Refuse vehicles get insurance safety upgrades
Cheshire East Council's new fleet of RCVs (refuse collection vehicles) has been fitted with 360° hard disk recording camera systems, reversing radar, LED strobes and front and rear-facing LED light-boards.
Safety burst
Sophisticated cameras and sensors, as well as new mirrors are increasingly making commercial vehicles safer on the road. Keith Read looks at latest developments
TfL releases detail on DVS compromise
TfL has softened its original hard line on its Direct Vision Standard (DVS) for HGVs. Will Dalrymple explains the detail
The CV Show issue 2013
Whether you're looking for new trucks, trailers, vans, specialist vehicles, bodybuilders, parts suppliers or workshop equipment and service providers, this year's CV Show has something for every transport operator. John Challen picks out just some of the highlights
Specs change
Economical and social factors are driving RCV operators to rethink some aspects of their vehicles. John Challen discovers measures being taken to boost safety and productivity, while cutting operating costs
Star safety
Ahead of launching its next-generation Sprinter van later this year, Mercedes-Benz has revealed some of the advanced safety technologies due for introduction. John Challen reports from the Boxberg track, in Germany
Commercial theft
As vehicle crime continues to rise, John Challen looks at measures operators can take to minimise their chances of becoming one of the victims
The show must go on
Despite industry-wide austerity measures, the CV Show continues to go from strength to strength. John Challen points out some of the scheduled highlights of the 2012 event, taking place on 24, 25 and 26 April at the NEC, Birmingham
Truck safety systems: camera, action
Video feeds from vehicle cameras are now being combined with truck data feeds to provide extra information about the precursors of traffic accidents. Chris Tindall zooms in on the market
Workshop safety: gas safe?
Natural gas-fuelled trucks and buses are becoming a more common sight in operating fleets, and the workshop. But their service requirements, and the hazards that they pose to technicians, are very different to diesel engines’, finds Steve Banner