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reVUE, a Manchester, UK-based risk management company providing evidence based driver intervention training, has published a White Paper on the impact of combining technology and behavioural coaching to reduce risk on Britain’s roads. The firm recently commissioned a research project which produced encouraging findings in relation to the impact of an in-vehicle recording device on improving driver behaviour. This was said to be particularly prevalent when implemented with a corresponding coaching intervent

2122 Trimble’s sophisticated VisionLink solution offers contractors the chance to utilise machine fleet data in a more efficient and effective way. This provides a method for connecting the telematics data generated by each piece of equipment, no matter the supplier or the machine’s location, into a single reporting system for the contractor. Monitoring assets closely provides greater transparency while the two-way information flow also allows data to be passed back onsite, where it is needed.

Excavation work is in hand for the Eurasia Tunnel in Turkey. South Korean contractor SK Engineering and Construction (SK E&C) is carrying out the excavation work as part of a BOT contract. The project is costing some US$1.24 billion and the 5.4km tunnel will provide a new trans-continental connection between the towns of Goztepe and Kazlicesme when it opens in 2017. Running below the Bosporus Strait, the tunnel is expected to reduce the travel time to 15 minutes from the current 100 minutes. The Eurasia Tun

The new Kinrara-Damansara Skyway (Kidex) being planned for Malaysia is expected to help reduce traffic congestion. A study carried out by SKM-CB Colin Buchanan-Sinclair Knight Merz in 2011 indicated that the highway will be able to lower travelling time between Damansara and Kinrara by 25%. Meanwhile the volume of traffic in both directions from Puchong to Petaling Jaya will be lessened by 50%. From Taman Tun Dr Ismail, from Bandar Utama to Petaling Jaya and from the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), traf

A series of key developments will boost the market presence of the electric vehicle worldwide. China is particular looks set to develop its presence in the sector, partly in a bid to reduce the country’s urban pollution problems. A new electric vehicle developed in partnership between Daimler Benz and Chinese firm BYD Automotive looks set to be launched in September 2014. The DENZA model has been developed outside of Germany to meet market needs for China. Customers for the vehicle will benefit from subsidi

Organisers of the 5th edition of the Transport Research Arena (TRA), Europe's largest conference on transport research and innovation, say the event attracted record attendance levels. Held at CNIT in Paris 14-17 April 2014, the event drew almost 3,000 visitors from 56 countries. Over 130 sessions, 650 presentations, 15 associated events and 1,000m² of exhibitions welcomed researchers and industrial and public policy players. They came together to examine their ideas about our society's changing transpor

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas has said that Cummins Tier 4 Final engines will make their appearance in Hyundai machines in the “near future.” The news follows both companies’ recent launches at ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas, USA, where Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas continued its partnership with Cummins by enhancing its new 9A series product lines with Cummins Tier 4 Interim engines. Hyundai exhibited many of the 9A wheeled loader and excavator models. “Cummins state-of-the-art eng

The Faroe Islands will have two new toll-financed subsea tunnels by 2024 after the Løgting parliament approved the Islands’ biggest ever public construction project. One of the tunnels, Eysturoyartunnelen, will connect the islands of Eysturoy and Streymoy, and the other, Sandoyartunnelen, will connect islands of Streymoy and Sandoy. The estimated cost of the tunnels are €140.63 million (DKK 1.05 billion) and €115.18 million (DKK 860 million) respectively.