An online knowledge base covering fuel cell electric bus engineering will be launched tomorrow (30 November 2016) by the High V.LO-City project, at the International Zero Emission Bus Conference in...
Alternative Fuels
A clear and immediate solution to driver blind spots is being overlooked, according to road safety campaign SteerSafe, which recommends fitting 360-degree cameras.
Safety systems
Sparks Commercial Services – an approved Renault Trucks dealer and distributor – has won the Aftersales, Workshop and Maintenance Provider of the Year award at the inaugural Commercial Motor Dealer...
Dealerships
The government’s revised air quality plans should place much greater emphasis on natural gas as a low-emission alternative to diesel for buses and medium- and heavy-duty commercial transport.
Alternative FuelsThe seatbelt mountings on the two-seater bench seats may not be correctly tightened. This could cause the seatbelts to not fully restrain the passengers and heighten the risk of injury if the vehicle...
Recalls
Laundry service CLEAN now has 60 commercial vehicles from Ryder: 3.5-tonne and 5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans; DAF LF180 12-tonne and LF220 18-tonne box tail lifts; and Iveco Daily 7.2-tonne box...
Finance & Leasing
MAN Truck & Bus UK managing director Simon Elliott is to leave the company in January (2017) just two years after his appointment from within parent Volkswagen Group.
People
Vehicle engineering and design consultancy Horiba Mira has upgraded its kinematics and compliance facility with the installation of new technology for suspension testing.
Suspensions
With Chancellor Philip Hammond today (23 November 2016) announcing a seventh consecutive freeze in fuel duty in his first Autumn Statement, the view from the transport industry is “good, but could...
Fleet Operating Costs
Wembley-based Bessway Travel’s latest fleet addition is a Volvo B11R 53-seater luxury coach with Jonckheere bodywork.
Bus & Coach
Two refuse collection vehicles from Wiltshire Council’s waste and recycling fleet have had their operational lives economically extended by RVS (Refuse Vehicle Solutions).
Remanufactured Equipment
Supermarket chain Aldi has taken delivery of 25 Carrier Transicold Vector 1950 multi-temperature (MT) refrigeration units mounted on 13.6-metre Gray & Adams semi-trailers, as part of a multi-site...
Temperature Controlled Vehicles