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BrakePlus EBPMS fitted to more than 23,000 trailers

BrakePlus EBPMS fitted to more than 23,000 ...

Dec 11, 2025No Comments

More than six months on from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) guidelines surrounding the assessment of heavy goods vehicle braking systems, TIP announces that 23,000 trailers have now been fitted with BrakePlus, its Electronic

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Report reveals increasing dissatisfaction with roadside facilities

Report reveals increasing dissatisfaction w...

Dec 11, 2025No Comments

Transport Focus has just published the results of its latest Lorry Drivers’ Facilities Survey showing increased dissatisfaction among HGV drivers and reveals a strong connection between how safe drivers feel when parked up and their ability

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Motive launches new AI safety features including lane swerving, smoking and forward parking detection to spot high-risk driving early and prevent collisions.

Motive launches AI-powered repeated lane sw...

Dec 11, 2025No Comments

Motive, the AI platform for physical operations, today unveiled AI-powered Lane Swerving Detection, AI-powered Smoking Detection, and AI-powered Forward Parking Detection as part of a set of new AI Driver Safety capabilities designed to detect early and reliable

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RotaRail® boosts truck and trailer safety

RotaRail® boosts truck and trailer safety

Dec 10, 2025No Comments

A new device designed to enhance safety around commercial vehicles could prevent hundreds of injuries to pedestrians and cyclists each year. RotaRail® is an innovative system that creates an additional barrier to reduce the risk of

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ICL embrace pioneering hydrogen-powered engine cleantech

ICL embrace pioneering hydrogen-powered eng...

Dec 10, 20251 Comment

Industrial Chemicals Ltd (ICL), a leading UK chemical manufacturer and distributor, has signed a three-year contract to implement the Engine Carbon Clean (ECC) service across its fleet, following successful trials on a selection of its vehicles.

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Lets follow the EU & move ICE car ban to 2040

Lets follow the EU & move ICE car ban ...

Dec 10, 2025No Comments

FairFuelUK calls on the Prime Minister, via the letter shown below, to drop the 2030 ban on the sale of new diesel or petrol cars and move it alongside the EU’s latest, common-sense decision to move

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Parliamentary group uncovers widespread number plate illegality

Parliamentary group uncovers widespread num...

Dec 09, 2025No Comments

A major new parliamentary report has warned that the UK’s outdated and poorly regulated number plate system has triggered a rapidly escalating crisis—one that enables criminals to evade detection, allows dangerous drivers to escape penalties, poses

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The bus driver shortage in 2026

The bus driver shortage in 2026

Dec 09, 2025No Comments

To tackle the bus driver shortage, wages are going up and the age of entry is coming down. But is that enough, asks Roger Brereton of bus and coach steering system manufacturer, Pailton Engineering. Here, he

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Believ installs Ultra Rapid Charging hub in Aberdeen

Believ installs Ultra Rapid Charging hub in...

Dec 09, 2025No Comments

Believ is set to open a new ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in Blackburn, Aberdeen, boosting charging capacity for Scottish drivers and visitors travelling across the north of the country. Located on the busy A96,

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DVLA modernises diabetes rules for bus and lorry drivers

DVLA modernises diabetes rules for bus and ...

Dec 08, 2025No Comments

The DVLA has updated its rules to allow bus, coach and lorry drivers with diabetes to monitor their glucose levels using modern technology, including Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems (CGMS). These systems use sensors to provide real-time