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Report recommends default 20mph urban speed...

Jul 27, 2020Comments off

A default 20mph urban speed limit in Wales should be introduced as quickly as possible, with a target date of April 2023, a new report has concluded. The independent report, published by the Welsh Government on 16

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Highways England to raise motorway roadwork...

Jul 27, 2020Comments off

Highways England have decided that the speed limit through most of England’s motorway roadworks will be raised from the current 50mph to 60mph. Having conducted “extensive research and trials” they say that it will help to

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Webfleet Solutions launches electric vehicl...

Jul 24, 2020Comments off

Webfleet Solutions, Europe’s leading telematics provider, has enhanced its offering with new features that give fleet managers remote insights into their electric and hybrid vehicles. The EV management tools are part of the new release of

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Thermo King launches Advancer

Jul 24, 2020Comments off

Thermo King, a leader in transport temperature control solutions and a brand of Trane Technologies, today announced Advancer, a disruptive new re-imagining of the trailer refrigeration unit. The Advancer A-Series is available in three different versions, the

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UK’s first 100% electric production truck...

Jul 24, 2020Comments off

Renault Trucks has announced the arrival of the UK’s first right hand drive 100% electric serial production truck, a Range D Wide Z.E. 26 tonne 6×2 rigid. “This marks a significant milestone in our transformation of

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One in three serious injuries result from r...

Jul 23, 2020Comments off

New research into injury incidents in the UK reveals that a shocking proportion of the population has been seriously injured in road traffic accidents within the last five years. The research into 1,000 adults across the

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Van and heavy goods traffic returns to pre-...

Jul 23, 2020Comments off

Light commercial and heavy goods vehicle traffic has returned to pre-lockdown levels according to figures released today by the Department for Transport (DfT). The DfT research revealed that weekday traffic for HGVs was down 39% at

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles expands its ...

Jul 23, 2020Comments off

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has brought two new sites on board to increase its dedicated network to 30 Authorised Repairers and 66 Van Centres. The sites are located in Perth and Tewkesbury, expanding the brand’s portfolio and

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Fiat Chrysler and Iveco offices searched in...

Jul 23, 2020Comments off

Investigators have searched offices of car maker Fiat Chrysler and truck maker Iveco in Germany, Switzerland and Italy as part of an investigation into suspected illegal manipulation of diesel emissions. Judicial authorities in Germany are conducting

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Camcon Automotive set to slash heavy duty d...

Jul 22, 2020Comments off

Heavy Duty Diesel truck fleets could save millions of pounds in fuel costs and commercial vehicle OEMs could meet increasingly stringent emissions regulations, by adopting digital engine technology from Camcon Automotive. Featuring the company’s Intelligent Valve