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 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, 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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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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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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Ringway Jacobs, a leading highway services provider, has improved levels of safety and fleet risk reduction, as well as increasing the support provided to its drivers, following the adoption of an industry-first, video-enabled lone worker protection service. Earlier this year, the company completed the roll-out of the integrated technology solution from Peoplesafe and SureCam, which is designed to safeguard its team of drivers and gain added peace of mind across the fleet operation
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VisionTrack, the global provider of AI video telematics and connected fleet data, has scooped a Gold Stevie® Award in the Transportation category at the International Business Awards®. The company has been recognised for transforming road safety following the launch earlier this year of AI post-analysis software,
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P.N. Daly Ltd, the leakage detection, water efficiency and new utilities network specialist, has enhanced its fleet telematics solution from Inseego, with the adoption of an advanced AI dashcam. The company will roll-out the forward-and driver-facing device across 250 vans to support its road safety and risk reduction strategy
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The UK’s apprenticeship system needs a radical overhaul if businesses which make regular levy payments into the scheme are to be able to train new recruits using these funds, according to a new report from business group Logistics UK. According to Logistics UK’s Skills Review, there is great interest across industry to take on apprentices however, over the past five years, only 4% of levy paying employer accounts were able to fully utilise the funds available to them.
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New data from the TEG Road Transport Price Index reveals that road transport prices fell 2.13% during July, with haulage prices dropping just under 4%.
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