Ecodrive sponsored one of the prizes at Arriva North-East’s Make a Difference (MAD) Awards in April. Lewis Wright attended the 80s-themed event at the beautiful Hardwick Hall Hotel in County Durham. And was pleased to present the Customer Excellence Award to Moors bus driver Richard Wright. Lewis said: “It was a great night celebrating the […]
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First they came for the humble toothbrush… then the family car. Now it seems the process of electrification has stretched out to include even the heaviest of vehicles on our roads. The increased popularity of electric and hybrid cars – such as the Toyota Prius – and indeed the proliferation of charging points on our […]
ZF Unveils New AI-Driven Forklift Truck
ZF’s has applied its experience creating autonomous passenger cars and commercial vehicles to creating a forklift truck with highly automated driving functions. The networked forklift is fitted with a camera and radar system so that it can see its surrounding industrial environment. Data from these inputs is analysed and ‘understood’ by the ZF ProAI central […]
Danny moves up to Technical Sales Coordinator
We’re pleased to announce that long-standing Ecodrive employee, Danny Smith, has become our Technical Sales Coordinator. The role comes with responsibility for managing and growing the company’s sales; bringing in new business and increasing Ecodrive’s truck customer portfolio. Having over 10 years experience at the company, Danny has worked his way up from the workshop […]
Jack Qualifies As Grade 1 Engineer
As we mark National Apprenticeship week, we’re proud to offer our congratulations to Jack Molloy on completing his training and becoming a fully qualified Grade 1 Engineer. Jack began his Ecodrive career in May 2014 when he was just 19 and has worked his way diligently through the workshop to become another worthy addition to […]
‘Plague of Potholes’ Could Cost Hauliers
The RAC has warned that Britain could be left with an “assault course of potholes” as the freezing weather disappears, and ice begins to thaw. “We’re expecting a plague of potholes once the snow subsides. It’s a toxic combination of ice, snow, further rain and sleet,” an RAC spokesman told Sky News. Potholes appear when […]
Should Truck Drivers Welcome Autonomous Trucks?
The world of self-driving cars and trucks is just around the corner, with car companies and technology giants working on the smarter vehicles. But many of the issues around autonomous vehicles are still unresolved. How must legislation change to make self-driving cars legal? What happens in a crash? And how will self-driving cars impact jobs […]
Emission cheat HGVs caught in DVSA crackdown
A crackdown by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has revealed that one in 12 HGVs has been fitted with an emissions cheating device. The DVSA started checking for the emissions fraud devices last August when they found widespread evidence of their use in the UK and EU. In the four months from August […]
How Brexit could affect trucking in 2018 and beyond
Britain could withdraw from the European Union in a little over a year’s time. As the March 2019 (read October 19 now!) date draws closer, little has been done to allay concerns of the logistics sector – which is struggling to come to terms with imports, border controls and freedom of movement. Lorry traffic has […]
The new Low Emission Zones you need to be aware of
Air quality is becoming an increasingly political issue and the UK government has received a fair amount of criticism for failing to address the problem. Across Europe, Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are being used more and more as a way of combating emissions from vehicles in highly polluted areas. Recently, it was announced that four […]