Commercial vehicle technology giant Continental will be launching components and systems for truck platooning – what the company refers to as ‘the electronic tow bar’ – at the IAA show (22—29...
Aerodynamics
Synthetic fluids, manufactured by chemically reformulating a range of feedstocks, are now offering significant advances over diesel fuels. Brian Tinham explains
Lubricants & Systems
An oversupply of poor quality stock and the traditional summer tail-off are causing stagnation in sales of used mid- and heavy-weight trucks.
Sales FiguresThere is the potential that the brackets for the locks of the wheel cut-out trim panels may become detached causing an increase risk of collision. Recall vehicles likely to be affected and replace...
RecallsDuring production, faulty rear axle modulator/proportional valves may have been fitted. On affected vehicles replace valves as necessary. NOTE 4X2 AND 4X4 TRACTOR UNITS MUST NOT BE DRIVEN. Vehicle ID:...
Recalls
Last year, 88.5% of vans stopped by DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency) were running illegally overweight. Additionally, 50% of vans in the 3.0—3.5t range failed their MOTs.
Road Legal
Veolia’s Michael Venner, Gary King of Sainsbury’s and Flogas Britain’s Allan Eyre have been shortlisted for the IRTE Fleet Engineer of the Year award in the HGV category.
Driver / People Management
Space is fast running out for delegates wanting accommodation at the 2016 national IRTE Conference on 28 September, at Eastwood Hall, Notts, following record bookings.
Driver / People Management
Nottingham City Transport’s Mark Fowles, Trentbarton’s Jeff Counsell, and Reading Buses CEO Martijn Gilbert will be among headline speakers in the Euro Bus Expo 2016 (1—3 November, NEC, Birmingham)...
Bus & Coach
Continental says it will unveil game-changing close-coupled exhaust gas aftertreatment technology for HGVs at the 66th IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover, Germany (22—29 September 2016).
Exhaust systems, Filters & Catalysts
Long term Iveco trucks operator BOF has expanded its furniture delivery fleet with five New Eurocargo 4x2 rigids, describing Iveco vehicles as “ever-reliable workhorses”.
Rigids
Continental haulage business Hannon Transport has taken delivery of 40 Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated semi-trailers, each equipped with the manufacturer’s new TrailerConnect temperature and mapping...
Trailers