Sensing an opportunity, bus operator Go-Ahead took a leap into the future and worked with suppliers to develop a new single-deck electric bus design for London routes. They presented their story at...
Battery Technology
Concerned about residents’ health, local councils around the UK may soon start to impose penalties on some types of commercial vehicles to raise air quality standards, according to one speaker at the...
Health & Safety Legislation
Conference delegates at the 2018 IRTE conference heard from UPS director of sustainability Peter Harris, who described how the parcel delivery business deals with environmental pressures. Steve Banner...
Alternative Fuels
Particularly in winter, commercial vehicles pick up road grime all too quickly. Keeping them clean not only improves the appearance of the fleet, but also helps technical inspection and maintenance,...
Hand/Power Tools
A recent research programme presented at the 2018 IRTE conference explored the future development of a heavy-duty engine type that illustrates the benefits of using natural gas instead of diesel fuel....
Alternative Fuels
BYD is fast becoming the dominant global electric bus manufacturer, thanks partly to the vast scale of its Chinese battery manufacturing production base. Steve Banner visits the site, in Shenzhen,...
Electric Vehicles
The IRTE’s Workshop Accreditation scheme provides an impartial assessment of the quality of dealer-affiliated and independent garages across the UK, finds Steve Banner
Irtec
Modern 3.5-tonners are notoriously tight on payload. That poses a challenge for tipper bodybuilders and their customers. Fit too heavy a body and start adding ancillary equipment such as bin lifts and...
Tippers
Weight reduction has become something of a mantra at European trailer builder Schmitz Cargobull. It has put many of its products on a strict diet to boost payload and cut fuel usage and CO2 emissions,...
Light Commercial Vehicles
A new purpose-built training centre set up by Bridgestone in Nuneaton is playing a key role in implementing irtec tyre accreditation for HGV and PSV technicians, finds Steve Banner
Continuing Professional Development
Employers from all corners of industry have lambasted the apprenticeship levy standard introduced in April 2017 as being unfit for purpose; it has resulted in a 24% year-on-year drop in people...
Apprenticeships
Steve Banner investigates how the Direct Vision Standard is affecting cab design, and its consequences for load capacity and truck specification
Health & Safety Legislation