Author: Connor ORouke

From today, EU law will require all new electric vehicles to be fitted with an acoustic vehicle alert system (AVAS) which will generate a sound similar to that made by a conventional engine to alert other road users to their presence.

The posting of current news and promotions on social media has been part of the daily business of the product brands DT Spare Parts and Siegel Automotive for many years. Thanks to the various channels, direct and personal communication between the product brands and its end customers is possible.

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing fell by more than two thirds (-69.9 per cent) in May, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 2,110 vehicles left production lines last month, with the substantial decline largely reflecting key model changeovers.

Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, has announced a £12 million investment in 54 high-specification environmentally-friendly buses to help revolutionise bus travel across the region. The order includes the region’s first latest generation zero-emissions full electric single-deck buses, with 9 now confirmed from the world’s largest electric bus manufacturer, Yutong, as well as

Mr. Shane Ross TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána and Cyclist.ie, the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network, today (June 20) called on drivers to slow down and keep a safe distance when overtaking cyclists on both urban and rural roads.

Maximising up time is crucial for profitability – as well as maintaining a first-class reputation in the haulage business. The best way to guarantee your fleet stays on the road and earning is to choose parts specifically designed for your trucks. Using a DAF complete hub replacement kit, for example, provides certainty that all the

The Dartford tunnel, located just outside the City of London, saw its longest ever free-flow load pass through it recently when it was used to transport a 41-metre-long footbridge, which is nearly the length of five double decker buses. The footbridge, destined for Southend in Essex, was moved in a carefully planned operation between Highways

A UK-based converter has unveiled a fully-electric box van based on the Nissan e-NV200. The model offers a 575kg payload, low level entry and a large 8.553m3 – more than double that of the original e-NV200 – while retaining full zero emissions performance. And this for instance makes the vehicle exempt from road tax and

Tecalemit, a professional delivery, filling, transfer and measurement of diesel, oil, grease and AdBlue firm has launched ‘mytecalemit’, a cloud-based tank management system.

Quality assured… Gray & Adams (Ireland) supplies temperature-controlled transport equipment to many of Ireland’s leading fleet operators, among them Lisburn-based PRM Group The team from Gray & Adams (Ireland) have won recognition for their contribution to the success of Northern Ireland’s economy. The Newtownabbey-based manufacturer of temperature-controlled and dry freight semi-trailers and rigid vehicle bodies

The farming and transport sectors are set to face penalties if they do not reduce greenhouse gas emissions under a new ‘carbon budget’ system, The Sunday Business Post reports. Minister for Climate Action, Richard Bruton is set to give various sectors legally binding targets, which are expected to come with penalties for failure attached, it