Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK will commence the design and assembly of chassis for the BYD ADL partnership's electric single and double deck buses for the British market at ADL's facilities in the UK.
Electric Vehicles
Daily checks for lorry loaders go above and beyond the wheels and chassis items required of goods wagons, reports John Kendall
Road Safety
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Tyres & Retreads
Once upon a time, jackknifing was seen as a major issue. Nowadays it’s unusual enough that, when it is reported, our ears prick up with surprise. Anti-lock braking took care of the majority of cases, finds Lucy Radley
Road Safety
Instead of harnessing the power of diesel combustion, full-electric and hybrid drivetrains are coming to fire appliances, reports Steve Banner
Electric Vehicles
When I started in the motor vehicle industry in 1984 as an apprentice, it was the start of the decline of apprentice programmes.
Apprenticeships
COVID-19 lockdowns may have slowed the progress of some apprenticeships in the commercial vehicle world, but the sector has not seen the kinds of mass layoffs reported to have occurred in other sectors, at least judging from the experience of some, writes Will Dalrymple
Apprenticeships
Learning how people work requires a different set of skills to learning how a vehicle works. However, that is an essential requirement of a management role in engineering, finds Will Dalrymple
Workshop
After a year’s enforced break, the IRTE Skills Challenge returns for its tenth year of testing bus and coach technicians
Apprenticeships
The transport sector has had some major issues to cope with in recent times, but nothing could have prepared operators for what 2020 had in store. John Challen counts the costs of a global pandemic for fleets
Fleet Operating Costs
Lucy Radley gets behind the wheel of a right-hand drive New Truck Generation MAN tractor
Tractor Units
Kent Frozen Foods (KFF) has taken delivery of 31 new IVECO vehicles, 13 Eurocargo rigids and 18 Daily box vans from Kent dealer Haynes Trucks.
Light Commercial Vehicles