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The annual SMMT Automotive Award for Innovation is calling for entries for its sixth year. Presented in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre, the Award aims to promote ideas which have the potential to transform the UK automotive industry. The…

Large businesses will be required to appoint ‘Lead Energy Assessors’ to carry out full energy assessments of their companies by 5 December this year as the result of a new EU directive. The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) has been…

Bryan Sitko has been appointed Managing Director of Leyland Trucks. He replaces Ron Augustyn, who joined Leyland in 2012 but is now returning to the US to take up another role in the PACCAR group. Sitko has been with PACCAR…

Standards of the UK’s motorway service stations fall “woefully short” of acceptable, according to the Chief Executive of the Road Haulage Association. Richard Burnett is calling on government to consider the state of motorway services an election issue. “At a…

Adnams Brewery in Southwold, Suffolk, has taken delivery of two new-series Volvo FL rigid drays to help with its rural distribution. Half of Adnams’ 28-strong fleet now comprises Volvo models, and Supply Chain Manager Kevin Wells continues to be impressed.…

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has delivered a converted Amarok ambulance to the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). EMAS is responsible for an area of 4.8 million people and 6,425 square miles, some of which features the most remote and challenging roads…

Allowing regional authorities and city councils to establish their own rules on the design of goods vehicles could bring confusion and logistics problems, if vehicles that are accepted in one location are barred from another because they fail to meet…

Renault Trucks has launched a free smartphone app that simulates driving a truck in typical operational situations. TruckSimulator allows players to test Renault Trucks’ T, C, K and D vehicles on a work site, urban environment or on the open…

Food retailer Bernard Matthews has renewed its tyre service contract with ATS Euromaster for the tenth consecutive year – a decision it says was based on quality and customer care, not cost. As part of its agreement with ATS Euromaster,…

Automotive technology providers including Valeo and Bosch have been showcasing their new technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Bosch says it expects that every new long-haul commercial vehicle in Europe and the US will be offered…