Vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle is using the StaySafe app to monitor and protect its mobile engineers.
Driver / People ManagementAccording to Autoelectro, the Transit issue originates from water and dirt contaminating the crankshaft pulley, leading to excessive vibrations within the auxiliary drive belt system and, ultimately, causing a charging fault with the alternator. THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER RECALL STATEMENT. If a technician diagnoses this fault when inspecting this specific model, Autoelectro recommends that the crankshaft pulley and auxiliary drive belt are replaced, and that a splash guard be fitted to avoid...
Recalls
Lighting and electronics company Hella has helped develop and construct a liquid crystal display (LCD) headlamp in collaboration with multiple project partners, including the University of Stuttgart's Institute of Large Area Microelectronics.
Lighting
Given the amount of updates to European legislation affecting the transport refrigeration industry, Carrier Transicold UK has created a new guidebook aimed at helping refrigerated fleet operators stay informed and compliant.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Skip hire and waste management business Gowing & Pursey has upgraded its fleet to Mercedes-Benz vehicles, after a trial last year in which the brand “really shone out”.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Organisers of the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) exhibition are promising the biggest showcase of its kind, with the event’s move to the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Sam Fazackerley, of Thomas Hardie Commercials’ Trafford Park site, is Volvo Trucks’ apprentice of the year.
ApprenticeshipsAutoelectro says its technical team has found a fix for a common problem relating to older Mercedes-Benz Sprinters (1999 to 2006). THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER RECALL STATEMENT. The issue centres on an alternator pulley failure, caused by a stretched or worn belt. Over a prolonged period, the vehicle’s drive belt stretches: as it elasticises, an incorrect load is applied to the alternator pulley set-up, which results in excessive vibration within the drive belt system and can cause the failure of...
Recalls
UK Power Networks has published a guide to help businesses electrify their commercial fleets.
Fleet Operating Costs
Ford has revealed a reengineered Transit Custom one-tonne commercial vehicle in advance of orders later this year; first deliveries are scheduled for early 2018.
Speed Limiters
Axis Fleet Management has announced investment of more than £11 million in new Iveco heavy trucks that will see an initial delivery of 150 Stralis tractor units featuring Iveco's premium two-man Hi-Way cab.
Finance & Leasing
Second-generation biofuels have a crucial role to play in reducing the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Alternative Fuels