TNT Express is to trial new 15.65m trailers which it reckons will enable it to increase the payload by 15 per cent.
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The high-speed line from the Channel Tunnel could be used for unaccompanied trailers, after a successful trial
Knights of Old has invested in nine super-trailers, which can carry eight more pallets than a standard trailer. Two of the trailers will be used on its Palletforce operations.
Volvo has developed a system that acts like an auto-pilot for commercial vehicles, taking over gearchanging and uses gradients to save some five per cent on fuel. Hayder Wokil, product manager, said: “The saving will be about 1,000 litres of fuel annually
The growth of automotive supply chain companies is being constrained by restricted access to finance according to a new report published today by the Smith Institute, commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Mercedes-Benz UK has appointed Michael Kamper as managing director, commercial vehicles to take over from Ian Jones, who has retired.
Cartwright has completed its first Fleet Specification Trailer, which is a curtainside straight frame semi trailer
The heavy commercial vehicle market is up by 23 per cent for the first five months of the year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Truck registrations in the first four months of 2012 were 27.4 per cent up on last year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Is the Far East still the best place to source components? It’s the commonly accepted wisdom, but it is now being challenged in the UK by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
