Double drive is usually the non-stick solution for tractor units working off-road. But Kevin Swallow asks whether an independent hydraulically-driven axle could just as easily get your wagon out of the mire
Axles
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Tyres & Retreads
Enforcement authorities are working to revise guidance on load security, and are peering inside trailer curtains with increasing frequency. Peter Shakespeare reports on the latest moves to clamp down on load security
Road Legal
Transporting temperature-controlled products is big business and a range of innovations and systems are available to keep goods chilled. By Chris Tindall
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
A vehicle designer and a lubricant OEM have seen a prototype low-cost 4x2 for poor rural areas around the world begin testing in India, reports Will Dalrymple
Bodywork
When it comes to electric trucks, MAN has a plan. John Challen reports
Vehicle Electrics & Electronics
The IAA Show in September 2018 was remarkable for the foregrounding of non-diesel trucks. But, in the background, it appears that there is still more to be squeezed from the diesel engine. By Richard Simpson
Engine/Transmission Management
At the Skills Show in November, I had the pleasure of meeting ten college lecturers and trainers.
Apprenticeships
The Vehicle & Plant Labourer will assist the Workshop Engineers by keeping the working environment clean and tidy and general assistance including fetching and carrying, carry out scheduled, and responsive, maintenance and housekeeping to the vehicle workshop and vehicle service areas within Hazel Court.
People
Conti360° Fleet Services has opened an upgraded and rebranded facility at Ivybridge, following its acquisition of Bandvulc in 2016.
Tyres & Retreads
Tesco is trialling eight demonstrator trailers as part of a project, funded by Innovate UK, to test prototype units which are 22% lighter than conventional double-deckers.
Trailers
Purfleet, Essex-based crane hire business City Lifting has become the first UK operator to put a Scania L-series low-entry truck into service.
Rigids