Batteries represent a substantial part of the capital costs of electric buses, but, as Richard Simpson explains, their second-life value in static installations makes it possible to lease rather than buy
Battery Technology
As electric vehicles come into the fleet, what metrics should operators look for in understanding the powertrains’ capabilities? John Challen asks the experts
Drivelines
These days it seems virtually impossible for a manufacturer to release a new tractor unit without giving it a new rear (drive) axle as well. Lucy Radley examines why operators should care about axle ratios
Axles
Peter Shakespeare looks at the questionable practice of aftermarket truck engine re-mapping
Emissions Control
During this difficult time, we as a nation have relied on hundreds of logistics providers to keep supermarkets and pharmacies stocked with provisions.
Road Safety
Wincanton’s technical services director sees predictive maintenance as being a concept whose time has yet to come. He speaks to Richard Simpson
Maintenance
Seven years ago Volvo took its first tentative steps towards predicting when a truck component might fail. Today, thanks to the data that it is collecting from ‘connected trucks,’ Volvo is boosting its customers’ uptime, writes Brian Weatherley
Maintenance
European emissions rules require OEMs to boil down tractor performance into a single metric: its CO2 production. Steve Banner outlines the system and considers what operators can learn from it
Emissions Control
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Driver / People Management
Before COVID-19 hit, the office of the traffic commissioner was considering using videoconferencing for some of its proceedings. The Coronavirus pandemic has brought home the utility of such tools for all kinds of business communications
Road Legal
A logistics company has added four eco-friendly vehicles to its fleet as it continues to ‘invest in the future’.
Alternative Fuels
This new ‘PXP’ drive has been developed together with German commercial vehicle converter Paul Nutzfahrzeuge. It will be available on the DAF CF and XF 4x2 tractors powered by the PACCAR MX-11 or MX-13 engine. Other chassis types will follow later in the year.
Drivelines