Volvo has developed a system that acts like an auto-pilot for commercial vehicles, taking over gearchanging and uses gradients to save some five per cent on fuel. Hayder Wokil, product manager, said: “The saving will be about 1,000 litres of fuel annually
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The growth of automotive supply chain companies is being constrained by restricted access to finance according to a new report published today by the Smith Institute, commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Mercedes-Benz UK has appointed Michael Kamper as managing director, commercial vehicles to take over from Ian Jones, who has retired.
Cartwright has completed its first Fleet Specification Trailer, which is a curtainside straight frame semi trailer
The heavy commercial vehicle market is up by 23 per cent for the first five months of the year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Truck registrations in the first four months of 2012 were 27.4 per cent up on last year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Is the Far East still the best place to source components? It’s the commonly accepted wisdom, but it is now being challenged in the UK by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Fleet operators face an uphill task to control costs in the face of rising fuel prices. And the task is being made even more complex by the prospect of new emissions regulations coming into force in two years’ time
Balancing the short term cost savings against the long term benefits is critical to the success of a storage and retrieval project. And getting the equation wrong can cost you dear…
Express operator DPD plans to double man some of its delivery vans during the Olympics so that assistants can complete deliveries on foot to get around restrictions on the Olympic route network
