Predictive maintenance: living the dream
Predictive maintenance is something of a dream for fleet engineers – knowing exactly when a vehicle might need servicing. But is it practical, or even possible? And if not, what can be done using today’s telematics? By Toby Clark
Raising the standard
As trucks get more sophisticated and operators spend more time worrying about compliance, workshop equipment is getting smarter and slicker. Steve Banner reports
Hybrid drivelines: Born to be mild
Partial vehicle electrification through technologies such as regenerative braking, starter/generators and even stop-start systems in so-called ‘mild-hybrid’ systems can provide significant fuel savings, finds Steve Banner
Hybrid drivelines: full-electric
When it comes to electric trucks, MAN has a plan. John Challen reports
Euro 6 vehicle electronics
The arrival of Euro 6 has resulted in changes to heavy truck electronic architectures – some OEMs much more than others. Brian Tinham takes advice from Ian Judd and Stuart Bull, of Renault Trucks
Expensive business?
With the array of equipment required to maintain modern commercial vehicles, does it still make sense to run in-fleet workshops? Steve Banner finds out
Best of bus
Bus and coach maintenance technicians from across the UK and Ireland competed in the seventh annual IRTE Skills Challenge, tracing faults, fixing problems and answering questions. Will Dalrymple was there