Alternatives to battery-electric light commercial vehicles are being encouraged by transport operators, so what will the manufacturers have to offer in the near future? Steve Banner investigates
With an ever-increasing focus on sustainability, recycling and a circular economy, retreads have become a more common sight on commercial vehicles in recent years. Steve Banner takes a look at the...
Tyres & Retreads
Instances of rear-steering axles being specified on rigid 6x2s are becoming more common. Steve Banner finds out why
MAN’s workshop technician scheme gives apprentices a valuable entry into the world of heavy-duty maintenance and engineering. By Steve Banner
Apprenticeships
Emergency transport has not been unaffected by the UK drive to decarbonise transport, finds Steve Banner
Transporting hydrogen by road looks set to become a major business globally given the rising interest in vehicles equipped with hydrogen fuel cells and the lack of a comprehensive network of hydrogen...
Alternative Fuels
Transport fleets are increasingly embracing EBPMS – electronic braking performance monitoring systems – as a means of keeping a close eye on the efficiency of the brakes on their trucks and trailers,...
Rolling Roads
Transport fleets are increasingly embracing EBPMS – electronic braking performance monitoring systems – as a means of keeping a close eye on the efficiency of the brakes on their trucks and trailers,...
Brakes & Braking Systems
Heavy, unceasing rain, overflowing watercourses and an often-inadequate network of surface water drains mean that highways can flood with alarming rapidity, creating hazardous driving conditions....
Road Safety
Cut your fleet’s fuel consumption and you shrink your CO2 footprint, reduce emissions of NOx, particulates and other unpleasant pollutants, and save money into the bargain. What’s not to like, asks...
Telematics
Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are practical working tools as well as being environmentally friendly. But they don’t come cheap, concludes Austria-based global logistics giant Gebrüder Weiss, which is...
Alternative Fuels
Despite the use of cutting-edge technology in instrumentation and control, service and maintenance tasks on driverless buses are much more down to earth, finds Steve Banner
Bus & Coach