Trailer manufacturer SDC has announced that it will reveal an innovative KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) curtainsider at the CV Show, designed to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas...
Braking Systems
New sentencing guidelines mean courts now have the power to fine companies up to £20 million for Corporate Manslaughter and £10 million for health and safety regulation offences.
Health & Safety LegislationThe end pipe of the auxiliary air heater may not have been routed correctly due to a missing cut out in the vehicle floor. Exhaust from the auxiliary air heater is possibly not correctly diverted...
Recalls
Coventry-based owner operator Bill Wheatley has put a Volvo FH-500 6x2 tractor unit into service – his first new truck but his fourth Volvo.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
MAN Truck & Bus UK has launched its Customer First initiative – designed to change the focus and dramatically improve customers’ experiences across the business.
Dealerships
Vehicle safety specialist Vision Techniques will be demonstrating its brake system, which prevents vehicle runaways, at this year’s CV show (26—28 April, NEC, Birmingham).
Braking Systems
Tyre pressure monitoring specialist TyrePal says it will display two novel fleet monitoring products at this year's Commercial Vehicle Show – its in-cab tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and the...
Tyres & Retreads
Fleet telematics systems developer Masternaut says its latest software – free to existing Connect customers – is designed to help operators identify financial, efficiency and safety risks.
Fleet Management Systems
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland civil engineering firm McCormick Contracts is reporting excellent reliability and fuel efficiency 11% better than its fleet average after a year of running his first...
Tippers
Fast growing commercial vehicle rental specialist Enterprise Flex-E-Rent intends to make its public debut at this year’s CV Show (26—28 April, NEWC, Birmingham).
Finance & Leasing
Aquila Truck Centres has added interim extra CV workshop space at its Tipton, West Midlands HQ with the help of temporary building specialist Smart-Space.
Workshop Management Systems
Bibby Distribution is adding 18 new Vanhool tanker trailers, worth £1.2 million, to the 200-strong fleet – for its tanker division handling food ingredients.
Tankers