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People
Knorr-Bremse is reporting another year of success at its annual brake testing season on the road and frozen lake test circuits at Arjeplog, a small town in north Sweden close to the Arctic Circle.
Braking Systems
The traffic commissioners’ triennial review, published this week, concludes that the system is working well and is widely supported, but that underpinning IT needs updating and there are longer term...
Driver CPC
HGV operators and van users should be aware that falling fuel prices, while apparently good news, can also lead to problems.
Fuel Pricing
Heavy and abnormal loads specialist McIntosh Heavy Logistics is the first in UK to take delivery of a MAN TGX 41.640 tractor unit with new D38 15.2 litre six-cylinder in-line Euro 6 engine.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
The DfT (Department for Transport) yesterday (21 December 2015) announced a range of measures aimed at improving road safety.
Driver CPC
The Freight Transport Association is urging the government to rethink its announcement that clean air zones in five English cities will not apply to cars.
Green Vehicles
Dee Valley Water has taken delivery of a bespoke MAN TGS 26.320 6x4 truck, fitted with Hiab crane, extra storage and crew hygiene facilities, to use as an emergency call-out vehicle.
Cranes
Waste firm Biffa has taken delivery of four Mercedes-Benz Sprinters to launch its new emergency waste removal service, OneCall.
Panel Vans
Falken Tyre Europe is releasing two new regional traffic tyres for commercial vehicles in January (2016) – RI 151 steering axle and BI 851 driving axle.
Tyres & Retreads
Hankook Tire has expanded its OE (original equipment) tyre fitments in the heavy- and medium-duty segments under its agreement with Mercedes-Benz Trucks for the Actros, Antos, Arocs, Econic and Atego....
Tyres & Retreads
Sean Dignan, Hugh Hamblin and Dean Armstrong have been unveiled as the winner and runners-up respectively in this year’s Mobil Delvac 1 Driver Efficiency Challenge for the McLaren-Honda truck fleet.
Driver / People Management