New Mellor Coachcraft model to get global launch at the Commercial Vehicle Show in April
Mellor Coachcraft is to launch the world’s first fully low-floor electric minibus, the Orion E, at this year’s CV Show.
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Coach for connoisseurs – the MAN Lion’s Coach
The MAN Lion’s Coach brings all of its passengers safely, comfortably and stylishly into foreign countries and distant cities. For travel with total freedom, the coach provides ultimate comfort, maximum safety and an exemplary environmental balance.
Additionally, its powerful engines and dynamic vehicle handling allow it to deliver a very convincing performance. But the MAN Lion’s Coach also offers the best prospects when it comes to economy and design – without any cost pressure.
Established over a century ago, the Plaxton
Established over a century ago, the Plaxton name has become a staple of the passenger transport industry in Britain and beyond. It is estimated that there are more than 20,000 of our buses and coaches currently in service around the world, testimony to the engineering which goes into every one of our products.
“Self-employed drivers” operator rapped in landmark court case
UK, Transport operator should have classed drivers as employed and paid tax, says tribunal
An transport operator has lost its legal challenge against HMRC’s finding that its drivers should be classed as employed, rather than self-employed. With implications for all Passenger transport operators,
A high fine for a driver for manipulation on digital tachograph
Nuremberg specialists from the traffic police carried out a check on HGV on Monday morning (13.02.2017). They discover a serious tachograph manipulation.
Drivers are not allowed to spend regular weekly rest periods in their vehicles
European legislation prohibits truck drivers from spending the reduced or regular weekly rest periods in their vehicles. This conclusion was reached by Evgeni Tanchev, the Attorney General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg.
Antwerp, Low emission zone from February 2017
As of 1 February 2017, the entire city centre of Antwerp and part of Linkeroever will became a Low Emission Zone (LEZ). The most polluting cars will no longer be welcome in the city as of this date. In 2020 and 2025, the LEZ requirements will become more stringent, to ensure that air in the city becomes even cleaner.
Why is Antwerp enforcing the LEZ?
Western member states demand action on low-cost truck drivers
Nine western European countries have called for the introduction of fairer social rules to govern road transport before the sector is opened up to greater liberalisation. This is meant as a warning to Brussels, which is preparing a new set of rules for May. EurActiv France reports.
Setra TopClass HDH models.
Travel at its very best.
With the HDH models from the TopClass, the trip itself promises to be an impressive travel experience. They raise comfort in a touring coach to an all-new level. Their luxurious amenities give the passengers a truly exceptional and very exclusive travel feeling.
Mercedes-Benz Tourismo
With over 12,000 vehicles on the road, the Tourismo is one of Europe’s most successful touring coaches. The latest generation of this high-comfort all-rounder offers you a host of new features and improvements and will quickly become an indispensable part of your fleet. Now’s the time to get on board.
The NEOPLAN Skyliner has been awarded the ‘International busplaner Sustainability Prize 2017’
Companies from the bus and tourism sector have been honoured with the ‘International busplaner Sustainability Prize 2017’ (IBNP) in recognition of outstanding achievement in the area of sustainability.
First VDL Futura FDD2 for Austria delivered to Wetterstein Reisen
In January 2017 the first VDL Futura FDD2 for Austria was delivered to Wetterstein Reisen, one of the largest bus companies in the western part of the country. Wetterstein Reisen are known for their ultimate attention to safety and maximum passenger comfort. The delivered VDL Futura FDD2 impresses with its luxurious interior and ample seating, with an eye for detail. Comfort, safety, technology and design… all these elements are in perfectly harmony and make travel in a Futura FDD2 an altogether enjoyable experience.
GENCAT Professional Driver Training Programmes
It’s always good to concentrate on what you do best. At Gencat we monitor telematics systems for some of Irelands leading transport operators, leaving them more time to do, what they do best.
Just some of the Telematic Systems we monitor …
Bluetree, Fleetboard, Fleetmatics, Microlise, Mobil-i, NIBC, TomTom.
EU Commercial vehicle registrations: +11.6% in 2016
Total new commercial vehicles registered in the EU
In 2016, the EU market showed consistent growth (+11.6%) and rose for the fourth year in a row, reaching 2,324,371 million commercial vehicles registered. Throughout the year, the five big markets performed better than in 2015. Italy (+49.9%) showed the most significant increase, followed by Spain (+11.3%), France (+8.3%), Germany (+7.0%) and the UK (+1.2%).
Using this app while driving could actually make you safer
Many of today’s higher-end cars come with systems that alert the driver if they’re engaging in unsafe driving practises. However, what about those of us who have older or less pricey vehicles? Well, Spain’s University of Alcalá has developed a smartphone app that reportedly serves much the same purpose.
DKV Euro Service Benelux triples its Irish service network
DKV Euro Service, prominent service provider in the transport and logistics area, has extended its Irish service network so far consisting of 75 acceptance points, to over 225 acceptance points. To realise this, DKV concluded an agreement with Topaz Energy Limited (Topaz), which in 2015 also acquired ownership of ESSO Ireland.
New ‘smart-surveillance’ cameras installed on Spain’s roads
NEW high-tech speed cameras are being rolled out across Spain to keep a closer watch on the country’s drivers.
As well as detecting if a seatbelt is being worn, the cameras will also be able to check cars’ ITV details as well as checking road safety.
The first of the new ‘smart-surveillance’ cameras has been installed on the motorway between Torre del Mar and Velez-Malaga.
Garda gets power to seize cars driven by disqualified motorists
He said also that he would be legislating to allow for the naming and shaming of disqualified drivers by means of a publicly accessible database identifying them and detailing the sentence of disqualification.
Almost 8,000 multiple-ban drivers still behind wheel – RSA
There are almost 8,000 drivers on Ireland’s roads who have multiple concurrent disqualifications on their licences but continue to flout the law by driving.
That was the situation last August when research compiled by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) found that the licences of 7,651 drivers had multiple banning orders on them. The previous year, 1,767 disqualification notices were issued to drivers who were driving while banned.
Cellphone-related crashes on the increase
Distractions while driving are one of the central causes of accidents on the road, and it’s getting worse with the increased use of smartphones and other electronic devices in the car.
A road-safety study by insurance company Allianz reveals that distractions double the risk of an accident.