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Rapid response

Legislation, cost-cutting and even tails wagging dogs are among the headaches for vehicle constructors in the fire and ambulance sectors. Brian Tinham reports

Emergency Service Vehicles , Road Safety , Braking Systems

Only available in red

Fire appliance chassis are among the most sophisticated in transport. Ian Norwell reports Ulm, Germany, home of bodybuilder Magirus, on how standard trucks morph into rapid intervention machines

Emergency Service Vehicles , Heavy Goods Vehicles , Bodywork , Pumps

Rescue me

Stationary for most of their working lives, then suddenly driven hard for a quarter of an hour, fire engines’ operational duty tends toward extremes. Steve Banner investigates how they are kept ready for action

Emergency Service Vehicles , Standards & Practices , Vehicle Specification , Fleet Operating Costs , Bodywork

The best of Birmingham

Transport Engineer picks some of the highlights to be seen at the CV Show 2012, coming to the NEC, Birmingham on 24, 25 and 26 April

Telematics , Emergency Service Vehicles , Panel Vans , Euro 6 , Tracking , Tipping Gear , Fifth Wheels , Green Vehicles , Heavy Goods Vehicles , Loaders , Chassis Cabs , Electric Vehicles , Engine/Transmission Management , Tracking , Telematics , Car Derived Vans , Green Vehicles , Diagnostic Equipment , Engine/Transmission Management , Refrigeration , Panel Vans , Bodywork , Tippers , Electric Vehicles , Electric Vehicles , Euro 5 , Light Commercial Vehicles , Trailers , Semi-Trailers , Trailers , Semi-Trailers , Car Derived Vans , Aerodynamics , Tractor Units , Light Commercial Vehicles , Braking Systems

Specialist vehicles

MAN's German technologists have been focusing on some of the more demanding operator niches. Ian Norwell reports from its Munich Trucknology event

Emergency Service Vehicles , Off Roaders , Concrete Mixers , Braking Systems

Duty of care

Mostly sharing the same chassis as their commercial counterparts, emergency vehicles have to deal with some very different duty cycles. John Challen talks to ambulance and fire brigade specialists

Emergency engineering

They're machines that deal with life and death situations. As a result, both the engineering and detail of fit for purpose construction are key to emergency vehicles. Keith Read reports

Emergency Service Vehicles , Euro 6

Emergency services: Urgent care

Ambulances have been quietly migrating from box bodies to a lighter panel van conversion. Meanwhile, a review published in September suggests that all UK ambulances should follow the same specification. Dan Gilkes reports

Fire engineering

Maintaining, specifying and operating emergency vehicles is no easy task. John Challen finds out what life is currently like for those involved with fire and rescue service fleets

Telematics , Emergency Service Vehicles , Hybrids , Telematics , Irtec , Hybrids , Maintenance

Blues and twos

CV operators are constantly required to improve service levels and efficiency, but what if your fleet's performance, availability and maintenance are a matter of life and death? Toby Clark talks to fleet managers working in the emergency services

Emergency Service Vehicles , Tachometers , Power Take-offs , Workshop Management Systems , Fleet Management Systems