Author: John Loughran

Retrofit technology can bring immediate benefits to bus fleets and its influence is spreading fast.

As part of its on-going work to deliver the best possible transport economy, Scania UK has launched a one-day Streamline Euro 6 product course to provide comprehensive knowledge and practical experience of this new product.

A portable PowerPack is a device that will jumpstart cars with flat batteries, and it is also a remote stand-alone power-source providing power for all your in-car kit.

The IRTE Skills Challenge celebrates the technicians who keep the UK and Ireland’s buses and coaches on the road and ready for business. The competition allows technicians to test their expertise in a series of mechanical, electrical and bodywork tasks, and see who is up to the challenge of maintaining a modern passenger carrying fleet.

Valeo has launched a number of new clutch references as part of an intensive new-to-range (NTR) programme designed to bring the very latest OE-quality parts to the automotive aftermarket.

Mann-Filter, has introduced a unique set of oil filter wrenches in a handy storage case. These robust tools make the removal of spin-on oil filters simple, with tools clearly sorted and coming easily to hand in the workshop.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is delighted with the number of small and medium businesses that have availed of their current special offer of 0% APR finance through Volkswagen Bank. This offer ends tomorrow, the 20th of December 2013.

One of London’s largest waste management companies with strong Irish connections, is running its first Mercedes-Benz trucks for many years, a pair of 8×4 Actros supplied by Rygor.

Summer next year will see the arrival of the Volvo Trucks’ new flagship model – the FH16, in Euro-6 configuration. With a new generation of 16-litre engines, it not only conforms to the strict standards for low emissions, it also meets high expectations on performance and productivity from customers in the most demanding operations.

Operating costs are one of the key issues around which today’s commercial vehicle industry revolves. Fuel, maintenance, driver safety, communications – they all mean money and, for today’s commercial vehicle operator, telematics can go a long way to making every penny count. Once the realm of the big fleet operator, telematics systems are now accessible

Following the official opening of its global headquarters in Dublin, by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny in January of this year, Fleetmatics, one of the leading global providers of fleet management solutions for small and medium-sized businesses,