The Freight Transport Association has stressed the importance of logistics to the success of the Olympics and the need for the public and customers to be aware of the demands the Games are placing on transport companies. The association also said that it is vital to find alternative ways of working and to see the […]
London’s Hammersmith flyover is to reopen to LGVs from the end of the month (30 May). The flyover, one of the main arterial routes into the capital, was closed abruptly just before Christmas when routine inspections identified serious structural problems. It has since reopened to light vehicles only. However, to complete the final work on […]
Fatigue and microsleep at the wheel are often the cause of serious accidents. However, the initial signs of fatigue can be detected before a critical situation arises. Bosch Driver Drowsiness Detection can do this by monitoring steering movements and advising drivers to take a break in time. The required information is provided either by the […]
The spaceship-cum-HGV you see here is the Innotruck, which is one big fat feasibility study into the personal mobility issues of the future. Built by the clever dudes and dudettes at the Technical University Munich (TUM), Innotruck is the embodiment of the university’s ‘Diesel Reloaded’ project. It sounds like an eau de toilette pour hommes, […]
Funding to build truck parks along the A14 could be secured from a £500m European pot of money. Politicians and representatives from Northamptonshire County Council have visited Brussels to lobby for cash ahead of a pan-European bidding process starting in the Autumn. They argued that the A14 is an essential trade route for businesses and […]
From January 2013 all lorry drivers, regardless of their age, will need to renew their LGV licences every five years. At present, only drivers aged over 45 need to renew their licences every five years, as well as demonstrate their fitness to drive through a full medical report. However, the new regulations will mean all […]
The amount of people becoming LGV drivers has plummeted during the past five years. Analysis of Driving Standards Agency data reveals a fall in tests taken (category C and C+E) While 86,926 LGV tests were taken in 2005/06, this has fallen by more than half (43,094) in 2009/10. a similar fall during the same period, […]
Oxfordshire has been given a boost of more than 400 jobs as three firms set up new businesses in the county. There are new posts with caterers Booker Group plc in Didcot, with online supermarket Ocado in Stanford in the Vale, and at a new Wilkinson store in Bicester. In Didcot, Booker Group plc is […]
This article originally appeared on roadtransport.com. To read more, visit http://www.commercialmotor.com/latest-news/livery-gives-queen-free-reign-of-london S&R Smith & Son’s flagship Daf XF looked happy and glorious when it drove through central London for the first time painted in its special Queen’s diamond jubilee livery. The company, based in West Thurrock, Essex, has previously created cab designs to mark […]
Ryder is investing £24.6 million in a further upgrade and expansion of its commercial vehicle rental fleet, following the company’s acquisition of Hill Hire in June 2011. Over the next two months, Ryder will be introducing 530 new vehicles, including 250 tractors – bringing the average age of Ryder’s trucks and tractors to 27 months. […]