Whale Tankers' exhibited the largest and most sophisticated KaiserWhale ever built by the company at the recent Truckfest.
Municipal VehiclesWheel bearing may fail: under certain operating conditions, it is possible that the wheel bearing of the leading or trailing tag axles can fail, as a result of a brake overheat on these axles. If the...
Recalls
Conversion and mobility specialist Stanford Coachworks says it has developed a cost-effective solution to revitalising fatigued minibuses.
Bodyshop Equipment
Travis Perkins' plumbing, heating, kitchens and joinery divisions are taking delivery of Mercedes-Benz chassis cabs, with lightweight Luton bodies by dry freight specialist Bevan Group.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Volvo has successfully crash tested it FE Hybrid truck, paying particular attention to potential vulnerabilities on its 578kg battery pack.
Hybrids
Stoke-based bus and coach operator Bakers Coaches, which won an Environmental Business Award for cutting carbon emissions, is starting trials of Michelin's X Energy SaverGreen tyres this month.
Tyres & Retreads
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has taken delivery of a set of six heavy-duty S6CF cable free lifts from Somerstotalkare.
Lifting Equipment
Carrier Transicold has introduced the Vector 1550 City trailer refrigeration unit, with noise levels below 60dB and a standard 'nose-mount' installation.
Refrigeration
Volvo Trucks has announced measures to tackle the problem of blind spots on the passenger side, using new technology alongside public traffic education.
Health & Safety Legislation
Completion of a project to convert Optare Solos to run on in dual-fuel mode, with diesel and bio-methane, sees 11 of green buses entering service in Lincoln.
Alternative Fuels
Bridgestone Europe will demonstrate its new TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring system) for commercial vehicles at the eSafety Challenge 2011, near Vienna, today (31 May).
Tyres & Retreads
Toyota dealership Swinford Motors' new Dyson Hydraloader 3000La two-car transporter has a 3,000kg capacity low approach sliding bed, mounted on a 5.0-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 518CDI chassis.
Car Transporters