Transport of dry goods is usually carried out by tipping tankers. Not too much changes in this relatively conservative corner of haulage, finds Steve Banner
Tankers
Onerous testing requirements for LPG (liquid petroleum gas) tanker safety valves may be in line to be reduced based on an operational trial currently under way, reports Steve Banner
ADR Vehicles
Construction of the Hinkley Point C power station entails moving a workforce of thousands to and from the site each day. Tackling the task is First Bus subsidiary Somerset Passenger Solutions. Richard Simpson meets the engineer who keeps the 145-strong fleet on the road
Fleet Management Systems
As ever, fuel filters are the last line of defence against foreign debris entering the engine. Their sheer simplicity, however, can make it easy to forget that. Lucy Radley goes back to basics
Filtration Equipment & Systems
Two new systems might be just the start for improving diesel engine efficiency by recycling waste heat from exhaust. Toby Clark explains how they work
Truck Efficiency
The reduction of the fuel consumption of HD trucks is and will remain a major development driver for heavy duty trucks. About 30% of the energy out of the fuel gets lost with the exhaust. This energy can be used in a so-called Rankine process, according to Mahle. Here, the vehicle OEM shows how its systems do that.
Engine/Transmission Management
After the successful conclusion of the longer semi-trailer trial earlier this year, thoughts have turned to the possibility of running even longer road-train configurations
Longer Semi-Trailers
Daniel Johnson, a DAFAid technician at the Corby, Northamptonshire DAF dealer Ford & Slater, only got into heavy goods vehicles because of a chance conversation with a schoolmate, he tells Will Dalrymple
Apprenticeships
The world’s first motorised truck was sold by inventor Gottlieb Daimler to London’s British Motor Syndicate 125 years ago this year. Since then, four generations have benefited from this technology to travel and transport goods. Proof, if any is needed, of the impact that engineering has on global development.
Emissions Control
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Transport CPC
Mellor presented its new Sigma range of battery electric, ‘zero-emissions zero-compromise’ buses at a special, COVID-19-restricted press preview event in December at the UTAC Proving Ground in Millbrook.
Electric Vehicles