Features & Interviews

Ever thought about the impact that the combination of a blazing hot summer’s day and being stuck in a seemingly-endless motorway traffic jam is likely to have on the contents of a refrigerated semi-trailer? Supermarket chain Morrisons clearly has. In…

Phil Simcox is about to reveal what he contends is the next major step  as far as minibus production is concerned. As Sales Manager of conversion specialist Advanced Minibus of Clay Cross, Derbyshire, he will soon market a minibus able…

Vehicle crime has always been an unsavoury reality of operating hugely valuable vehicles that can carry even more valuable cargoes from small vans right through to 44 tonne artics. While official figures are hard to come by, the data that…

Wiper arms and inner door panels for Aston Martin and under-body parts for Bentley are among the OE parts MKP – Milton Keynes Pressings – turns out for some illustrious automotive clients. Keeping such upmarket company does not mean that…

Producing more than 7,000 truck bodies a year, Telford-based Ingimex is one of the largest producers of 3.5-tonne vehicle bodies in Europe. However, in common with all the other body builders, Ingimex now needs to follow European N1 Whole Vehicle…

Fighting against rising fuel prices, tyre wear and other factors pushing up costs, fleet managers are continually tasked with finding new methods and approaches to save money. Efficiency improvements help to reduce an operator’s outgoings and right now, it seems…

Think for a moment about how light in weight modern flat screen televisions are compared with the hulking black-and-white-only behemoths that sat in the corners of the nation’s lounges half a century ago. Think too about how light individually all…

This is the year that in January saw the introduction of Euro-6 engine emissions legislation – and come October there will be more rules and regulations to adhere to. The reason for the upheaval is the introduction of Whole Vehicle…

The switchback of registration figures for the truck industry follows a graph that can easily be overlain by another: the advent of new emissions legislation, and the severity of the engineering involved. SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes has reported the fourth consecutive monthly…

The all-new Ford Transit has big boots to fill. The Transit range is comfortably market leader in the UK and the customer-base expects the new model to deliver. Getting the design, engineering, drive and capabilities just right is paramount to…