Turbine Commercials has replaced its brake testers with Maha’s MBT 7250 Eurosystem, a solution that is said to measure brake system performance accurately.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Parcel delivery company DPD has completed a series of engineering tests with the full-electric Volta Zero, as part of wider beta trials for the new, 16-tonne vehicle.
Electric Vehicles
The Go-Ahead Group has agreed to buy Dartline, a bus and coach operator based in Exeter, which will build on the group’s position as a leading local transport operator in Devon and Cornwall.
Bus & CoachThere is a possibility that the urea injection system will not function as required by regulations in low ambient temperature. Remedy: replace the urea reservoir tank assembly. Number affected: 268. Manufacturer reference: CI22-034 – XFB37. Vehicle IDs: YARVEEHTMGZ193200 - YARVAYHVMGZ204274.
Recalls
The major German trade show IAA is usually seen as indicating the future direction of the industry, though when exactly those developments will reach these right-hand drive shores is a moot point.
Alternative Fuels
Consolidation among commercial vehicle suppliers is leading to a shorter supply chain. Is that a good thing or not, asks Richard Simpson
Brakes & Braking Systems
As the commercial vehicle sector moves increasingly towards electrification, electric power steering technology is going to become more important, as was seen at IAA Transportation, writes Dan Parton
Steering Systems
Founder of truck rental group NRG Sid Sadique was named an IRTE fellow earlier this year in recognition of his long, varied and successful commercial vehicle career that included founding NRG and Electra Commercial Vehicles, plus a lifetime of service to IRTE. He speaks to Will Dalrymple
Apprenticeships
Under pressure to cut emissions and reduce their carbon footprints, fleets operating refrigerated vehicles are swinging away from diesel-fired fridge units in favour of engineless electric models. So says Carrier Transicold, reports Steve Banner
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
A disruptor company triggered a sea change in the mobile refrigeration industry, reports Richard Simpson
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
The first apprentices from a custom-built National Express programme at South & City College Birmingham have now qualified, as engineering training manager Lee Sandford and Anshu Hayden, assistant director for employer engagement and placements, explain
Apprenticeships
New load security rules were published by DVSA earlier this year. John Challen investigates what has changed and the new enforcement philosophy
Load Restraints