Mercedes-Benz dealer Sparshatt Truck & Van has opened a new £2m dealership in Kent, and is inviting operators to view the facility at an open day on Thursday 11 July.
Dealerships
Artificial grass supplier Eternal Lawns has taken delivery of two 18-tonne Harsh hookloaders, mounted on 3.45m wheelbase DAF LF chassis, describing the bespoke combination as “the perfect operating solution”.
Lifting Equipment
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Road Legal
Will Dalrymple recounts the early days of the IRTE, and the efforts of its charismatic founder G Mackenzie Junner
Road Safety
The mineral salts inside reusable pocket hand warmers have been repackaged in trial systems for heating up the cabins of alternatively fuelled buses, reports Lucy Radley
Air Conditioning
Bigger and heavier than a standard 44-tonne artic, heavy haulage trucks are an essential part of some operators’ fleets. John Challen looks at the latest offerings
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Last month, the ninth annual IRTE Skills Challenge welcomed 23 teams from 12 companies to the Bristol workshop bays of S&B Automotive Academy
Apprenticeships
Truck OEMs encourage dealers to improve by benchmarking their expectations of service levels. By publishing dealers’ performance in league tables, they create a healthy dose of competition. Will Dalrymple reports
Road Tests
Tyre blowouts are dangerous and expensive. Kevin Swallow discovers that identifying external heat might just prevent them from happening
Tyres & Retreads
Two OEM launch events showed off the latest developments in CV tyres. Richard Simpson reports from Goodyear; Peter Shakespeare from Bridgestone
Tyres & Retreads
Visitors to Coach & Bus UK, at the NEC Birmingham on 2-3 October, will be able to ride in the UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus, which is being trialled by Stagecoach.
Bus & Coach
Eminox has opened a new retrofit service and support centre in Stoke-on-Trent, to meet growing demand for its emissions control products.
Emissions Control