Brownhills-based Gulliver's Truck Hire is the 150th ATF (Authorised Testing Facility). The centre opened its doors yesterday (8 December 2011) and is offering open access vehicle testing of trailers,...
VOSA Testing
A reporting mechanism for dangerous HGV wheels is likely to be established next year (2012), following a decision by Mike Penning MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, to meet...
Wheels / Wheel fixings / Trims
US gearboxes giant Allison Transmission has reached a major milestone for bus and coach hybrids by producing its 5,000th H 40/50 EP transmission system.
Transmissions
MC Truck and Bus Witham has opened its combined tacho and brake roller testing facilities, taking the organisation closer to its goal of a one-stop-shop for local commercial vehicle operators.
MOT Testing Equipment
Nissan GB has taken top honours in the LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards, winning the Low Carbon Car and Van Manufacturer of the Year, and the Outstanding Achievement Award for Low Carbon Transport.
Alternative Fuels
Stoke-based bus and coach operator Bakers Coaches has launched its first hybrid bus service, ahead of its 75th anniversary this month (November 2011).
Bus & CoachIn what is being pitched as a conquest deal for Renault Trucks, one of East Anglia's leading fresh produce merchants, D&F McCarthy, has taken delivery of three Renault Midlums into its Iveco-dominated...
Rigids
Mann + Hummel has been presented with the Bosch Supplier Award in the mechanics and resale goods category.
Fuel Systems
The FTA (Freight Transport Association) has called on the government to take a level headed view on longer semi-trailers on the day its consultation closes.
Longer Heavier Vehicles
Highland Galvanizers & Colour Coaters, in Scotland, has teamed up with bodybuilder Gray & Adams to pioneer a trailer chassis design that fights corrosion.
Trailers
Maidstone-based Britelite Windows has taken delivery of 10 new Long-bodied Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, with low-emission Euro 5 engines.
Light Commercial VehiclesThe material of the steering arm bolts may not be to specification. As a result the bolts could crack and, if not rectified, could eventually fail totally, causing loss of directional control. Recall...
Recalls