Scania (Great Britain) Limited announces that it and its independent dealers will make significant investments in staff training and equipment over the coming two years in order to further raise the levels of service provided to the organisation's bus and coach customers nationwide.
Bus & Coach
TSG UK Solutions Limited (TSG UK), the nationwide fuel system installation and maintenance company, has acquired Prime Fuelling Systems Limited.
Fuel Systems
Commercial fleet services and maintenance firm TSG UK Solutions has expanded its partnership with cleaning solutions provider Kärcher to launch a new commercial wash service.
Vehicle Washing Equipment
On the face of it, electric trucks are ideal for out-of-hours urban delivery work, given that electric motors are far quieter than diesel engines and produce less vibration. But the drivetrain isn’t the only source of vehicle noise, finds Steve Banner
Noise Reduction
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Driver / People Management
Don-Bur has entered the lifting-deck refrigerated semi-trailer market for the first time with a 44-pallet 13.6m tri-axle promoted under the Polar-Bur banner, reports Steve Banner
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Drivers of IVECO’s revised Daily van and S-Way HGV will be able to call on Alexa for help and advice thanks to a tie-up between the van and truck manufacturer and Amazon Web Services, reports Steve Banner
Light Commercial Vehicles
My career began as an apprentice HGV technician with a general haulage company; I remained a technician in road transport engineering for 16 years. My first supervisory role came not long after I had served out my apprenticeship, and from there, I gained promotions through to becoming head of fleet.
Driver / People Management
Automatic slack adjusters (also known as automatic brake adjusters, ASAs or ABAs) are an essential part of a drum brake assembly, compensating drum brake wear over time. But they can’t work if they are not installed correctly, reports Toby Clark
Brakes & Braking Systems
According to accident research conducted in 2018, by Bosch, up to 34% of all accidents caused by heavy commercial vehicles could be avoided with advanced emergency braking systems (AEBS). Peter Shakespeare provides an update about the current state of the art
Road Safety
Lane departure warning systems (LDWS) have been mandatory in trucks of 7.5t gvw and over since 2015. But in April this year automated lane keeping systems were legalised for UK passenger cars. And they are coming to heavier vehicles too, as Lucy Radley experienced first-hand
Steering Systems