Predictive maintenance in the conference spotlight
Published On: Wednesday 16 July 2025
The changing economics and technology of fleet maintenance were explained to the Logistics UK Fleet Engineer conference by John Armes, the digital services manager at Daimler Truck (formerly Mercedes-Benz). His [...]
Smart trailer advice issued at engineers’ conference
Published On: Monday 14 July 2025
Modern ‘smart’ trailers provide their operators with a wealth of data about their use and condition, Don-Bur’s technical support specialist Richard Owens told the Logistics UK Fleet Engineer conference in [...]
Logistics UK report highlights electrification challenges
Published On: Saturday 12 July 2025
Logistics UK has called for a collaborative approach to the decarbonisation of road freight, following the publication of its new report, Exploring Current and Future Energy Demand from Road Freight. [...]
New report issues warning on lapsed Driver CPC qualifications
Published On: Thursday 10 July 2025
The economic growth sought by the government may require many thousands of truck drivers whose Driver CPC qualifications have recently expired to retrain, according to a report by Rob Hunter [...]
Aim beyond compliance, DVSA tech head tells fleets
Published On: Tuesday 8 July 2025
Neil Barlow, the head of vehicle technology and engineering at the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), reminded delegates at the Logistics UK Fleet Engineer conference not to be lulled [...]
No to annual test relaxations for Earned Recognition
Published On: Sunday 6 July 2025
The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed the outcome of its review into whether the HGV and PSV annual testing regime should be relaxed for members of the Earned Recognition [...]
Hultsteins to distribute Orbcomm reefer technology
Published On: Friday 4 July 2025
Hultsteins – the UK/Swedish manufacturer of diesel-free refrigeration solutions – has signed an agreement to distribute temperature recording technology from telematics and IoT specialist Orbcomm within the UK, Sweden, Finland, [...]
Components supplier Roadlink International includes a range of parts for suspension systems, including road springs from Weweler and shock absorbers from Al-Ko. “To the naked eye, most leaf springs look [...]
Steve Schofield, the head of business development at The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), focused on a concerning future shortage of vehicle engineering talent in his recent Logistics UK [...]