Latest Trucks and lorries News 
Volvo Trucks roll out extensive programme of driver training throughout Europe
To improve the skills of truck drivers, including in areas such as the securing of loads, Volvo Trucks is the first vehicle manufacturer to roll out an extensive programme of driver training throughout Europe. A poorly secured load can cause major financial losses and every year people die on Europe's roads due to inadequate driver training. The incline gradually approaches 60 degrees. On the cargo bed is a two-tonne heat exchanger, strapped ... [more]
Mechanical hybrid system for commercial vehicle and bus applications
Whilst electric hybrid systems have already been developed for bus applications and have demonstrated useful fuel savings, such chemical battery-based solutions add considerable weight and complexity, lead to increased whole-life costs due to regular battery replacement and also raise associated environmental and disposal issues. In contrast, mechanical hybrids have been shown to offer up to twice the efficiency of a typical battery-based electr... [more]
Volvo Trucks hybrid refuse truck tested by Veolia Environmental Services
Volvo Trucks is now launching an upgrade of the world’s first hybrid refuse truck. The upgraded vehicle is now being released with new components and software to be tested by Veolia Environmental Services in central London. “Up to 30 per cent lower fuel consumption, low emissions and a low noise level make this hybrid a very attractive choice. That’s why we’re keen to test and develop the technology in partnership with Volvo Trucks, with whom ... [more]
Driver DNA box provides real-time information on driver behaviour, vehicle condition, fuel and mpg efficiency
Trimble MRM has created a unique in-vehicle monitoring solution. The Driver DNA box provides real-time information on driver behaviour, vehicle condition, fuel and mpg efficiency, and CO2 emissions. It also provides traditional GPS data on vehicle position and activity; giving a true 360 degree view of a fleet’s usage and performance. Using the data provided, companies can then analyse and compare performance to gain an understanding of where ... [more]
Freight Transport Association joins forces with TruckersWorld to prevent truck theft
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is to join forces with online truckers’ community TruckersWorld to prevent and protect against truck theft. From October 2009, FTA will be supporting TruckersWorld’s Truck Theft Text Alert (TTTA) as part of the logistics sector’s bid to bring down truck theft and bring those guilty of it to justice. The TTTA scheme passes the details of trucks or trailers which have been stolen to HGV drivers by text an... [more]
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Trucks and lorries in the news
Trucks in south states to go off road from tomorrow
Namakkal (TN), Jul 31 (PTI) Truck operators in southern states today announced an indefinite strike from tomorrow demanding lowering of the toll rates for highways.
Greek military told to move fuel
Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says.
A duel to the death over our back gardens: How a small Kent village helped the RAF repel Hitler's Luftwaffe
It was an extraordinary experience for the British people, after 300 years of living in peace, suddenly, in 1940, to find one of the defining battles of history being fought on their doorsteps.
Planned wind farm route scrapped
Controversial plans by energy companies to transport huge wind turbine blades and towers through a small Powys town are rejected.
Pensioner sues council after truck destroys mobility scooter
A FURIOUS pensioner is suing West Lothian Council after one of its trucks destroyed her mobility scooter.
Ban will ease rush hour jams
PETALING JAYA: Lorries and trailers will be banned from plying three stretches of the Plus Highway during the morning peak hours beginning next Monday.
Gang jailed over £60m drug plot
Eight people are jailed for smuggling cannabis with a value of about £60m into Britain in lorries carrying flowers from Holland.
Bellary: Reddys get richer, locals get poorer
In Bellary, the dusty core of the mining industry in Karnataka, the rich get richer and the poor continue to live in squalor, say locals.
Speeding deaths: Consider capital punishment
LAST year, there were 188 road fatalities, or a road death every other day, and driving along Lim Chu Kang Road on Monday morning, it was not difficult for me to see why. The speed limit of the road was 70kmh, and as I drove along, big trucks and lorries flashed past me, dangerously above the [...]
$21.5 billion export target for 2010-11 likely
ISLAMABAD (July 23 2010): Commerce Ministry is expected to set $21.5 billion export target in Trade Policy 2010-11, to be announced shortly, well-informed sources told Business Recorder.
