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Vans and buses are set to benefit from a new joint £1 billion government-industry fund designed to aid the development of next generation engines and new technologies. The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) will see government and industry invest £500 million


West Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have taken the step to agree and prioritise their transport targets in a joint venture. The move was made to demonstrate closer working relationships among its members, which include the Black Country, Greater Birmingham


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


A number of local authorities will share a further £2 million under the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. The Department for Transport has chosen to grant funding to nine transport schemes across the country in an aim to encourage investment in

16 April 2014 #CV Sector #News #Policy #Top Stories #Truck

The European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) believes that European Parliament has missed an opportunity with its latest directive on improving the weight and dimensions of HGVs. It believes that the inflexible approach taken by parliament recommending curved cabs, bigger windows


The Industrial HGV Task Force will continue with its crackdown on illegal trucks after proving a success over the last six months. The trial, funded by Transport for London and the Department for Transport, was to crackdown on non-compliant HGV


A new organisation aims to improve the performance of small and medium businesses within the transport engineering supply chain. Enscite, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the Regional Growth Fund, has been launched to help automotive manufacturing businesses


The European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) has welcomed the  adoption of the European Parliament’s regulation on reducing noise emissions from commercial vehicles and cars over the next 12 years. The new legislation will see emission targets phased in by 1

09 April 2014 #CV Sector #News #Policy

Transport for London invited the taxi and private hire trades to help shape a regulatory framework for consumer mobile phone applications for the sector. The new legislation is being created to stay on top of the boom in smartphone applications

07 April 2014 #CV Sector #Logistics #Policy #Sales

News from Masternaut: Specialist heating service provider, Somerset Gas, is using Masternaut’s mobile workflow application across its workforce in order to cut fuel costs, improve on-the-job communication and increase customer satisfaction levels. Since installation, its workflow solution is used by

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