MAN upgrades engines and aerodynamics to save fuel
Published On: Friday 30 September 2022
Traton subsidiary MAN has refreshed its 12.5-litre D26 engine, with outputs raised by 10 bhp across the range, and improved the aerodynamics of its GM and GX cabs. Together these [...]
Transport for London has claimed that its Direct Vision Standard for trucks of over 12 tonnes gross weight has succeeded in its first year of enforcement, pointing to a reduction [...]
Volta Trucks has completed its first on-road, real life trials of its all-electric Zero truck in conjunction with customer DB Schenker. The tests involved a design verification Volta Zero operating [...]
Two speakers at the Logistics UK Transport Manager Conference provided views on developments in vehicle safety technology. James Ashford, the head of commercial services at Brigade Electronics, said the technology [...]
DVSA study underlines need for all-year-round maintenance
Published On: Thursday 22 September 2022
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is asking operators to ensure they carry out regular maintenance throughout the year to mitigate against dangerous incidents, following a review it recently [...]
The DVSA and Department for Transport published guidance earlier this month on the requirement to manually record all activities for the current day and previous 28 days as part of [...]
Senior managers and directors from the German automotive sector recently formed part of a delegation to Canada aiming to obtain long-term supplies of hydrogen for Europe’s industrial powerhouse. The two [...]
TCs outline compliance priorities in annual report
Published On: Monday 12 September 2022
The traffic commissioners (TCs) of Great Britain have published their annual report to the transport secretary, emphasising a range of key compliance issues encountered by the regulators in the year [...]
Remote monitoring of the latest-generation tachographs introduced in 2019 is now happening in Great Britain, in a policy shift by the enforcement authorities. Initially following the tachographs’ introduction, the Driver [...]