Author: Padraic Deane

With all transport and logistics businesses under pressure to keep costs down one Northern Ireland haulage company is seeing significant savings resulting from good tyre management. To make these savings, Surefreight, one of the leading logistics companies operating between Ireland, Britain and mainland Europe, turned to Continental for support. The result – annual spend on

The European Commission is considering introducing “Big Brother” in vehicle technology that would reduce the speed of cars or trucks that break the speed limit, in a bid to slash road deaths on Europe’s roads. The Commission is proposing that all new vehicles should be fitted with Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) by 2020. ISA is

The latest edition of Sealey’s Vehicle Service promotion, featuring hundreds of deals on quality tools for the professional or DIY mechanic has just launched.

Applications for apprenticeships in the UK have soared by nearly a third compared with the same period last year, according to the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS). More than 1.4 million applications were made over the 12 months ending in July, 32% up on 2012. While the number of vacancies has increased from 101,000 to 129,000,

Allison Transmission is supplying fully-automatic transmissions to Hyundai Motor Company’s County bus for the first time.

Sealey is poised to launch the latest edition of its Tool Catalogue, a must-have reference for any enthusiast, mechanic or tradesman. More comprehensive than ever before, the publication contains 7,600 products across 932 pages, including 1,150 new lines. The catalogue features many new products including: The LED360 Inspection Lamp with SMD technology and patented ball-joint

The Sogefi Group has launched its new high quality filter brand that has been exclusively tailored for light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses. Sogefi Pro was first introduced to the public during Frankfurt’s Automechanika last September. From now on, the new brand will incorporate all other heavy duty filter products that previously had been offered

Glasurit’s multi purpose 245-45 CV two pack primer filler has proved popular amongst professional commercial vehicle refinishers and with the introduction of the new 922-18 PRO hardener, its performance has been further improved by being tintable and offering full greyshade capability.

Meyle has added to its range of Lcv parts with the addition of a stabiliser link repair kit for the Peugeot Boxer III, Fiat Ducato and Citroën Jumper III and acontrol arm repair kit for the Iveco Daily III and IV.

One of the undesirable effects of summer – squashed bugs on vehicle paintwork, trim and glass – is quickly and effectively dealt with by the latest treatment from car care experts, Armor All. The bug-busting Insect Remover trigger spray features a new, improved, powerful formula that takes away the hard work of removing stubborn insect

ContiTech Air Spring Systems has developed a new generation of lightweight air springs to help manufacturers reduced overall vehicle weight. Whether in buses, trucks or trailers, weight reduction is the trend in the commercial vehicle sector. Leading manufacturers are eager to continue slimming down vehicles to up carrying capacity and comply with emissions standards such