One of the consistently most popular pages on the Transport Engineer website is commercial vehicle recalls. The page (www.is.gd/dazeyi) now lists more than 600 entries for trucks, buses and vans (though vans dominate). The oldest record refers to a starter motor issue on a truck that started production 20 years ago next month.
New rating labels covering the energy and performance of commercial vehicle retreads are on their way, in a bid to help them gain market traction, writes John Challen
Transporting hydrogen by road looks set to become a major business globally given the rising interest in vehicles equipped with hydrogen fuel cells and the lack of a comprehensive network of hydrogen pipelines. Manufacturers of specialised trailers able to undertake the work are in line to benefit, reports Steve Banner
It’s common knowledge that any operator wishing to transport substances covered by ADR (‘Accord Dangereux Routier’) regulations must have a nominated dangerous goods safety advisor (DGSA). Far fewer people, however, know what DGSAs actually do – and, perhaps just as importantly, don’t do. Lucy Radley explains
Road Safety
New UK rules allow independent workshops access to vehicle parts following Brexit. Peter Shakespeare explains the Competition Act 1998 (Motor Vehicle Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2023
VLS entered the marketplace to bring lubricant companies into compliance. Ten years later the organisation reveals all that it has learned along the way. Ben Spencer listens in
Lubricants & Systems
Bedfordshire-based Manor Farm & Storage has hailed the reliability and robustness of two new stepframe Smoothsider tipper trailers purchased from Fruehauf.
Vehicle manufacturer WN Vtech Holdings has gone into administration, according to a report by The Bolton News.
Avonmouth-based operator SAS Logistics has confirmed that the Michelin X Works replacement tyres used on its commercial vehicle fleet are reducing downtime.
Maha has helped Chassis Cab convert its existing workshop space in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, into a two-bay service lane and unit repair workshop.
Workshop
Glasgow-based Ellerslie T&C has praised MV Commercial for delivering a tipper grab, helping the utilities contractor avoid lengthy lead times in sourcing the truck from other suppliers.
Schmitz Cargobull has mourned the loss of Peter Schmitz, who died at the age of 84 in his hometown of Altenberge in Germany.
Trailers