Renault is to showcase its 19-tonne Range D Wide CNG (compressed natural gas) rigid truck at the International Transport and Logistics trade show, at the Porte de Versailles centre in Paris (14—16...
Alternative Fuels
Shell has opened a hydrogen refuelling station at the Cobham service station on the M25 – the first branded and public hydrogen refuelling site in the UK.
Alternative Fuels
The UK is now the second most congested country in the world behind China, with Brits in 2016 spending an average of five more days a year (6.3 days for Londoners) stuck in traffic than in the...
Telematics
Vehicle recovery giant The AA has ordered a further 158 VW Transporters – adding to the 500 new Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles vans it took last year.
Panel Vans
Continental Tyres says it will use the upcoming CV Show (25—27 April 2017, NEC, Birmingham) to preview its Conti YardReader, designed to monitor tyre pressures automatically for all vehicles in a...
Tyres & RetreadsDuring production the temperature sensors for the alternator have been installed/located in the wrong position. This can result in the driver not receiving an early warning of the alternator...
Recalls
Midlands-based builders’ merchant AW Lumb added two Loadmac 825iSR UK-built truck-mounted forklifts to its lorry fleet last year, and says both are reliable and enabling full vehicle offloads from one...
Cranes
Fulda says its new 385/65R22.5 Ecotonn 2 HL high-load trailer tyre allows 10-tonne axle weights so will help truck operators wanting to maximise profits with higher payloads.
Tyres & Retreads
Telematics specialist Teletrac Navman and fleet management consultancy Fleetcheck have together published a checklist, which it says is aimed at helping operators assess their levels of fleet...
Driver / People Management
UK Container Maintenance (UKCM) has taken delivery of another five Volvo FH-460 6x2 tractor units as part of a programme, started in 2014, that will see the company update its entire fleet 100% Volvo...
Tractor UnitsUnions on certain brake pipes may not have been tightened to the correct torque. This may allow fluid to escape and affect the braking efficiency. On affected vehicles check pipe unions and brake...
Recalls
Following the launch of its all-electric 25-tonne gvw Urban eTruck – the first and with a range of 200km – at last year’s IAA commercial vehicle show, in Hannover, Mercedes-Benz is now starting...
Electric Vehicles