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IN THIS ISSUE
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Enforcement
double: DVSA
inspection audits
and ‘good repute’
September 2019
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IN THIS ISSUE
❱
Enforcement
double: DVSA
inspection audits
and ‘good repute’
❱
Heads up on
maintenance
of tail-lifts
Features
September 2019
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COVER STORY: CLUTCHES AND TRANSMISSIONS
Compound interest
A new long-haul package deal from Volvo, among other
features, sees the return of turbocompounding, in which
extra use is made of exhaust gases. The result is smooth
power at low revs, finds Lucy Radley
Halfway house
Only Scania offers a compromise when choosing between
manual and automated transmissions in heavy goods
vehicles, finds Kevin Swallow
TURBO CHARGE
Volvo fits exhaust turbocompounder to save fuel
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Regulars
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Comment
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News
• Trentbarton returns to
Michelin
• No new regulation on
light trailer testing
• TIP Trailer Services signs
with WABCO
• Nigel Butler moves to
bodybuilder Weightlifter
• Truck platooning update
• Mental health suggestion
from RTITB training
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ENFORCEMENT
Minimum standards for maintenance
DVSA maintenance assessments are not widely reported,
possibly because of the mixed results that come out of them
and how those results could be interpreted. John Challen
takes a closer look
Exploring good repute
Gaining and retaining a commercial vehicle operating
licence revolves around repute, fitness and whether you have
the traffic commissioners’ trust. Peter Shakespeare reports
Coach & Bus UK show preview
Selected corporate and product news from exhibitors
coming to the NEC on 2-3 October
Chassis cabs: low riders
A demand for more cargo space combined with a low loading
height has prompted the rise of a new breed of front-wheel
drive 3.5-tonners with roomy Luton bodies, finds Steve Banner
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Engineer to engineer
• NewCold launches
refrigerated trailer loader
• KCC trials first Renault ZE
• CM Downton adds 100
custom Tiger trailers
Inspector gadget
An Israeli start-up is using artificial intelligence to automatically
perform visual inspections of undercarriages in a fleet of 150
buses at an Israeli depot of bus operator Kavim
Breakdown support: feel the force
Goodyear’s latest Gen-2 truck tyres are part of the ‘internet
of things’. Richard Simpson sees how this is used by the
company’s TruckForce service network
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Product focus
The new two-page single-
topic section focuses on
workshop tools; eight
suppliers are included
Tail-lifts: heads up on tails
A broken or damaged tail-lift is not good news for anyone;
such faults cannot be ignored. Chris Tindall looks at how to
keep on top of tail-lifts
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Legal update
September 2019
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Kevin Swallow, Chris Tindall, Lucy Radley
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nother month, another report published based on an
investigation launched after a tragic accident. This time it is
light trailers (750kg-3.5t, category O2), and a campaign
following the death of toddler Freddie Hussey, killed after being hit
by a small trailer that had detached from the back of a car (see p7).
We last covered light trailer safety in January:
www.is.gd/uquhoj.
Lack of data was an interesting similarity between this report,
www.is.gd/gucomu,
and the one covered in last month’s issue about
commercial vehicle tyres (‘Known unknowns’). The authors struggle
to understand what is going on, simply because few have studied
light trailer accidents. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; the whole
point of new research is to increase the extent of human knowledge.
Anyway, what little systematic information there was didn’t paint
a pretty picture of light trailers. A DVSA survey is cited that found
that 50% of light trailers stopped were non-compliant: top faults
included tyres and hitches. Of those, more than half were taken off
of the roads immediately because of serious safety risks. And, like
tyres, older trailers were generally in worse shape than newer ones.
(Workshops wishing to raise standards might consider the irtec light
accreditation for technicians.)
As far as accidents go, however, the authors pointed the finger of
blame not at the trailers’ condition but at the poor behaviour of their
drivers. That’s not surprising. Towing light trailers, just like driving a
light van, can be done with only a standard car licence. The point is,
while they may be doing commercial work by carrying the driver’s
equipment, vans and light trailers fall outside of the regulatory
universe of commercial vehicles. They do not need to bear the
additional responsibilities of licensed HGV and PSV operators.
So what? In condemning the poor practice of an unregulated
industry, it gives the O licence system a big pat on the back. All
of that expensive training and laborious certification required of
hauliers actually works. In particular, the operators of 250,000 O3
trailers (3.5t-10t) and O4 (10t+) trailers and semi-trailers used for
goods haulage are far more compliant than the O2 ones without it.
And this report publishes the data to prove it.
Will Dalrymple
Editor
September 2019
www.transportengineer.org.uk
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