Workshop equipment supplier Texa has taken top spot in a competition to celebrate the best workshop brand.
Diagnostic Equipment
Knorr-Bremse and TIP Trailer Services have scooped a top innovation prize for a remote control system for trailers.
Trailers
Eaton has developed a new line of medium-duty dual clutch transmissions which, it says, will deliver up to 10% more fuel economy than a similarly equipped vehicle with a torque converter automatic.
Clutches
Hopkins Concrete has placed an order for 50 Mercedes-Benz Arocs trucks – the single largest order to date for this range – after its first four Arocs delivered "remarkable" fuel efficiency.
Rigids
Wabco has unveiled a new aerodynamic semi-trailer fin to boost fuel efficiency for trailers.
Trailers
Argos will be the first retailer to employ ultra low emission trucks when it takes delivery of five Scania vehicles fuelled by CNG (compressed natural gas) at the end of this year as part of the government's two-year Low Carbon Truck Trial.
Alternative Fuels
Transport refrigeration equipment maker Frigoblock is launching Frigo-Connect, a data transmission system integrated into the refrigeration system.
Refrigeration
A new trailer disc brake from Knorr-Bremse is said to be the lightest two-piston brake for 22.5-inch commercial vehicle wheels on the market.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Bus operator London United has kicked off a new apprenticeship programme – its first for many years – and has taken on four budding engineers.
Apprenticeships
The West Country's first biogas filling station was officially opened on Friday (26 September 2014) by Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger.
Alternative Fuels
Bus operator Network Warrington has replaced a ramp at its main depot with a heavy-duty, four-post lift from Stertil Koni.
Lifting Equipment
Up to 80% of businesses are risking prosecution for lack of compliance with managing 'grey' vehicle fleets.
Health & Safety Legislation