Author: Eoin Cuttle

FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, will again participate at this year’s Ciclovia event in Belfast, to drive home its safety message and to help give cyclists a clearer perspective on road safety, particularly with respect to commercial vehicles.  Ciclovia Belfast is a community event that will see part of the city centre closed off

Volvo Trucks is now presenting a new transport solution consisting of autonomous electric commercial vehicles that can contribute to more efficient, safer and cleaner transportation. The long-term goal is to offer companies that need continuous transport services between fixed hubs a complement to today’s offerings. Growing world population and increasing urbanisation are leading to significant

Renault Group Ireland will be showcasing a range of its vans (Pro+) and the all-new Dacia Duster at the Ploughing Championships from September 18-20. Renault says it will also have some great offers available for the National Ploughing Championships on new Renault vans and Dacia models and Renault selection used models. There is 4.9 per

A nice story from the north-west of England – Fallon Hignett has graduated as the UK’s first female Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle breakdown specialist. The 19-year-old from Liverpool works as a commercial vehicle technician at North-West Dealer Roanza Truck & Van. She joined the company after finishing school three years ago, earning a place on the Mercedes-Benz Apprenticeship Programme.

Western Motors, one of Galway’s leading motor dealerships, has been appointed after-sales dealer for Mercedes-Benz vans and light commercial vehicles. Operated by managing director, James McCormack, Western Motors is already familiar with the Mercedes-Benz brand having been an after-sales dealer for its passenger cars range for a number of years. The appointment, made by Motor

Renault Trucks UK and Ireland has appointed Carlos Rodrigues to the role of Managing Director with effect from October 1 2018. Previously Chief Financial Officer at Volvo Group Trucks UK, Carlos will leverage his extensive knowledge of the business to focus on the strategic and commercial areas that are fundamental to delivering the long-term success

Bedfordshire-based HE Payne has switched to a three-year all-Michelin price-per-kilometre (PPK) tyre contract for its 158-strong fleet of heavy trucks and trailers. The haulier wanted to streamline its previous policy which saw competitor rubber being fitted and turned to a Michelin Effitires policy as a one-stop-shop to supply, fit and manage its tyres. Owner Richard

More than 1,000 Michelin Tyre Pressure Management System Light Fleet kits will have been fitted throughout a number of major fleets by the start of 2019 by Bri-Stor Systems, a leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicle conversions and van storage in the UK. The Wheely-Safe-developed system, licenced by Michelin, is an intuitive, low cost, and

Traffic contributes a significant portion of the particulate pollution in cities. Cars, transportation vehicles, buses, and trains are damaging human health and the environment due to emissions. They move back and forth in a restricted region, frequently multiple times a day. The use of the newly developed Mann+Hummel Fine Dust Particle Filter can improve the

Ford, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan all feature in the latest new-to-range bulletin published by rotating electrics specialist, Autoelectro. The team behind the UK’s largest independent remanufacturer and supplier of starter motors and alternators has released details of four new part numbers – all alternators – which cater for 10 models in all. The first reference, AEG1362, is

Filming is now under way for series seven of Car SOS, and Delphi Technologies has helped out by donating braking and steering parts to the popular TV show. “We are big fans of the show and the fantastic work that it does so we are delighted that we have been able to contribute towards it,”