Features & Interviews

By Mark Cartwright, Head of Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention, Highways England Telematics is potentially one of our greatest tools for proactively lowering road risk, yet some hauliers and most van fleet operations still eschew it. Of those who do use it,…

What does Gray & Adams do? Gray & Adams is the UK market-leader in the manufacture of specialist temperature controlled and bespoke vehicles. Founded in 1957, we are a long-established, family-owned business with 750 employees, based out of a head…

Tell us a bit about what Dennis Eagle does? As a company focused entirely on the waste management industry, our specialist knowledge and experience is unrivalled. This enables us to provide a range of products to cover every operational need.…

The considerable potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve maintenance checks, route planning, fleet management and efficiencies within transport operations has been on the horizon for some time. But some operators, large and small, are beginning to take practical steps…

Tell us about your new high-volume double deck trailer for Allied Bakeries? Don-Bur and Allied Bakeries have been at the forefront of innovation in the commercial vehicle industry for over two decades and our newly developed straight-frame tri-axle trailers represent…

Operators in the road transport sector are under increasing pressure to address their environmental impact, while at the same time looking to maintain service levels and profit margins in an extremely competitive market. One way they can prove to customers…

How does Michelin Connected Fleet plan to grow its business in the HGV sector? Today’s vehicles are as connected as they’ve ever been, generating hundreds of thousands of data points every journey. Listening to our customers, we understand that there is…

As operators in the temperature-controlled transport sector look to decarbonise their businesses and electrify their fleets, the most forward-thinking of them are adopting the latest technologies in order to stay ahead of the competition. At the same time, truck manufacturers,…

Can you tell us a bit about the history of Motability? Motability Operations is the commercial organisation, delivering the Motability Scheme to more than 700,000 disabled people across the UK. We deliver smart, sustainable solutions that improve our customers’ mobility…

Last month, government announced a £200m package to support the arrival of more zero emission trucks on UK roads, to decarbonise freight vehicles, drive innovation and create new jobs. Freight Week saw it commit to invest across four projects to…