Truck tyres will shortly be able to volunteer an extraordinary amount of data about their state of health. Operational costs will fall as a consequence, and highway safety will improve, reports Steve Banner
Tyres & Retreads
Retreads are not covered by EU tyre labelling requirements, and won’t be until at least 2024, so how else can operators ensure they are making the best choice? Terry Salter, tyre industry veteran of 35 years, and retread manager for Bridgestone UK & ROI since 2005, explains the situation to Lucy Radley before his retirement from industry last month
Tyres & Retreads
UK Power Networks has completed work at Arriva, Brixton, that will enable the garage to charge 22 electric buses overnight.
Bus & Coach
Glasgow-based logistics company Rhino Express has used a transport management system from Mandata to optimise its operations since starting during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fleet Management Systems
Municipal vehicle hire company CTS Hire has joined forces with RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) to add two new all-electric Renault Trucks 26-tonne refuse collection vehicles (eRCVs) to its rental fleet. This is the first time that councils and vehicle operators will be able to access such eRCV technology on short-term hire.
Electric Vehicles
Toby Clark learns the latest advice about 12V batteries and how best to care for them
Isuzu Truck has appointed Thompson Commercials as a dealer for the Sheffield and South Yorkshire area as part of an extended partnership.
Truck Efficiency
DVSA has published enforcement statistics naming operators and the offences covering the 2021 calendar year.
Road Safety
The event is described as providing an excellent opportunity for those in the transport sector to stay up to date on the industry's ever-changing regulations and compliance requirements.
Venue: Impact Conferencing, located at Life Church Lancashire, Burnley
A new Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Van Centre has opened in Oldham, providing a range of new and used vehicles alongside servicing and repair facilities.
Workshop
Amazon has announced plans to invest more than €1 billion over the next five years to further electrify and decarbonise its transportation network across Europe, delivering packages to customers more sustainably, including more than £300 million in the UK.
Electric Vehicles
Ceramex, a provider of diesel particle filters (DPF) cleaning services, is ramping up production in response to customer demand in the UK and Europe.
Vehicle Washing Equipment