Vehicle tracking and temperature monitoring specialist Seven Telematics has outlined a range of factors that it says fleet operators should consider when preparing to adopt a telematics system. “Gone are [...]
The government is progressing new laws through Parliament which it says will allow UK truck operators to continue to run vehicles throughout Europe after Brexit in the event that withdrawal [...]
Stephen Watson, director of product at Microlise, offers his take on the key factors fleets should consider when designing driver incentivisation schemes You’ve got to measure it to manage it: [...]
Local policymaking ‘threatens to crash used truck market’
Published On: Monday 5 March 2018
The UK truck market faces a potential perfect storm with a collapse in residual values for non-Euro 6 trucks predicted in 2020. That’s the warning from Martin Flach, alternative fuels [...]
Iveco is staking its future in the UK on gas-powered vehicles, from vans to 40-tonne tractor units. Speaking to journalists at the manufacturer’s annual State of the Nation conference, managing [...]
Volvo and Renault to sell electric trucks from 2019
Published On: Saturday 24 February 2018
The Volvo Group truck manufacturers have announced that they will commence the sale of electric trucks in Europe next year. Both Volvo Trucks and Renault Trucks will bring electric trucks [...]
DAF Trucks celebrated its twenty-third year of truck market leadership in 2017, claiming just under 30 per cent of new truck registrations. At 13,301, it put almost twice as many [...]
Transport industry training providers are launching programmes to help commercial vehicle operators and drivers counter the risk of their vehicles being deployed in terrorism, in the wake of increased ‘vehicle [...]
Lee Sadd, senior trainer at SAMS Ltd, assesses the current safety landscape of the HGV sector Despite the myriad ways in which health and safety has improved our lives, it’s [...]
