Scania has announced that Glasgow-based day shift supervisor Scott McLintock has been named 2024 Scottish Irtec Technician of the Year.
Bridgestone has incorporated Enliten technologies into its new Ecopia long-haul tyre range to help enhance fuel efficiency for fleets and cut operational costs for fleets.
Alltruck has supplied a specially modified DAF CF 260 to CN Glass for the distribution of glass and related products.
SSE Energy Solutions is to build its first electric charging hub for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) at Tyseley Energy Park (TEP) in Birmingham.
Ah Vrij has commissioned a Mercedes-Benz Actros with an excavator body and railway undercarriage for the maintenance of railway lines in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Asset Alliance Group has opened a new site at Trafford Park in Manchester, which has become the main base for its asset management division.
Kent-based Osmonds Transport & Planing has worked with Fleetclear to ensure its sweeper fleet maintains the Gold membership standards required by the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS).
PSP UK, a supplier of suction excavators, is to expand its range of construction equipment with the addition of Amphitec vacuum trucks and Brock sweepers.
Truck EfficiencyDue to a defect within a certain batch of gas struts fitted to HBX/HBE trailers, the ramps may “lock” in the open position. Remedy: affected trailers will be inspected and the gas struts replaced. Number affected: 368. Manufacturer reference: HBX506/511.
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Tyre manufacturer Hankook is to add a truck bus radial production line at its Rácalmás plant in Hungary as part of an investment of approximately €540 million.
Tyres & Retreads
Bridgestone Commercial has uploaded a video explaining the third step in Bandag’s tyre retreading process: shearography.
The Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FCPB) may detach from the Internal Circuit Board (ICB) within the vehicle’s HV battery pack. Remedy: replace identified battery arrays. Number affected: 1. Manufacturer reference: 23S39.
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