With the arrival of its sixth iteration of Transporter, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has developed another winner. Steve Banner reports from the European launch
Car Derived Vans
Shaun Stephenson, fleet director at food service supply chain giant Bidvest Logistics, assumes the presidency of the SOE (the umbrella organisation for IRTE – Institute of Road Transport Engineers) at a challenging time. Intense global competition, tight margins, rapidly developing technologies, increasing regulation and now the migrant crisis and skills shortages. It doesn’t get a lot tougher.
Continuing Professional Development
There are some obvious and other much less obvious routes to maximising workshop performance when it comes to the bus and coach sector. Steve Banner reports
Road Safety
Saving money, in terms of operations, maintenance and repair, is among all operators’ priorities. Brian Tinham examines the roles of modern lubricants and fuels
Alternative Fuels
Could real-time condition monitoring of trucks on the road avoid costly unplanned breakdowns? Brian Weatherley examines the trend towards ‘connected’ lorries
Fleet Management Systems
With DieselGas geared up for 600 Euro 6 dual-fuel 6x2 tractor conversions per year and Fraikin now offering full service lease terms, is this technology going mainstream? Brian Tinham examines latest data from the Low Carbon Truck trial - and its implications
Alternative Fuels
Older trucks may have been beset with erroneous warning lights, but their modern counterparts are more robust. Steve Banner takes advice on what to look for, how to do it and reasons for problems
Diagnostic Equipment
For most of us, any consideration of transmissions is generally limited to the pros and cons of AMTs versus manuals. But there’s a lot more going on with gearboxes. Brian Tinham reports
Gearboxes
Looking for reasons to visit Coach & Bus Live 2015, from 30 September to 1 October at the NEC, Birmingham? John Challen brings you 10 good ones
Bus & Coach
Heavy transport specialist T Georgeson Haulage has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 DAF XF 510 FTT Super Space Cab.
Heavy Goods VehiclesDearman has announced that it will be exhibiting its zero-emission transport refrigeration technology with Hubbard Products at this month’s Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution show (Peterborough Arena, 16-17 September).
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
One of the operators chosen to launch London’s Safer Lorry Scheme says the scheme alone is not enough, and that pedestrians and cyclists must be better educated.
Road Safety