Trucks
Volvo signs final agreement with Eicher
The Volvo Group has signed a final agreement with the Indian vehicle manufacturer Eicher Motors covering establishment of a new Indian joint-venture company.
Now Spraydown delivers fuel savings of up to 4%
As transport operators come under increasing pressure because of rising fuel costs, Spraydown, the revolutionary Heavy Goods Vehicle spray suppression system, has announced the results of recent fuel and drag tests – fuel savings of up to 4%.
Fuel duty increase – ‘just scrap it’ say industry’s lorry operators
The Freight Transport Association says that the Chancellor’s proposed 2p per litre fuel duty increase planned for October must be scrapped with immediate effect.
Renault Trucks doing its all to simplify life for employees
On its Lyon site, in partnership with the company Bien-Etre à la Carte, Renault Trucks is launching a company concierge programme to help employees get the right balance between their private and working lives: the first stage of an overall approach to improved employee well-being.
Renault Trucks transfers Short Series activity into new subsidiary
On June 1st 2008, Renault Trucks Short Series unit (PRPS) will be re-classified as a subsidiary under the name “TEXELIS”. This is a crucial stage in the development of this activity, which delivers drive axles, transmissions and other mechanical assemblies to the commercial vehicle and rail sectors.
GreenChem predicts further AdBlue price increase
GreenChem, Europe’s leading supplier of AdBlue - the urea-based solution needed by most truck and bus diesel engines to achieve the latest Euro 4 and 5 emissions regulations, is predicting a further increase in the price of AdBlue.
Cut diesel duty to EU average, says FTA
The Freight Transport Association is calling on the Government to make an immediate reduction in diesel duty to EU average levels to alleviate business cost pressures and inflation in the wider economy.
UK trucks driven out of the international market
New figures from the Department for Transport show what the haulage industry has known but could not prove – that official statistics under-estimated the dominance of foreign trucks between the UK and mainland Europe.
Foreign trucks in Britain reach new all-time high
New data for 2007 from the Department for Transport shows the number of foreign trucks entering Britain on international journeys reaching an all-time high of 1,719,000 – up seven per cent on 2006.
Sat-nav for HGV and van drivers unveiled
Navevo, UK specialist GPS software developer, has unveiled its sat-nav solution for drivers of heavy goods vehicles and vans.
Sat-navs for trucks – don’t over-complicate
Attempts to solve the problems caused by lorries being directed onto inappropriate roads by satellite navigation equipment could fall down if industry tries to over-complicate the solution.
100 per cent Iveco fleet for Meachers Group in Southampton
Meachers Group is operating a 100 per cent Iveco fleet from its Southampton depot after taking delivery of 20 new Iveco Stralis 6x2 twin-steer tractor units to join 30 similar models already in operation.
Volvo trucks now account for over half the fleet at RJC Transport
Volvo trucks now account for over half the fleet of RJC Transport Ltd., the Rushden, Northamptonshire-based haulier. The latest addition to the 18-strong and growing fleet is an FM-400 8x4 rigid equipped with a 42-tonne metre Hiab crane.
Iveco targets September launch for right hand drive Eurocargo
Iveco is planning to launch its new Eurocargo range of medium weight trucks into the UK market in September 2008, following the international launch in Turin on Thursday 8 May.
Exceptional mileage from Continental tyres
An increase of 22 per cent in the mileage achieved before replacement is the main result of a comparative test of Continental tyres carried out in collaboration with an independent coach operator.