A demand for more cargo space combined with a low loading height has prompted the rise of a new breed of front-wheel drive 3.5-tonners with roomy Luton bodies, finds Steve Banner
Bodywork
Real-world trials of distribution trucks with electric powertrains are taking place all over Europe. While series production remains some way off, many fleets are already benefiting from the...
Alternative Fuels
Services to download drivers’ hours data from tachograph cards are becoming increasingly standard, finds Steve Banner. But that doesn’t mean that they are all made the same
Tachometers
Road sweepers are affected by increasingly strict vehicle emissions requirements, so sweeper manufacturers are coming forward with products that produce little or no exhaust emissions, reports Steve...
Alternative Fuels
Current strategies for vehicle lightweighting take in many kinds of technologies, from materials to fastenings to the supporting structure, reports Steve Banner
Trailers
The law has clamped down on operators found to have fitted AdBlue cheat devices on their vehicles, finds Steve Banner
Fixed Penalties
Although LCVs and rigids over 3.5t gvw stray into truck territory, they offer benefits that make them worth their while. By Steve Banner
Light Commercial Vehicles
Partial vehicle electrification through technologies such as regenerative braking, starter/generators and even stop-start systems in so-called ‘mild-hybrid’ systems can provide significant fuel...
Vehicle Electrics & Electronics
Two former school friends are collaborating to improve the safety of commercial vehicles, one wheel at a time. Steve Banner reports
Road Safety
Just as commercial vehicles come in all shapes and sizes, so too do the breakdown recovery vehicles that service them. One worry on the horizon for urban operators of these long-lived units are...
Recovery Vehicles
Transport for London (TfL) has launched a comprehensive new safety standard that will result in major, mandatory changes to the capital’s buses. Including everything from autonomous emergency braking...
Road Safety
With an operating life of more than a decade, and facing stringent emissions regulations being imposed in city centres, bus fleets are being forced to consider retrofits to keep running, finds Steve...
Emissions Control