While the industry and legislators alike work to reduce truck rollovers, this type of accident remains doggedly resistant. Keith Read finds out why
Truck Rollovers
Healthily sceptical workshop managers may be missing some tricks, as new equipment enables better, faster truck and van maintenance. Brian Tinham reports
Lifting Equipment
Truck contract hire firm Ryder has delivered its first leased 10 tonne electric truck to Bunzl, the distribution group, for operation in the catering sector, in the central London area.
Electric Vehicles
Stephen Elliot, transport manager at Grahams Family Dairy, says he is trialling a move from 7.5 to 6.5 tonners, and has bought two Iveco Daily 65C18 light commercials for the purpose.
Light Commercial Vehicles
First is the UK's largest bus operator and carries 3 million passengers on its buses everyday. We are global in scale
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For operators and vehicle makers concerned with keeping existing vehicles running longer and more efficiently, as well as coping with new legislation, the upcoming Commercial Vehicle Operator Show (13—15 April) should provide answers.
Irtec
This week sees the opening of MAN's new purpose-built truck and bus dealership in Preston, on the Walton Summit Industrial Estate at Bamber Bridge.
Vehicle Specification
In a bid to massively increase load capacity and fleet efficiency, Arla Foods has invested in its first variable deck trailer.
Tyres & Retreads
A prototype electric version of the Vito Taxi is now ready for trials, having been designed and built in just six months by a consortium involving Zytek, Valence Technology, Penso and Mercedes-Benz UK, which donated the base vehicle.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Environmental compatibility was the key criterion for dairy distribution specialist Pattemores Transport when it bought its latest 6x2 Mercedes-Benz Axor 2533 26-tonne tanker.
Tankers
The EU saw a decline in commercial vehicle registrations of 3.1% in February, according to ACEA (the Eurolpean Automobile Manufacturers' Association), with a total of 121,510 units being registered during that period.
Sales Figures
With the UK Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid truck trials now 18 months in, and at the half way mark, Mercedes has released what it sees as encouraging results so far.
Electric Vehicles