type approval

Northern Ireland-based firm Environmental Techniques has increased its fleet with a second Fuller machine. The new equipment will keep company with an older model purchased in 2008.  The newcomer comprises of the latest Volvo FM 410 HP Euro-6 truck head and…

Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) is a challenge for the entire body building industry, but for body builders over a certain size it is a nettle that must be grasped. One firm that has been only too glad to rise…

More than £10 million a year could be saved across the UK bodybuilding and conversion industry, due to a new and streamlined Type Approval process developed jointly by the Department for Transport (DfT) and The Society of Motor Manufacturers and…

The new directive on the weight and dimensions of trucks devised by the European Transport Committee has been met with optimism by trade body ACEA. The sector has been lobbying for changes to the weights and dimensions of these vehicles…

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…

On the 3 June 2014, the SMMT will hold a training workshop covering the process of obtaining UK National Small Series and European Community Type Approval. The one day course will provide information and guidance on: The different routes to…

• Two thirds of annual heavy commercial vehicle registrations risk severe delays from 29 October. • Industry experts say more than 20,000 vehicles a year will not have either full EU or UK national approvals without urgent action by the…