• SDC rolls out 10,000th trailer

    Published On: Monday 27 September 2021

    SDC Trailers recently marked a manufacturing milestone when its 10,000th trailer came off its new production line in Toomebridge, three years after the facility became operational. The semi-automated line was [...]

  • Safer trailer coupling with Haldex

    Published On: Saturday 25 September 2021

    Haldex’s technology range for trailers includes the Safe Parking system, which is designed to help avoid potential fatal consequences and damage resulting from incorrect coupling and uncoupling procedures. A failure [...]

  • MAN to build diesel engines for Scania

    Published On: Saturday 25 September 2021

    Traton, the parent company of Scania and MAN, has confirmed that a new common engine platform built in Nuremberg, Germany will be shared between the two marques during their transition [...]

  • Fresh-faced Fuso Canter unveiled

    Published On: Saturday 25 September 2021

    A new generation of Fuso Canter lightweight trucks is now on sale. Marketed and supported by Mercedes-Benz truck dealers in the UK, the Japanese-designed and Portuguese-built Canter covers four gross [...]

  • The road to better braking

    Published On: Friday 24 September 2021

    Roller brake test results can provide some valuable diagnostic clues on the state of a vehicle’s braking components, explains Chris Manby, UK sales manager at VL Test Systems Regular brake [...]

  • Winter cost warning for electric van fleets

    Published On: Thursday 23 September 2021

    With the number of electric commercial vehicles on the UK’s roads growing, operators have been warned to prepare to monitor their operating costs carefully through the forthcoming winter. The Association [...]

  • Turners’ trailers switch to TK Advancer

    Published On: Thursday 23 September 2021

    Turners (Soham) Ltd is expected to benefit from significant fuel savings having placed orders for 71 new single compartment reefer trailers fitted with Advancer A400 refrigeration systems – all of [...]

  • Call for permanent fuel duty freeze

    Published On: Thursday 23 September 2021

    Logistics UK has made a plea to government to freeze fuel duty on a permanent basis in order to help shift the transport sector to alternatively fuelled vehicles in preparation [...]

  • Triple awards success for Gray & Adams

    Published On: Thursday 23 September 2021

    Semi-trailer manufacturer Gray & Adams has scooped three acco­lades at the 2021 Temperature Controlled Storage and Distribu­tion (TCS&D) Awards. On Tuesday 7 September, at the TCS&D awards ceremony in the [...]