Optimise your fleet performance at OWL Scotland This year, we are presenting a new concept at OWL Scotland online on October 29, and we are excited for you to be a part of this. Our exhibitors have specially designed CILT-CPD…
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Bucher Municipal unites all of its brands under one umbrella
Bucher Municipal has united all of its brands – Johnston Sweepers, Beam, and JHL – under one umbrella, and is celebrating with new product updates. Bucher Municipal, which has owned Johnston Sweepers and Beam since 2005, and JHL since 2016,…
Five views for added safety
Lee Rowland reports Camera systems for RCVs have improved safety for drivers, crews, and other road users as well as providing operators with a valuable visual record. Now, thanks to a new five-camera system, Dennis Eagle believes it can improve…
Bridgend opts for Hako
Bridgend County Borough Council pitted four different sweeper brands against each other in a week-long competitive trial and chose Hako’s Citymaster 1600 Bridgend County Borough Council has acquired two Citymaster 1600 sweepers for use in the main town centre as…
Discover the benefits of Eco-Coaching
Eco-Coaching is at the forefront of telemetry and tracking provider CMS SupaTrak. FVI sat down with CMS’s leading Eco-Coach Tammy Catt who explained the benefits of the Driver Eco-Coaching programme. What is Driver Eco-coaching? It is my role with CMS SupaTrak to…
US Army in Germany receives more fire trucks equipped with Allison transmission systems
Eight new Rosenbauer-body Scania fire trucks with Allison fully automatic transmissions have been taken into operation at the US Army in Germany’s fire departments. The US Army in Germany recently added eight Scania structural pumper P410 B4x4HZ trucks with Rosenbauer-body…
Bucher Municipal reveals the CityCat V20 series
The new purpose-built CityCat V20 series keeps urban areas and public spaces clean while lowering fuel and energy emissions. Poor air quality negatively impacts our quality of life, causing many long-term worldwide health issues. The European Commission’s Clean Air package…
Biffa to achieve major savings by reviewing transmission servicing intervals
One of the UK’s leading sustainable waste management business, Biffa, is planning to achieve savings of £200,000 per year on truck transmission servicing costs. Biffa’s experience demonstrates how, by consulting Allison Transmission about the frequency of replacing transmission fluid and…
A roadmap to reducing air pollution from transport
CMS SupaTrak, OWL, and the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality are calling for all refuse collection vehicles operated by councils and private waste operators in the UK to be fitted with air quality monitoring equipment. Fleet Vision International reports. The Optimised…
Sandy Anderson, Service Manager – Waste Operations for Fife Council, took delivery of the CMS SupaTrak Connected Camera system in December 2019
As soon as he implemented this technology in the local authority’s RCV fleet, it started delivering substantial benefits straight away, with the recently-released 4 Camera ‘Live’ DVR adding considerable functionality. CMS SupaTrak’s all-round camera system stars live cameras that cover forward, nearside, offside and…