Features & Interviews

Tell us about your role I lead the National Highways programme aimed at identifying the main causes of commercial vehicle incidents and finding ways to reduce and prevent such incidents. Around 20 million vehicles on the road network – HGVs,…

In the past few months, the commercial vehicle sector has seen the usual round of announcements relating to newly built dealer facilities, site improvements and dealership takeovers For example, in April, Volvo Trucks completed a £2 million refurbishment of its…

With countries around the world accelerating their efforts to attract international investment in advanced manufacturing, Britain’s automotive sector has called on all political parties to back the UK by committing to five key pledges as part of a dedicated industrial…

Tell us a bit about the history of Quick Release? QR_ turned 20 this year having been established when Rob Ferrone joined forces with Adam Grant, both contractors working for Ford at the time. Recognising that their strengths were in…

As countries around the world race to decarbonise their industries, it is critical that the UK commercial vehicle sector works together to achieve its shared goals. Bringing the industry together is a key step, and SMMT’s International Automotive Summit has…

Tell us about the new HARSH facility in Peterborough? Based just off the A47 at 58 The Causeway in Thorney, Peterborough, the facility is a major investment for HARSH, giving the company its own premises in a key area of…

Last month, government announced £77 million in new funding for projects developing clean transport technologies, from a hydrogen-powered version of the Ford Transit van, to work on battery-powered buses. The schemes will support more than 4,400 jobs across the UK…

Tell us a bit more about the history of VisionTrack? VisionTrack was founded in 2016 by our CEO, Simon Marsh, based on the ethos of saving lives. His passion for using technology to improve safety was ignited during his time…

Given the importance of timely adoption and flexible collaboration to bring more zero emission buses and coaches to the road, Transport Scotland has launched the second round of its Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund, ScotZEB2 – with a larger…

Schmitz Cargobull aims to double its UK & Ireland market share in the next five years. How do you plan to do this? With the opening of our new plant in Manchester, we are busy ramping up production with the…