DAF Trucks has added a remote tachograph download function to its DAF Connect fleet management platform.
Driver / People Management
Civil engineering business Riney has equipped its 25-strong HGV fleet with cameras, recording devices and vehicle signage from Sentinel Systems.
Safety systems
Vehicle engineering and safety equipment supplier SM UK is opening a £3m vehicle conversion workshop in the Midlands this month.
Workshop
ZF is reminding workshops that a thorough check of vehicle chassis before the worst winter conditions arrive could prevent costly repairs.
Workshop
Ashtead Technology has added new remote visual inspection technologies to its line-up of rental equipment.
Diagnostic Equipment
Hiab has appointed MAW Engineering as its sales and installation partner for Northern Ireland.
Cranes
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Maintenance
Not necessarily needed every day, recovery vehicles are still the only solution for some jobs, finds Steve Banner
Fleet Operating Costs
While Renault Trucks now offers gas and electric power for urban vehicles, it predicts that diesel will still dominate long haul, finds Richard Simpson
Tyres & Retreads
Trucks generate data on an industrial scale. Richard Simpson considers the implications of this for fleet engineers (additional reporting by Lucy Radley)
Maintenance
Although mobile cranes generally have been brought into the annual test required of all HGVs, larger units are still exempt. Toby Clark examines new voluntary guidance for them
Road Safety
While fully autonomous trucks are still a long way off, some of the components which will be needed for them to practically work are already in existence, including fully automated couplings. Lucy Radley profiles two
Couplings