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VEHICLE LIVES will be prolonged in future by labour-intensive independent fleet inspections, Freight Transport Association er eering director Terry Goldrick predicted last week.
Mr Goldrick was speaking at an Institute of Road Transport Engineers' forum in London, and said that own account operators will make greater savings in their transport costs if they make more efficient use of their lorries than if they opt for contract hire.
He predicted that before long vehicles will be fitted with sensors on individual components, to detect excessive noise, heat or vibration. "We're not there yet," he said, but said that ponent wear can be checke regular inspections carriec independently.
Mr Goldrick said that veh do not have a predeterrr life, but their replacen should be guided by abs cence, in its widest sense. did not just mean when parts become scarce, but when an identifiably bE Vehicle is available.