Alliance Asset Management has rebranded as AAM Group to better reflect its portfolio of vehicle and funding solutions, as well as to support its “ambitious” expansion plans.
Finance & Leasing
Vehicle auctioneer Aston Barclay Group has taken delivery of two Scania P410 trucks equipped with bespoke Pegasus trailers from Rolfo.
Trailers
From trucks and trailers to sensors, systems and services: the CV Show (25—27 April 2017, NEC, Birmingham) has it all. John Challen and Brian Tinham pick out some of the highlights for NEC visitors
Continuing Professional Development
Hybrids, range extenders and full-electric vehicles are getting a lot of airtime and attracting significant R&D dollars. But are some developers missing some engineering tricks? Brian Tinham reports
Alternative Fuels
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Driver CPC
With huge pressures on margins, finance managers can be forgiven for going for what looks like lowest whole-life cost tractors. But there are other considerations, writes Peter Shakespeare
Tractor Units
Diagnostic systems may not have replaced technicians’ spanners, but there’s no doubting the fact that they have become an essential part of their toolkits. Toby Clark reviews developments
Diagnostic Equipment
Robust health and safety measures are required of commercial vehicle workshops – as they are of all workplace environments. Steve Banner explains
Irtec
A holistic approach to improving fuel efficiency suggests that adopting a range of innovative solutions makes most sense, writes Peter Shakespeare
Driver / People Management
As OEMs and operators come to terms with Euro 6c and the certainty of Euro 6d just around the corner, Brian Tinham examines the likely impacts of Euro 7 in the early 2020s
Emissions
Well, the CV Show (25–27 April 2017, NEC, Birmingham) is upon us again. And, as we go to press, it’s set to be even better than last year’s, with everything from big trucks, rigids and trailers, to minibuses, vans, pick-ups and specialist vehicles promised, as well as workshop equipment, service providers and the regulatory and enforcement agencies.
Alternative FuelsBridget Rosewell OBE has been appointed chair of the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), its first non-executive chair position.
People