The Standard magazine News
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Published December 2018Lightweight 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…
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Published December 2018
Refuse worker deaths increase by 50%
Deaths among refuse workers have increased by 50% according to the latest HSE figures – at the same time staff face 1,000 instances of dangerous driving every single day, GMB union has rev…
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Published December 2018
FORS backs safety at Ciclovia Belfast 2018
FORS once again participated 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 re…
