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Published January 2019Direct Vision Standard – have your say
Have your say on making London’s lorries safer Transport for London (TfL) has launched a consultation on the final proposals to introduce a Direct Vision Standard and Safety Perm…
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Published December 2018
Vision of the future
Tarmac has recently ordered 25 Mercedes-Benz Econics, which have been developed to allow better all-round vision from the driver’s seat As part of the FORS Members’ Conference,…
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Published December 2018
Lightweight Champions
The vehicle landscape is changing in many different ways, not least the size of vehicles that operators are choosing for their fleets. Steve Banner investigates the…
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Published December 2018
Dash to the future
Mercedes-Benz has designs on tomorrow’s truck dashboards. Brian Weatherley has been to Germany to learn that it’s all about the ‘User Interface’ – and delivering vital driver infor…
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Published December 2018
FORS Members’ Conference 2018
With the theme of ’10 years of evolving best practice’, the third annual FORS Members’ Conference took place in October. Speakers covering a wide range of topics were joined by 450 FOR…
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Published December 2018
Diversify to multiply
Known for its general haulage business, family-run haulier Pollock (Scotrans) moved into the lorry-mounted crane and heavy haulage sector following an acquisition at the star…
