday 27 November 2013

    The Department of Transport (DfT) has set out its stall on the future of Driver CPC – suggesting it would be unlikely to support major expansions of the project’s scope, [...]

  • Northern Ireland O-licences revoked in illegal fuel clampdown

    Published On: Tuesday 26 November 2013

    Northern Ireland’s Department of the Environment (DoE) has announced it has revoked the operator licences of fleets found to be using laundered fuel. Three O-licences have now been revoked “for [...]

  • Isuzu is new Pedigree for pet supply firm

    Published On: Thursday 21 November 2013

    Nottingham-based pet and aquatic products supplier Pedigree Wholesale has recently upgraded its 7.5-tonne rigid distribution fleet with its first Isuzu. Established over 40 years ago and now operating through five [...]

  • Ferns cuts fuel costs with TomTom

    Published On: Thursday 21 November 2013

    A surfacing and reinstatement specialist says it has cut carbon emissions and annual fuel costs by £160,000, with the help of fleet management technology from TomTom. Part of the Ferns [...]

  • Bott launches new Smartvan racking range

    Published On: Wednesday 20 November 2013

    Storage systems supplier Bott Ltd has announced the launch of its new Smartvan product range, which it claims helps tradespeople to save costs and increase productivity.   The new van [...]