The passenger anti-trap mechanism may fail when the pneumatic doors are depowered. A design error stops the sensing working on the door when it is depowered; if an object/person is in the centre of...
RecallsSteering rack/steering column connector may detach. The connection block/shaft between the splined parts of the steering rack and steering column have not been manufactured to specification. This can...
RecallsSteering column may not have been secured. Securing nuts at one of the upper steering column attachments may be issing or loose. Also the universal joint cross screw joint in the upper steering column...
Recalls
London-based Anderson Travel has introduced a trio of Plaxton Panther3 Cubs to its 40-strong coach fleet.
Bus & Coach
Although his new 26-tonner boasts a list of optional features, the most valuable attribute of Paul Blackmore’s first Mercedes-Benz truck came as standard – fuel efficiency that means it is already...
Rigids
Ford & Slater, one of DAF Trucks’ largest UK dealer groups, has reported annual savings of £19,000 since installing Axtec’s ‘drive-over’ dynamic weighbridge at its principal location in Leicester.
Diagnostic Equipment
Anchor vans, which says it is the UK’s largest van hypermarket, is preparing to double in size by developing a new 2.5-acre site next to its base on the A4 near Reading.
Light Commercial Vehicles
A revolutionary hybrid bus that runs on both diesel and liquid nitrogen has completed a rigorous series of trials to bring it one step closer to the road.
Alternative Fuels
Volvo Trucks and Swedish waste management company Renova, with other R&D partners, are testing an autonomous refuse collection vehicle. The vehicle follows a preprogrammed route and uses radar to...
Telematics
CCTV expert VWS has added an Aldercote van-mounted boom lift to its fleet.
Light Commercial Vehicles
London Councils, the confederation of all London borough councils and the City of London, has reviewed the London Lorry Control Scheme that controls heavy goods vehicles (over 18 tonnes gvw) at night...
Social / Corporate Responsibility
Bus operator RATP Dev London has signed a letter of intent to buy 36 BYD ADL Enviro200 10.8m electric buses, following a technical evaluation of a number of suppliers. The commercial terms for the...
Electric Vehicles