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Railfreight Detroit Delight Kneeling Truck
helps draymen • Railfreight is reporting "reasonably astounding" results from its initial two-month trial of Detroit Diesel's Series 60 engine in terms of "economy,......
Aero Tractor Saves 17%
• An aerodynamic Leyland Daf Freighter 16.17, which achieved 20% fuel savings for Exel Logistics, lost 3% efficiency when the axle ratio was changed back to what it was on the......
Bifsped's The One
Bifsped of Basildon has put one of the first MAN M90 17tonners with the new 6.87-litre engine into service. The power unit, launched at the Motor Show, is still rated at 142kW......
• A Brewery Transport Manager Is Pressing Ahead With...
Derek Payne of Cornish Brewery in Redruth is hoping to design an air suspension system with which the floor height of the truck can be dropped by up to 100mm. The vehicle is......
Stress-free Ramps
• Andover Trailers has come up with a rear ramp system that can be widened hydraulically by 600mm. This allows wide plant to be loaded without overstressing the side of the......
Recovery Undexlift
• J&J Conversions of Andover has designed a 20tonne underlift for recovery vehicles. A prototype, being run by Kenfield Motors of London, is fitted to a Mercedes 1733.......