Trailer

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…

Fleet operators may not be getting the fuel savings they require from the tyres fitted to their vehicles an automotive emissions and fuel consumption expert claims. Research from Emissions Analytics indicates that the tyre-rating label, mandated by the European Union,…

News from DAF: Four new DAF LF220 16 tonne trucks with Gray and Adams refrigerated bodies are the first Euro-6 compliant models to join the Ferryspeed fleet of 75 vehicles and on the Channel Islands, delivering fresh and frozen food…

News from Krone: Mc Nally Logistics, based in County Meath Ireland, has widened the scope of its fleet with the addition of a Krone Profi Liner which, the company says, will do almost anything they want it to do. Specialising…

There is a great deal of trailer technology to be seen at the 2014 CV Show, with the likes of Dekker, Laurence David and SOMI Trailers revealing the latest products that aim to improve carrying capacities and overall efficiency – through…

Building on the success of its trailer coupling safety solution SafeConnect, Maple has officially launched a new high-security offering, SafeConnect IQ, at the Commercial Vehicle Show. The standard SafeConnect system protects drivers during the coupling process, by ensuing that brakes…

West Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have taken the step to agree and prioritise their transport targets in a joint venture. The move was made to demonstrate closer working relationships among its members, which include the Black Country, Greater Birmingham…

News from TIP: In the biggest UK trailer purchase deal by a single company in 2014 so far, leading trailer company TIP Trailer Services has announced that it is to invest over £19 million in 900 new trailers for its…

News from Goldhofer: An innovative development in axle design, which will optimise vehicle handling and manoeuvrability, will be on display in the UK in April and May, as specialist heavy haulage trailer manufacturer Goldhofer takes its new MPA Troika axle…

The Industrial HGV Task Force will continue with its crackdown on illegal trucks after proving a success over the last six months. The trial, funded by Transport for London and the Department for Transport, was to crackdown on non-compliant HGV…