Commercial vehicle powertrain manufacturer Cummins has announced that it has completed its $3.7bn acquisition of Meritor, a global supplier of axle and brake technologies for commercial vehicle and...
Braking Systems
An overview of Freeway’s system for managing vehicles and other assets; providing automation to simplify the management of maintenance, defects, compliance, stores and purchasing.
Fleet Management Systems
Apprentice technician Boril Dimov is thriving in the Fulwell RATP Dev London bus garage. But for the intervention of a youth worker, his life might well have taken an altogether different path....
Apprenticeships
OEMs are looking to improve diesel emission performance by modifying the aftertreatment and engine control system, writes Will Dalrymple
Emissions Control
Technological aids are closing the communication gaps between operations and engineering departments at bus operators in the UK and Europe, finds Will Dalrymple
Workshop
Isuzu trucks are the standard ‘go to’ vehicle for arboriculture in the UK, according to Bartlett Tree Experts, who has recently added a further five new Isuzus to its nationwide transport fleet.
Light Commercial Vehicles
JOST UK is launching a new range of high performance disc brake pads for trucks and other large commercial vehicles that are said to feature premium friction material and a profiled design to optimise...
Brakes & Braking Systems
Continental Tyres and Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK have created a new integrated digital TPMS, designed specifically to meet the unique safety requirements of fleets using trailers, especially multidecks.
Tyres & Retreads
DAF Trucks reports that, despite operating in difficult circumstances, all 134 of its dealer locations are performing at, or very close to, normal service levels.
Health & Safety Legislation
DVSA says: "This short video shows some of the checks that you should do. Read the full list in this guide for more details."
Road Safety
Increasingly often, technicians must draw on both electrical and mechanical knowledge of vehicles to diagnose a fault from its symptoms, finds Will Dalrymple
Apprenticeships
Transport consultancy Cenex has published results of a publicly funded two-year, 20-vehicle trial of gas trucks. It is said to be the UK’s first to test Euro VI-compliant vehicles factory-fitted with...
Alternative Fuels