Running gear
From regenerative braking on trailers to intelligent axles and light weight materials for truck suspensions, serious engineering developments are underway. Steve Banner investigates
Tech Talk: Focus on specifying petrol tank tractors
An overview of modifications required of tractors hauling spirit tankers.
Lovely couple
There is little as unlovely as a failed coupling, leading to tractor and trailer parting company. Steve Banner takes advice from the industry
Tippers and rigid chassis: Shifting attitudes
Are manual gearboxes really heading for extinction? Ian Norwell looked at a pair of DAF eight-wheelers, one with the new 12-speed TraXon AMT gearbox from ZF, and the other with ZF’s 16-speed manual, which proved surprisingly compelling
Tippers and rigid chassis: Tippers for London
Steve Banner investigates how the Direct Vision Standard is affecting cab design, and its consequences for load capacity and truck specification
Tipping the light fantastic
The four-axle rigid market has recently seen the arrival of new lightweight models. Brian Weatherley lists what’s available in the low-tare eight-legger marketplace for UK aggregate hauliers looking for maximum payloads
Top speed
Getting vehicle dynamics right is an engineering specialisation all of its own. Brian Tinham talks to one of the best known simulation specialists about how to get from concept to reality faster