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White van man is doing less work according to the article below and it’s now started to filter through and hit other businesses. Many couriers and owner drivers have been complaining of little or no work since May 2008, some before that even. I am sad to say 46 companies that I know have gone [...]

The commercial vehicles which have been lagging behind, and are now starting to come out at the commercial motor shows. Volvo Trucks will showcase the world’s first operational heavy hybrid refuse truck at the IAA International Auto Show in Germany. The Volvo plan to launch two hybrid refuse trucks that will be driven from their [...]

Another interesting article from Guest Blogger, Chris Lodge
We all know that we should belt up and it is an offence not to wear a seat belt in the UK, even though prosecutions are still uncommon, so it is quite tempting not to bother.
This is not the case in some EC countries such as France where [...]

With all the legislation regarding corporate manslaughter, employers have to show that they have done their due diligence when it comes to their employees. Screensafe are the UK market leaders when it comes to testing employees, and I went on a fact finding mission to find out more about them.
Screensafe UK offers a single source [...]

It’s not great to see hauliers doing things like illegal fly tipping and dumping. In this case the 15k fine was well deserved, the danger to human life in dumping carcinogenic materials in such a busy place should have cost the company more as a lesson to all those who are unprofessional in this industry. [...]

I Have been reading this over on my freight emergency blog, thought it would be interesting to share here as well….
Vehicles from overseas were involved in 163 accidents in which someone either died or suffered serious injuries in one year, while British hauliers were involved in 1,956.
But with foreign HGVs accounting for only one per [...]

Just reading about the Travolution from Audi, as blogged about by Auto Blog.

Audi’s stoplight detection system, called Travolution, has been given the go-ahead for expansion in the company’s hometown of Ingostadt, Germany. Travolution establishes a connection between a red light and a vehicle, so that as a specially equipped car moves toward a red light [...]

Great article here, by Stephen Thomas…
This offence, introduced in the Road Safety Act 2006 finally became law in August. The Act defines “careless” as falling below the standard of what would be expected of a competent and careful driver.
Examples of situations where a driver has been convicted of careless driving include: Signalling one way and [...]

Some excellent news on the commercial vehicle front….
Daimler AG is presenting 11 vehicles with alternative drive systems at this year’s IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, including three world premieres from the Mercedes-Benz brand. The world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles uses environmentally friendly drive systems powered by gas, hybrid, and fuel cell technologies. The aim [...]

TomTom are offering 250 Euros in this fuel competition, enough fuel for one day, for up to 10 drivers in a fleet. Worth a punt?

TomTom WORK is a clever Connected Navigation solution for businesses, designed to help drive down fuel costs. Combining plug-and-play technology with smart navigation and two-way communication, TomTom WORK is the perfect [...]

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