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Commercial fleets around the globe have long enjoyed the benefits of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS), which have grown in popularity over the years to improve road safety, increase fleet operators’ reliability and cut their costs. Highways England has calculated…

New bridge alert technology has been successfully trialled by Stagecoach on its buses in Cambridge. The new technology will now be installed on about 4,000 double decker buses and high coaches across England, Scotland and Wales as part of a…

Quartix has introduced an enhanced version of its integrated tracking and vehicle camera solution with Fleet Focus, using latest camera tech to deliver extra fleet management insights and help improve safety and protect drivers. The company first partnered with vehicle…

East Midlands bus operator Trentbarton has installed Wheely-Safe safety technology across its entire bus fleet following in-depth trials. The bus operator has fitted Wheely-Safe’s external TPMS sensors, which replace the valve cap on every tyre, alongside a pair of wheel…

Goodyear has announced a new tyre intelligence technology, Goodyear SightLine, that will help fleet operators minimise downtime. Following billions of test miles as part of a pilot program, Goodyear SightLine will help predict which issues will arise before they happen…

IVECO this week unveiled its new S-Way and Daily models in an online launch. The S-Way features a new engine line-up that offers a 3% fuel efficiency increase and the company’s new voice companion, IVECO Driver Pal, which enables vehicle-driver…

MAHLE Powertrain is integrating Bramble Energy’s Printed Circuit Board Fuel Cell (PCBFC) into a Renault Kangoo ZE as the first demonstrator vehicle of its type. The vehicle will be unveiled later in 2021 and the companies say it will showcase…

Alan Smith, Enventive This week, Enventive director Alan Smith talks us through how to overcome a design challenge using an analytical, data-led engineering approach. “We were contacted by a manufacturer of locking systems, door, bonnet and seat latches, hinges, lifting…

The technology behind telematics has come a long way since it first emerged in the 1960s, evolved with the advent of GPS-based vehicle tracking systems in the ‘90s and finally became the 360-degrees integrated tool of connectivity for the 21st Century. It…

Through a combination of an intensifying focus on efficiency, Bus Back Better, the Direct Vision Standard and services ramping up as the UK emerges from lockdown, the bus and coach sector is undergoing a big transformation. Powertrain technologies are evolving…