Transdek UK is reporting completion of the first stage of its project to improve double deck trailer loading efficiency at retailer Boyes, with the installation and commissioning of a 6.5-tonne double...
Lifting Equipment
Four new Volvo B8RLE buses have joined East Yorkshire Motor Services’ 300-strong fleet – predominately Volvo buses – following what it describes as “ongoing positive experience of Volvo products”.
Bus & Coach
Cheshire-based PDQ Specialist Courier Services has selected Carrier Transicold Pulsor 400 multi-temperature (MT) refrigeration units for a pair of new 3.5 tonne Mercedes-Benz panel vans used to...
Refrigeration
Commercial vehicles tyre service specialist ATS Euromaster has opened another advanced tyre and vehicle service centre in Altrincham, following a £320,000 investment.
Tyres & Retreads
Tyres giant Continental has completed the roll-out of its Conti Hybrid range with the launch of its trailer tyre HT3 385/55 R 22.5, developed for combined use on regional roads and motorways.
Tyres & Retreads
The lack of legislation yet requiring tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) to be extended to commercial vehicles is exposing fleet operators to unnecessarily high fuel and breakdown costs – and...
Tyres & RetreadsThe mounting screws of the belt guide brackets at the left hand and right hand C-Pillars may not have been tightened correctly. Therefore the seat belt/s may not perform as intended, increasing the...
Recalls
Since its inception in 2012, the Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety standard has grown in stature, scope and spread. Brian Tinham reviews CLOCS vehicles from the fifth CLOCS Progress event, in...
Road Safety
Masternaut Maintenanceis a new module available from the telematics systems provider that automatically provides instant information on vehicle condition, using patented non-intrusive CANbus...
Telematics
As conjecture over a future Euro 7 turns to a reality likely involving new NOx, NO2 and CO2 emissions limits, Brian Tinham reviews meaningful measures
Emissions Control
Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain Beverley Bell has been named the next patron for the SOE – Society of Operations Engineers, the umbrella organisation for the IRTE (Institute of Road...
People
Operators and workshops are respectively demanding and signing up to the IRTE’s Workshop Accreditation and irtec technician licensing schemes. Brian Tinham finds out why
Irtec