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News
07/03/2014

Volvo dealers make record 97.4% first time pass rate

Volvo Trucks' UK dealer network achieved a record 97.4% MOT first time pass rate in January 2014 (on 1,554 trucks), exceeding the previous monthly record set in mid-2013 by 1.3%.

The January 2014 figures also reveal that 43 of 71 (61%) of Volvo's UK Dealerpoints achieved an MOT first time pass rate of 100% for that month – making a useful ... » Read More

07/03/2014

Transdek doubles up trailer

Transdek UK is launching its latest double-deck trailer – designed for ...
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07/03/2014

Fraikin keeps the Fors

Encon Insulation has renewed its contract with Fraikin to supply and ...
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07/03/2014

Haldex at MIRA

Braking systems specialist Haldex's European R&D base, currently being ...
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07/03/2014

Top Renault apprentices

Renault Trucks UK has recognised best performers in its Advanced ...
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07/03/2014

Digital tachograph discount

Stoneridge Electronics is offering fleet managers a discount of 20% to ...
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07/03/2014

Upgrade for heavy duty oil

Q8Oils has released an upgraded version of Q8 T910, a high-performance ...
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Features
04/03/2014

Heavy-duty diesels set for gas-fuelled transformation

A quarter of a century after the initial dash for gas – when the UK's then newly privatised electricity companies were falling over themselves to build gas turbine electricity generation plants – the transport industry may be on the brink of a similar transformation.

According to advocates of LNG and CNG (liquefied and compressed natural gas), ... » Read More

04/03/2014

Inside braking systems

Braking systems have undergone considerable development in recent years, but what does it mean for technicians? In the first of a new series of features for CV technicians, Brian Tinham talks to Peter Jones, technical training manager ...
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04/03/2014

Safer passage

Europe's General Safety Regulation will significantly change vehicle safety specifications. Brian Weatherley examines the impact on truck makers and buyers, and asks whether more should be done to encourage early adoption
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04/03/2014

Information overload

Most professional fleet engineers now understand the value of good telematics. But have you got the right formula, or are you breaking a butterfly on a wheel? Ian Norwell goes data mining
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