Vehicle Safety

Thatcham Research specialist sitting in a car looking at a laptop

Thatcham Research’s new Vehicle Risk Rati...

Sep 23, 2024Comments off

Thatcham Research, the insurer funded global leader in automotive risk intelligence, announces the launch of the new Vehicle Risk Rating (VRR) system to improve the

Mini Cooper SE

BMW recalls Mini Cooper SE electric models ...

Sep 04, 2024Comments off

BMW has recently announced a recall of its Mini Cooper SE 2020 – 2024 electric vehicles due to concerns over potential battery defects. This recall

Durite adds brake light cameras to growing range

Durite adds brake light cameras to growing ...

Aug 12, 2024Comments off

Vehicle safety specialist Durite is expanding its van range with reverse-view brake light cameras. Brake light cameras are retrofitted to the vehicle, replacing the existing

Nissan Keeps Putting Customers First as Interstar, Townstar and Primastar all score top marks in EuroNCAP 2024 Safety Ratings

Nissan’s van range score highly in Eu...

Jul 18, 2024Comments off

In its latest round of vehicle safety ratings, EuroNCAP, the European New Car Assessment Programme, has published scores for Nissan’s Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) lineup

MAN Tourliner

MAN SafeStop Assist helps to prevent seriou...

Jul 16, 2024Comments off

Time and again, serious accidents occur because drivers are no longer able to control their vehicle for medical or other reasons. The smart MAN SafeStop

Aebi Schmidt UK's new SK660 truck mounted sweeper

Aebi Schmidt aims for higher vehicle safety...

Jul 15, 2024Comments off

Aebi Schmidt UK is aiming to take safety to another level with its new Street King 660 truck-mounted sweeper which is jam-packed with the very

Gears

Brake fluid safety warning as VLS escalates...

Jul 04, 2024Comments off

Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has issued a safety warning and escalated case VLS 010200, a complaint regarding Mannol Brake Fluid DOT 4 3002, to

Euro NCAP safety tests

Euro NCAP reveal details of first ever HGV ...

Apr 25, 2024Comments off

Euro NCAP today (24th April 2024) officially announces a major milestone in the development towards a Truck Safe rating scheme. This is in direct response to data

Crash test with damping front. Swedish Transport Agency

New truck front to save lives

Mar 13, 2024Comments off

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, have developed a new truck front concept to significantly reduce fatal crashes in car-truck collisions. The new

Timberpak is fitting Wheely-Safe technology across its fleet

Wheely-Safe solution offers Timberpak the f...

Feb 26, 2024Comments off

Recycling and reprocessing business Timberpak is fitting Wheely-Safe technology across its fleet of trucks and trailers to improve the efficiency and safety of its operations.