MAN Truck & Bus UK chose Euro Bus Expo 2012 to debut its new three-axle touring coach.
Bus & Coach
Bodybuilder Muldoon has developed a product that it claims provides a long-awaited solution to stability and safety during tipping.
Vehicle Stability
Scottish building and civil engineering contractor Dunne Group has taken delivery of a New Actros tractor unit from Mercedes-Benz as it expands into the South of England.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
The transport industry needs to stand up for itself and make the Coalition and society understand its importance – and the implications of failure for the whole country.
Alternative FuelsFurther to Recall 440 (R2012/059) and investigations undertaken by DAF, it is suspected that the most likely cause of cracked Hytrel brake pipes in Circuit 3 (hand brake circuit) is due to stress on the air pipe in combination with a chemical agent that may be used in vehicle cleaning. Remedial action: replace Voss couplings with the Raufoss type coupling on Circuit 3. Vehicle ID: E904937 to E945605.
Recalls
An Engineering Manager vacancy exists at our busy Folkestone depot which operates a mixed fleet of 53 vehicles.
Bristol-based Charles Saunders Foodservice has bought two Fuso Canter light trucks, largely persuaded by the vehicle's Duonic automated transmission system.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Nearly 12 months after the introduction of London's Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Eminox is reminding operators of the importance of maintaining their diesel particulate filter and trap equipment.
Bus & Coach
The last of the trailers ordered by Allied Bakeries from Cartwright earlier in the year has now been delivered, with the operator now running six quite different vehicles.
Trailers
Skip hire firm Martins of York is facing a 48-hour suspension of its operator's licence, after its conviction for one of the seven deadly sins.
VOSA ProhibitionsFire risk: in extreme circumstances, it is possible that part of the wiring harness for the HDXi dual fuel system may become exposed to high temperatures produced by the vehicle's high pressure compressed air system. Should direct contact between the compressor pipe and the wiring harness protective sleeve occur, damage will result. However, should prolonged contact occur, this can result in a total failure of the harness or, in extreme cases, a vehicle fire. Recall all affected vehicles and...
Recalls
Ingimex says its new lightweight tipper is a reliable, versatile workhorse with operator safety designed in.
Light Commercial Vehicles