Thamesdown adopts ‘drive-over’ tyre pressure monitoring system
Published On: Thursday 14 November 2013
Swindon bus operator Thamesdown Transport has adopted a new ‘drive-over’ tyre pressure monitoring system, developed in the UK by Oxford-based WheelRight. WheelRight claims the new system could save operators thousands of [...]
Telematics solutions provider Masternaut says it is now offering remote monitoring for commercial cranes and heavy lifting equipment operators. Fully integrated with Masternaut’s core fleet product, the service enables fleet [...]
RBS and Lombard fund Rhys Davies’ expanded trailer fleet
Published On: Thursday 14 November 2013
Logistics operator Rhys Davies Logistics (RDL) has purchased 20 newly branded trailers, after agreeing a funding package from asset finance specialist Lombard and Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional [...]
Nationwide container transport specialist DRS Logistics has taken delivery of two more R440 Toplines from Scania dealer TruckEast. The vehicles bring DRS’ total of new Scania vehicles delivered this year [...]
CV equipment and accessories supplier aide automotive has announced the launch of a new product, Unstuck CV, which is designed to keep fleets moving during winter conditions. aide says Unstuck [...]
New Stoneridge site ‘meets all customers’ tacho needs’
Published On: Wednesday 13 November 2013
Tachograph manufacturer Stoneridge has launched a new aftermarket website, which it says will help make customers’ jobs easier by providing useful tachograph-related information and training support. “In an industry led [...]
Trade groups warn against 4m vehicle height restriction
Published On: Sunday 10 November 2013
A group of trade associations has warned that proposals from the European Parliament to impose a prohibition on cross-border movements of vehicles exceeding four metres in height would have an [...]
UK road transport’s leading trade associations have responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the future of Driver CPC, in order to spell out their visions for how the scheme [...]
The roadworthiness of trucks on British roads improved slightly last year, according to VOSA’s latest effectiveness report. While brake systems and components remain, worryingly, the most frequent reason for a [...]
