The IRTE conference afternoon technology sessions covered braking and stability systems, tyre husbandry and GTL fuels and lubricants. Ian Norwell reports
Tyres & Retreads
From the IRTE’s irtec and Workshop Accreditation schemes to the effectiveness of green bus technologies and reinventing tractor specifications, the operations stream provoked thought. Brian Tinham reports
Irtec
It’s not just about environmental preservation, but good old-fashioned efficiency and cost saving. Brian Tinham reports on Prof David Cebon’s sustainable freight findings
Driver CPC
Devoting management time and resources to big-ticket items such as diesel and tyres can make a massive difference to op0erators’ bottom lines. Sustaining such programmes is the issue. Ian Norwell reports from the fleet efficiency session