Features & Interviews

The switchback of registration figures for the truck industry follows a graph that can easily be overlain by another: the advent of new emissions legislation, and the severity of the engineering involved. SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes has reported the fourth consecutive monthly…

The all-new Ford Transit has big boots to fill. The Transit range is comfortably market leader in the UK and the customer-base expects the new model to deliver. Getting the design, engineering, drive and capabilities just right is paramount to…

It has often been said that there is no better way to take the pulse of any given industry than to attend a busy trade show. If this is the case, then the commercial vehicle sector looks to be in…

Vauxhall’s Luton van factory looks set to return to a double shift in 2015 as demand for the all-new Vivaro, which was unveiled at the Commercial Vehicle Show, starts to rise says Plant Director, Mike Wright. “We’re planning to build…

Nissan has announced at the CV Show that British Gas will invest in 100 pure electric e-NV200 vans, following a successful six-month trial of 28 prototype vehicles. Initially, 50 vans will be delivered over the coming weeks, with the remainder…

This year’s CV Show has got off to a strong start with crowds keen to get a glimpse of new vehicles, technologies and solutions that will help their businesses grow and become more efficient. One of the stars of the…

The requirement for analogue and digital tachographs was driven by legislation, and telematics has satisfied the need for hugely intensive and detailed fleet management. Now, an increasingly litigious culture, spiralling insurance costs are driving the exponential growth of in-cab cameras…

Boris Johnson has spoken. London’s Mayor wants Central London to be an Ultra-Low Emission Zone by 2020 and the capital’s iconic (mostly black) cabs will have to play their part. He is adamant that all new London taxis presented for…

Intelligent transport systems, connected vehicles and slime all have a part to play in shaping the traffic network and making sure it runs as efficiently as possible. Bizzarely, mould recommends moving the M6 motorway to the east coast, for instance,…

Apprenticeships are going strong and with more backing than ever from government and business their contribution to industry and the wider economy is set to increase even further. Transport News Brief talked Lord Digby Jones, a standard-bearer for the vocational…