Saleem Miyan has joined Intelligent Telematics, the leading provider of 3G vehicle camera and tracking solutions, as Chief Executive Officer to help drive its aggressive investment and growth plans globally. He has been appointed to the company’s Executive Board of Directors with immediate effect and will use his longstanding experience in both the technology and insurance sectors to expand the business in new and existing international markets, with particular focus on the United States
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has asked for assurance from the Transport Minister that the Forth Road Bridge will re-open to all vehicles on 4 January as planned. The closure is having a serious financial impact on the Association’s members, with one parcel operator reporting additional costs of £11,000 a week for fuel and extra drivers
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The Road Haulage Association is extremely concerned that despite the deployment of 1,300 French riot police and gendarmerie at Calais, the reality is that with approximately 300 operating at any one time, they are now massively out numbered by 18:1. And as the number of economic migrants, political refugees and asylum seekers congregating at the Port increases, the minimal effectiveness of the available security force is decreasing correspondingly
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Bibby Distribution is to lay down a major marker of long-term business confidence with the opening of a flagship depot in Wakefield in Q1
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The Freight Transport Association has reacted positively to the range of measures set out by the Government today to improve road safety, which include a range of commitments and actions aimed at all road users which should further improve the UK’s road safety record
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The December edition of HGV UK online magazine, which is brimful of news and views from the UK andf Ireland haulage industry is now live
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Violent scenes witnessed today in and around Calais have been described as unprecedented by the Freight Transport Association (FTA). Touring the Eurotunnel facilities on what was expected to be the busiest day of the year for vehicles travelling through Calais, FTA’s Chris Yarsley saw thousands of migrants attacking trucks as they queued on the motorway
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Vehicle tracking has come to the rescue after a courier’s van was hijacked in a residential area of Sheffield. The driver, working for JMHC Logistics, was accosted and dragged from his vehicle by thieves while making home deliveries on behalf of leading online retailers. However, the vehicle was fitted with an advanced telematics system from Ctrack, which allowed the company to remotely immobilise the van and then liaise with the Police to arrange safe recovery
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Six out of ten motorists oppose a new clampdown on drink driving, according to a new survey, which found that 62% of drivers do not support an extension of Scotland’s new 50mg limit for England, Wales and Northern Ireland – a year after it was introduced north of the border
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There are many factors, often interlinked, which contribute to truck accidents. Research tells us 82.5% is attributed to human error. One of the key causes is as a result of a blind spot when the driver turns left or right. Blind spots are areas around a commercial vehicle where the driver lacks a direct or indirect view through the windshield, side windows or mirrors. Blind spots vary from lorry to lorry and cab to cab and particularly cab and trailers, these vehicles cause significant blind spot problems and more road casualties, particularly for cyclists. Many
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