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Leyland Flywheel To Cut Fuel Bills
EYLAND VEHICLES is investisting the use of a high-speed ywheel,for the storing of iergy as part of a regenerative raking system. According to Leyland, an effient continuously......
Fiat Third Axle Converts
EUROAXLES of Tunstall, Lancashire, has carried out a third axle conversion to a Fiat 170 belonging to Red and Son of Stoke-onTrent, using an SAF air-suspended axle fitted with a......
Army Bedfords
THE MINISTRY of Defence has ordered 200 Bedford TM 4-4 allwheel-drive lorries at a cost of £6m. The vehicles come in two variations; the first is a longwheelbase model fitted......
Cargo Sleeper Cabs
:ORD is developing a sleeper cab for all models in the Cargo range lown to nine tonnes gross. Six Cargos so equipped will go into service with British operators for evaluation......
Cartransport's Scanias
CARTRANSPORT has bought seven Scania P82M 5.4m (17ft 6in) wheelbase, 4x2 chassis cab-based transporters, at a total cost of £364,000. The vehicles, which are powered by the DSi8......
Sideguard Regulations
THE SIDEGUARD regulations due to come into force on May 1 have been amended to cover the difficulties encountered by trombone trailers and skeletals carrying demountable bodies......
Dtp Ruling
INTERNAL partitions within a trailer or trailer van must count as part of the load space, according to the Department of Transport. Anxious to close a potential loophole in the......