Predictive maintenance - Learning to speak ‘truck’
Thanks to new technology, modern commercial vehicles are telling their users their maintenance requirements; the difficulty is understanding what it is they are saying, according to speakers from Scania GB and Verizon Connect at the 2018 IRTE conference
On the job training
Driver behaviour monitoring systems – or training aids, if you prefer – are proliferating. Steve Banner talks to developers and operators using them to assess their value
Operational efficiency - the lean queens
Two concept tractor-trailer combinations unveiled recently have claimed massive advances in operational efficiency. How relevant are these claims to the realities of today’s operators? Peter Shakespeare investigates
Out of our hands
The upheaval and uncertainty in the UK economy caused by 2016’s decision to leave the EU hasn’t gone away. John Challen assesses what impact it has had on the haulage industry, with help from the RHA and FTA
Refreshed engineering
‘Euro 7’ is likely to focus on CO2, but also further driving down NOx and particulates. Brian Tinham listened to Ricardo luminaire Andy Noble on how to make powertrains cleaner and more efficient
Saving the planet
It’s not just about environmental preservation, but good old-fashioned efficiency and cost saving. Brian Tinham reports on Prof David Cebon’s sustainable freight findings
In or out, fleet operators need help and stability
As we go to press, the UK’s population is poised to cast its vote in what’s widely seen as the most momentous referendum for generations. When you read this, of course, we’ll all be enduring the post-mortem and finger pointing. But, whether in or out of Europe, the future for transport looks as tough as ever.
Innovative trucks
As vulnerable road users and local residents rise up the agenda for operators in urban centres, truck specifications need to evolve. Brian Weatherley reports on two novel adaptations
It’s CV Show time: the antidote to austerity
While most of us breathed a sigh of relief at the chancellor’s decision to continue the fuel duty freeze in last month’s Budget, others are disappointed. They argue that a 3p per litre cut would have saved operators £350 million and consumers £5 billion annually. An opportunity missed for a still fragile economy.
Stop on a sixpence
Advanced driver assistance systems – based on active, not just passive, safety – are already here and shortly to be mandated. Brian Tinham reports from Heyford Park on current and upcoming systems