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  • Applied Driving joins forces with Women in Transport

    on Oct 26, 23 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Applied Driving joins forces with Women in Transport

    Applied Driving, the global provider of driver safety and performance management solutions, has teamed up with not-for-profit organisation Women in Transport to help promote diversity and equity in the transport sector. Under the partnership, Applied Driving will become a sponsor of the Women in Transport Advance 2024 mentoring programme, as well as providing 150 members with free access to the Companion+ Mobile Safety app as part of its commitment to supporting road safety

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  • MEPs back industry calls for pragmatism on Euro 7 emission standards

    on Oct 17, 23 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on MEPs back industry calls for pragmatism on Euro 7 emission standards

    The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee vote in support of the pragmatic approach on new Euro 7 pollutant emission standard rules proposed by Rapporteur Alexandr Vondra

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  • Applied Driving launches global driver challenge

    on Oct 2, 23 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Applied Driving launches global driver challenge

      Applied Driving has launched a global competition to encourage and reward safe driving behaviour in support of Brake’s annual Road Safety Week campaign. The Driver Safety Challenge is open to all fleet drivers and motorists, with cash and other great prizes available for the top driving performances during the month of November

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  • IRU welcomes general approach to Euro 7

    on Sep 26, 23 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on IRU welcomes general approach to Euro 7

    The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the European Council’s general approach on Euro 7, which includes several improvements compared to the original proposal. This followed repeated calls from the IRU and the road transport sector to establish a more pragmatic approach to emission standards, better balancing overall costs and benefits

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  • Firestone launches regional on-road truck tyre range

    on Sep 20, 23 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Firestone launches regional on-road truck tyre range

    Firestone has launched its new regional on-road truck tyre range, now developed with Bridgestone’s ENLITEN technology. Combining value for money with reliable performance, the pioneering brand’s latest regional truck tyre range has been engineered to reduce both total cost of ownership and environmental footprint for fleet operations, thanks to longer mileage and improved fuel efficiency compared to its predecessors

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  • IRU welcomes TRAN proposals

    on Sep 20, 23 • in UK • with Comments Off on IRU welcomes TRAN proposals

    The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) on new CO₂ standards for heavy-duty vehicles, setting a realistic pace for road transport decarbonisation and preserving essential technology options, which will include battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell and combustion engines based on carbon-neutral fuels or hydrogen, in line with the sector’s needs and calls

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  • Manfreight goes electric

    on Sep 18, 23 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Manfreight goes electric

    Manfreight has taken delivery of the first Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe COOL to be put into operation in the UK and Ireland

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  • Applied Driving to launch intelligent dashboard

    on Sep 11, 23 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Applied Driving to launch intelligent dashboard

    Applied Driving, the global provider of driver safety and performance management solutions, has enhanced its web-based portal, Riskmapp, with the launch of a new intelligent dashboard. As a result, the company’s customers will now be able to better understand driver risk and compliance, as well as receive actionable insights from their fleet and video telematics data

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  • Disappointment at London’s Direct Vision Standard

    on Sep 5, 23 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Disappointment at London’s Direct Vision Standard

    The RHA and Logistics UK, the two main groups representing the UK’s hauliers, have expressed disappointment that the new Direct Vision Standard (DVS), published today by Transport for London (TfL), does not take into account concerns that have already been expressed by industry

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  • What fleet managers can learn from the aviation industry 

    on Sep 5, 23 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on What fleet managers can learn from the aviation industry 

    Every year, road traffic accidents cost business over 72 billion dollars in the US. That’s a lot of money. And what is even more sobering is that this number could be significantly higher

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