SAF and Perrot team up for a trailer disc brake
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• Axle manufacturer SAF and brake manufacturer Perrot have developed a disc brake for trailer axles. It can be fitted to the trailer axles from SAF's range which are fitted with 22.5in tyres. ed directly on the hub using standard wheel bolts. Sole UK distributor is IMS of Loughborough. tional diesel-powered stablemates BOC might remove two of the ERF's eight storage tanks, reducing its range to around 300 miles. It would use the space to reposition the refrigeration unit—this would restore the load volume to the average for the BOC fleet.
Storage space is a big problem on CNG vehicles but this would be eased by relaxing the C&U regulation to allow a higher rear axle weight, says de Beaux.
Lightweight aluminium and carbon-fibre storage cylinders are now available but UK laws specify steel construction.
L7 The Lane Group's CNG Cummins-powered truck, running on distribution for the Body Shop, is not turning in such good figures. says group operations manager Peter Smith. He puts this down to the vehicle having an automatic transmission but adds that trials with low-sulphur diesel and catalytic converters are showing promise.