Deputy chairman and chief executive of FirstGroup, and recently named SOE/IRTE honorary fellow, Sir Moir Lockhead talks about the future of bus engineering with John Challen
Apprenticeships
The importance of maintaining certain goods at specified temperatures cannot be overstated. John Kendall looks at the issues behind training technicians responsible for this equipment
Workshop
Allison's Torqmatic fully automatic transmissions for buses now have two new models – T390 and T390R – offering enhanced torque capacity, durability, shift quality and fuel economy.
Gearboxes
An agreement has now been signed between IRTE and IMI (Institute of the Motor Industry) to jointly develop the irtec technician licensing scheme.
Irtec
Having evaluated a range of commercial vehicles, express delivery firm City Link says it has selected the Iveco Eurocargo for all 7.5 tonne operations.
Rigids
Ringwood-based Raymond Brown Minerals and Recycling has taken delivery of four new Renault Kerax 410.32 8x4 trucks, fitted with Abba tipping bodies.
Tippers
Aviation and construction transport services firm Gatwick Group says it has installed vehicle tracking and mobile computer systems to improve operational efficiencies and customer service.
Telematics
April's registration figures for new trucks show Renault apparently outperforming Iveco, Volvo and MAN, and achieving an average 8.94% market share, above 6 tonnes.
Sales Figures
MAN Latin America has supplied three operators with its first trucks capable of running on B100 (100% biodiesel) or regular diesel, using what the company refers to as new dual-fuel technology.
Alternative Fuels
MAN has introduced a new 26 tonne chassis for the fuel-oil home delivery market at the FPS (Federation of Petroleum Suppliers) Expo 2010 in Harrogate yesterday.
Tankers
Clean energy products supplier Acta has announced that independent validation of its onboard hydrogen enrichment system has taken place, and been successful.
Fuel Systems
On almost all trucks, whether left or right hand drive, there's a blind spot on the passenger side and just ahead of the cab; it's big enough to hide a small family saloon. This video explains the problem and the solution - fitting a special TruckView® Fresnel lens to the passenger window removes that mirror blind spot.
Windscreens, Windows / Equipment