Features & Interviews

The new Mercedes-Benz Vito van went on sale this month, the first time a van manufacturer has made front and rear-wheel-drive variants available in this size category. Currently most competitors are offered with front-wheel-drive only. Steve Bridge, Managing Director of…

It isn’t just trucks that need to be green – refrigerated bodies and trailers are cleaning up their act too. Some of the big players in the Cool zone at the CV Show revealed the issues affecting their segment. The…

A number of heavy truck manufacturers had a significant presence at the CV Show. Mercedes-Benz took up a dominant position, and with 35 trucks divided between its indoor stand and an additional 4,000m2 outside, displayed the widest range of trucks…

Models were launched, deals were made, and stars were met – so where do we start with a round-up of another successful show? Big launches from the big manufacturers There were plenty of big launches to get excited about this…

With Euro-6 in full swing, should fleet managers look more closely at the oils they’re using? Trucks makers certainly are, and one has taken the plunge by setting a new benchmark in low-viscosity lube. The value of the correct oils…

Why are the components that UK manufacturers need made thousands of miles away when there are factories here that can do as good a job at a competitive price? That was the question Barry Woodward, Managing Director of light commercial…

Britain’s economy risks grinding to a halt for want of truck drivers and action must be taken now. That was the stark warning delivered by transport industry executives at a recent conference organised by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) called…

Manufacturers’ research and development facilities are busy developing the trucks of tomorrow, but Scania has an additional resource hiding in plain sight – the Scania Transport Laboratory (STL) is actually a haulier with a hidden agenda. In 2008, Scania’s R&D…

Nodding off at your desk because you had a poor night’s sleep is embarrassing. Nodding off at the wheel of a truck for the same reason could prove catastrophic. In both cases the cause could be OSAS – Obstructive Sleep…

Fiat Professional will give the revised 2015 Doblo Cargo its public debut at the CV Show in April. It will be the first vehicle to carry the Fiat Professional badge – all new Fiat light CVs will be badged this…