ERECA (the Exhaust Retrofit Emission Control Alliance) has launched an air quality knowledge portal at www.ereca.eu that combines data on emissions busting technology from Eminox, HJS and Proventia.
Green Vehicles
Polish bus manufacturer Solaris is now fitting Continental’s tyre-pressure-monitoring system (TPMS) as original equipment on its buses in a bid to reduce fleet operating costs by improving fuel...
Tyres & Retreads
Helen Burrows, a van sales exec with Imperial Commercials Volkswagen Van Centre Nottingham, has received a customer champion award from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
People
Continental Tyres says it intends to focus on helping transport operators review their tyre selection and running costs at this year’s CV Show (26—289 April 2016, NEC, Birmingham).
Tyres & RetreadsOn vehicles fitted with the four cylinder (OM651) engine the high pressure fuel lines may not have been manufactured to specifications. These lines may crack and allow fuel to leak. If an ignition...
Recalls
Juratek has launched a modified, ‘easy-fit’ version of the brake disc assembly for DAF CF and XF trucks – moving from the original 40-piece fitting to a new unit that requires just 10 bolts to secure...
Brakes & Braking Systems
RVS (Refuse Vehicle Solutions) has partnered with Mercedes-Benz dealer City West Commercials to offer 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Antos RCVs (refuse collection vehicles) that are fully built and ready for...
Municipal Vehicles
Licence Bureau says it will relaunch its compliance managed services (CMS) web portal at the CV Show (NEC, 26—28 April) but with a Permits to Drive feature.
Driver / People Management
SSI Services, the contracting arm of South Staffordshire Plc, has bolstered its fleet of 1,200 LCVs by renewing its contract with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and taking more than 100 new Caddys and...
Car Derived Vans
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ new Caddy TGI BlueMotion – to be launched at the Geneva International Motor Show – is being claimed as the first panel van equipped with a dual-clutch gearbox.
CV Show
Quality and trust are becoming more of an issue for van dealers, as supply of used vans improves and buyers see more choice, according to the RAC.
Car Derived Vans
London mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon’s call for a peak-hours HGV ban is short-sighted and would put hundreds more vans on the city’s roads during the rush hours, according to the FTA (Freight...
Driver / People Management