London waste management specialist O’Donovan Waste Disposal has won the Safe Vehicles award at the Brake Fleet Safety Awards.
Health & Safety Legislation
If you want the ultimate in versatility, you’ll be hard pressed to beat a tridem. Brian Tinham talks to early adopters and discovers why they are so enthusiastic
Road Safety
Last year’s changes to the requirements for trailer brake testing have driven uptake of ATF-approved brake testers. But there’s rather more to kitting out modern workshops. Brian Tinham reports
Diagnostic Equipment
Although heavy-duty vehicles at risk of running over weight are largely protected with onboard systems or weigh bridges, when it comes to vans it’s a different story. Brian Tinham reports
Vehicle StabilityCILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) has welcomed four new board members: professor Richard Wilding, Margaret Everson, Jane Green and Helen Gallimore, together bringing a broad range...
People
Malcolm Group CEO Andrew Malcolm is replacing his five-year-old Volvo FM horsebox with a new high specification 460bhp Volvo FH Globetrotter XL 6x2 rigid that is a real thoroughbred inside and out.
Rigids
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans and Mazda 6 cars are top of automotive after-treatment recondition specialist DPF Clean Team’s league table of vehicles showing DPF (diesel particulate filter) problems...
Road Legal
Commercial vehicle rental, hire and leasing firm Dawsonrentals is adding another 70 Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, all 5.0-tonne gvw models, to its 2,000-strong rental fleet.
Bus & Coach
This year’s TCS&D Award for the rental and contract hire company of the year went to Enterprise Flex-E-Rent for the second year running.
Finance & LeasingThe first series-production autonomous truck to drive on a public road in Europe will make its maiden voyage in Germany on Friday 2 October (2015).
Engine/Transmission Management
Bibby Distribution’s Future Fleet farm collection vehicle project – instigated for its First Milk contract – is set to slash CO2 emissions and fuel costs, according to the company.
Rigids
Refrigerated trucks represent a hidden polluter on European roads contributing to thousands of deaths and costing the taxpayer an estimated €2 billion a year, rising to €2.5 billion by 2025.
Alternative Fuels