Truck and LCV initial MOT test failure rates are steadily falling, according to DVSA figures, but could still be better. Steve Banner offers advice on how to make sure vehicles make it through the...
Operator Compliance Risk Score
Lightweight body construction techniques aim to squeeze as much performance as possible from alternative power sources, explains Steve Banner
Bus & Coach
Tight size and weight limits no longer constrain specification of tail-lifts for small vans and trucks. Steve Banner introduces six models
Tail Lifts
A round-up of news and recent issues, including: restricting remote control operation distances, new models that extend product ranges, automatic sheet covering systems for skips, the return of TH...
Loaders
Robust health and safety measures are required of commercial vehicle workshops – as they are of all workplace environments. Steve Banner explains
Irtec
There’s more to bodybuilding than the headline imperatives of weight reduction and aerodynamics imply. Steve Banner talks to some of the experts
Fleet Operating Costs
Although Level 1 AEBS (autonomous emergency braking system) became mandatory on new registrations in November 2015, some suppliers and operators are going above and beyond. Steve Banner reports
Vehicle Stability
As city and urban authorities increasingly frown on diesel engines, it’s time for refrigerated transport operators to consider some alternatives. And there are plenty of them, writes Steve Banner
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
As the emergency services are increasingly required to bend to the laws of austerity, converters and truck OEMs alike are coming up with novel solutions. Steve Banner Explains
Emergency Service Vehicles
Thinking outside the box is helping converters and coachbuilders to change the game in the world of compact buses. Steve Banner investigates
Fleet Operating Costs
With the introduction of Iveco’s Daily 4x4 in RHD guise, Steve Banner puts this serious new off-road truck to the test at Millbrook’s most challenging circuits
Drivelines
Although low-entry cab rigids may be stealing the limelight, their bodies are developing too. Steve Banner reports on the ongoing movement to cut weight and cost for operators
Fleet Operating Costs