Tyres aged ten years and older will be banned from HGVs, buses and coaches on roads in England, Scotland and Wales in a boost to road safety, Roads Minister Baroness Vere of Norbiton has announced.
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Bucher Municipal reveals the CityCat V20 series
The new purpose-built CityCat V20 series keeps urban areas and public spaces clean while lowering fuel and energy emissions.
Jacobs Vehicle Systems supports CARB’s new guidelines on heavy truck emissions
Jacob Vehicle Systems has positively responded to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) new emission reduction strategies.
Vision Techniques develops advanced night vision technology
Vision Techniques has launched the VT Night-Sight 24 Ultra high- performance camera.
A roadmap to reducing air pollution from transport
CMS SupaTrak, OWL, and the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality are calling for all refuse collection vehicles operated by councils and private waste operators in the UK to be fitted with air quality monitoring equipment.
Volvo Penta and Rosenbauer introduce electric driveline technology for fire trucks
Volvo Penta has collaborated with fire truck manufacturer Rosenbauer, to develop an electric driveline for the zero emission and low noise Revolutionary Technology (RT) fire truck, as a response to climate change. Volvo Penta and Rosenbauer have introduced a completely…
BS 10125 to undergo full revision
BS 10125 Automotive services – Specification for vehicle damage repair processes is due to undergo its first complete revision since its publication as a British Standard in 2014. It specifies requirements for vehicle damage repair carried out by garages, service centres and mobile repair services.
US Army in Germany receives more fire trucks equipped with Allison transmission systems
Eight new Rosenbauer-body Scania fire trucks with Allison fully automatic transmissions have been taken into operation at the US Army in Germany’s fire departments.
Manchester orders 27 electric RCVs
Blackburn-based Electra Commercial Vehicles has announced that Biffa has purchased 27 Electras for its Manchester City Council waste management agreement.
Finance for cash strapped fleets
Video telematics provider, SmartWitness has launched a new finance deal for fleet customers that includes hardware, software, and installation at a fixed rate per month with no down payment.