Intelligent Telematics has teamed up with DAF Trucks to trial the benefits of vehicle cameras as part of a road safety initiative that will take place in London over the next 12 months. A DAF LF 16-tonne skip loader has been fitted with the latest safety devices and features, including an innovative 3G forward-facing and multi-camera solution, to demonstrate how vehicle operators in the capital can reduce traffic collisions and protect other road users
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Transport Exchange Group has launched a new online dashboard for owner drivers using its leading freight trading exchanges to provide instant visibility and control over key business features. Available to individual members of Haulage Exchange and Courier Exchange, the dashboard brings together the most important information and functionality in a single view to save time and enhance their user experience
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Oxford based contract hire and leasing company Axis Fleet Management has recently added 200 new SDC Skeletal trailers to its extensive fleet of trailers, trucks and intermodal swap-bodies. The latest order worth £3 million is in response to a growing demand from the market, as Axis Fleet Management now serves over 30 of the UK’s top 100 logistics companies
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Transport industry leaders met at HM Treasury on Friday 20 February to press the case for new Government funding towards the cost of getting new lorry drivers licensed and qualified to drive
Read More »The Freight Transport Association has called for law enforcement authorities to make every effort in their attempts to shut down illegal fuel laundering operations following a report by the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) that the number of border area fuel laundering plants and filling stations selling illicit fuel is ‘alarming’
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Delegates at the Freight Transport Association’s Van Excellence Operational Briefings will be provided with invaluable advice on how to manage their costs and reduce accidents at two events taking place in March. The briefings, held in association with Mercedes-Benz Vans, provide companies with a unique opportunity to explore operational best practice and compliance issues across a range of key areas, whether they are an existing Van Excellence member, or an operator keen to know where to begin. FTA consultant Ian Laughlin, who has many years of fleet management experience including running the RAC’s 1000-plus van
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At the request of Goodyear, the Netherland based Transport Company Snel Logistic Solutions took part in a comprehensive tyre comparison trial earlier this year. The initial internal results with tractors fitted with FUELMAX tyres show that the fuel saving is one litre per 100 kilometres compared to the other tyres in the test
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Dramatic new dash cam footage captures the moment a game of ‘chicken’ goes disastrously wrong. A boy is knocked over by a 40-tonne truck travelling at 45 miles per hour after playing the game of dare with another young pal
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Over the last few months there have been a number of high profile incidents involving HGVs that have had fatal and catastrophic outcomes. Therefore, lorry drivers are urged be vigilant at all times and be prepared for the unexpected; as your never you never know what is going to happen next!
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A&T Transport, the Belfast and Dublin based distribution specialists have added two Krone Profi Liner curtainsiders to their fleet which, say the company, will bring additional security and ease of loading to the operation
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