News : commercial vehicles

Treadsetters expand brand portfolio with Falken truck and bus tyres

4/25/2013 6:30 AM EST - Propel Technology Ltd

Falken will be supplying truck and bus tyres to Telford-based distributor Treadsetters, to expand its UK distribution network for commercial vehicle tyres.
Offenbach, April 25 2013. Treadsetters, one of the UK’s and Europe’s principal wholesalers of commercial vehicle tyres, will be stocking Falken’s range of commercial vehicle tyres for trucks and buses. Falken’s tyres will join Treadsetters’ expanding brand...

Autogas makes its CV Show debut

2/18/2013 6:29 AM EST - Autogas Limited

With petrol and diesel costs remaining an ongoing concern for most fleet operators, visitors to this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show will be able to learn about how they can cut their fuel bills by up to 40 percent by converting to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

For the first time in the show’s history, Autogas Limited, the leading supplier of automotive LPG will be on hand to discuss the dramatic cost savings and...

The same car in the same place – but 85 years later

4/13/2012 4:00 AM EST - Volvo

On 14 April 1927, the first mass-produced Volvo car rolled off the production line at the Lundby factory in Göteborg. Now, 85 years later, the Volvo Group is one of the world's largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles and Volvo Car Corporation sells almost 500,000 cars each year.
At 10 in the morning on 14 April 1927, sales manager Hilmer Johansson drove the first mass-produced ÖV4 model through the factory...

Hertz embraces Allison as the automatic choice for its truck rental fleet

2/13/2012 5:16 AM EST - Propel Technology Ltd

One of Australia's largest truck rental companies has committed to changing its light and medium duty truck fleet from manual to automatic transmissions following a successful trial of a number of Allison equipped UD Trucks.
Adelaide, Australia – Australian Trucks and 4WD Rentals, the Hertz Truck Rentals franchisee for South Australia, NSW and Victoria, has decided to gradually replace all of the manual trucks...

Proposed changes to MOT legislation could devalue commercial vehicles and threat...

6/6/2011 7:39 AM EST - Beta_CAP

REDUCING the frequency of MOT tests for light commercial vehicles could threaten road safety and seriously damage residual values.

The warning comes from John Watts, of commercial vehicle pricing experts CAP, following publication of proposals to switch the first MOT test for cars and vans to 4 years, followed by bi-annual tests.

John Watts argues that the typically more arduous operating cycles of vans means a...

New low cost thermal barrier coating developed for diesel engine applications to...

4/18/2011 5:28 AM EST - Propel Technology

Fifty percent lower cost thermal barrier coating provides long lasting thermal barrier solution to solve heat issues created by changes to emissions standards of diesel engines.
OXFORD – A new low cost, fit and forget ceramic coating offering surface temperature reductions of 125°C has been developed for diesel engine applications. Developed by coatings specialist Zircotec, its new ceramic formulation, together...