As inner city truck safety gains public attention, Brian Tinham examines the meteoric rise of the CLOCS standard and FORS accreditation – and what they mean for trucks and operators nationwide
Road Safety
Repair and maintenance can be a costly business in many ways. Vehicle downtime is one thing, but far worse is the potential cost to human life if safety kit and systems are failing. Laura Cork reports
Personal Protective Equipment
Too many fleet engineers are buying new tractor units with one eye on the residuals and the other on driver preferences. Steve Banner examines the engineering issues that should matter
Drivelines
Fuel distribution specialist Suckling Transport has renewed its Effitires outsourced tyre management contract with Michelin Solutions, which covers its 168-strong fleet of tractor units and trailers.
Tyres & Retreads
More than 450 exhibitors will be displaying products and services at this year’s packed CV Show (14—16 April 2015, NEC, Birmingham, Halls 3a, 4 and 5), which promises to cover the entire road transport, distribution and logistics supply industry.
Tyres & Retreads
Mercedes has announced that it will launch a midsize pick-up in the next five years, with Europe being one of its key global target markets.
Light Commercial Vehicles
A zero-emission refrigeration system for vehicles has begun on-vehicle testing, with early results said to be promising and capable of delivering “a paradigm shift” within the global refrigerated transport sector.
Alternative Fuels
The Transport Energy Task Force has published its report for the Department of Transport, in which it highlights the important role that sustainable biofuels will play in meeting the UK’s future transport needs.
Alternative Fuels
Continental Tyres, Kalmar, Millbrook, Stoneridge, Terberg DTS, TopBlue, Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles, Vision Techniques and WheelRight are among the latest to reveal their CV show highlights (14—16 April 2015, NEC, Birmingham).
Tyres & Retreads
Tippers are now being built at Thompsons’ third factory in Blackburn, which brings the total number of production facilities to seven manufacturing tipper and specialist truck bodies.
Tippers
London mayor Boris Johnson has confirmed that the capital’s ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ) will come into effect on 7 September 2020.
Emissions ControlDT Spare Parts has released two updated parts catalogues for older Scania vehicles from the 2, 3 and 4 series trucks.
Vehicle Parts