Brian Tinham

Product Launches

Revised NV200 small van gets all the gizmos

The multi award-winning NV200 van will have Bluetooth connectivity as standard, and a higher power 110hp engine offering from 1 July.

Light Commercial Vehicles
Product Launches

GreenRoad adds speed and idling views for fleet managers

Driver performance and safety management systems developer GreenRoad has added speed violation monitoring, idling heat maps and more data integration to its award-winning fleet product.

Telematics
News

Chaffins goes for Paneltex on Isuzu chassis cabs

South west food distribution firm Chaffins Foodservice has upgrade two of its Isuzu chassis cabs by swapping the existing twin compartment bodies for new triple compartment refrigerated bodies, built...

Bodies & Bodywork
News

HW Martin boosts recycling drive with Mercedes-Benz Econic

HW Martin Waste is reporting "spectacular increases" in recycling rates since drafting its first five Mercedes-Benz Econic refuse trucks into service for local authorities in Derbyshire.

Municipal Vehicles
News

MAN chassis cab cleans up with Scarab vehicles

In a first for road sweepers manufacturer Scarab Sweepers in the UK, the firm has selected MAN TGM chassis to showcase its M6 and Magnum sweeper equipment.

Municipal Vehicles
Product Launches

Fuel theft alarm takes protection to a new level

A new anti-fuel theft system, designed to work with existing security devices, such as locking fuel caps and anti-siphon devices, has been introduced by Aide Automotive.

Security Equipment
DSVA recalls

Mercedes-Benz Actros

The oil dipstick guide tube on these vehicles is used for possible oil extraction. Under certain circumstances there is a risk of fire, due to engine oil escaping via the oil dip stick guide. Retrofit...

Recalls
News

Hankook tyres nominated for two TAFF Awards

Hankook has been nominated for two categories in the 2011 National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) Tyres & Fast-Fit Awards (TAFF).

Tyres & Retreads
News

Ratcliff Palfinger acquires Ross and Bonnyman parts business

Following the decision by R&B in early 2010 to cease manufacture of commercial tail lifts, Ratcliff Palfinger has agreed to purchase the right to supply R&B commercial spare parts.

Tail Lifts
News

Maximum authorised mass brake testing still on hold

Industry proposals to move to testing commercial vehicle brakes (freight and PSVs) against maximum authorised mass (MAM), rather than design weight, remain in abeyance.

VOSA Testing
DSVA recalls

Mercedes-Benz Actros

Risk of fire. The electrical cable may chafe at the bracket of the engine control unit. This may lead to malfunctions in the vehicles electrical system. In the worst case, the chafing could lead to a...

Recalls
News

Tax refunds on technicians’ tools amount to £2.2 million

Tax refund specialist Refunds Direct claims to have secured tax refunds worth a total of £2.2 million for more than 4,600 auto technicians.

Workshop