CV operators are constantly required to improve service levels and efficiency, but what if your fleet's performance, availability and maintenance are a matter of life and death? Toby Clark talks to fleet managers working in the emergency services
Fleet Management Systems
Gearboxes can be confusing so, given that they rarely cause problems, tend to get neglected. In the first of a two-part series, Brian Tinham talks to Scania's Keith Gallon about troubleshooting
Continuing Professional Development
The biennial show that brings together the pan-European commercial vehicle industry – IAA – took place in Hanover, Germany, early last month. John Challen and Brian Tinham round up key developments
Gearboxes
Fleet managers thinking about a wholesale shift to R&M contracts for their trucks need to consider more than simply shedding workshop costs. Steve Banner reports
Maintenance
What steps should you take to ensure your OCRS (Operator Compliance Risk Score) stays firmly in the green? Brian Weatherley talks to the enforcers
Maintenance
Time is running out. Not only is the EC currently taking legal action against the UK for its "failure to cut excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide" from diesel engines by the 2010 deadline, but in just six years we're in danger of missing another Brussels deadline – that imposed by RED (the Renewable Energy Directive).
Alternative Fuels
Merseyside-based coach operator Ellisons Travel has ordered 10 more coaches from Irizar UK, adding to the three it recently ordered.
Bus & Coach
'Mobility of the future: smart fleets and the future of road transportation' was the theme of a conference in Brussels last month, organised by Goodyear. Steve Banner reports
Tyres & Retreads
Claiming a world first in heavy-duty truck drivelines, Volvo has launched its I-Shift dual clutch on selected FH models. Ian Norwell reports from the hills south of Granada
Gearboxes
Today, on the opening day of Euro Bus Expo (4—6 November, NEC, Birmingham), GKN Land Systems has announced that it is increasing production of its Gyrodrive hybrid technology.
Bus & Coach
Temporary road surface supplier Terrafirma Roadways has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 Renault Range C trucks.
Rigids
Rhys Davies Logistics has commissioned four Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units – the operator's first Euro 6 trucks – along with its first short trailers, five 10.8m curtainsiders from Lawrence David.
Trailers