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Working Class Hero . . .
The medium commercial vehicle (MCV) sector is going great guns right now and joining the fray as of April 2007 is the new Volkswagen Crafter, a gutsy turbo diesel van with pugnacious tendencies, reports
Paul Collings.
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Braking Down Mount Etna . . .
Voith Turbo flew in a number of trucking journalists from around the world, including
Patrick O’Leary, to drive trucks fitted with Voith Retarders down Mt Etna, a volcano situated in Sicily. |
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Bearing failure,
piston ring sticking and excessive oil consumption are classic
symptoms of oil-related engine failure. How do you avoid them? There
are numerous ways, three of the most important being Scheduled Oil
Sampling (S.O.S.), regular maintenance of the lubrication system,
and the use of correct lubricants.
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Changes on the horizon . . .
As Bob Dylan put it, ‘the times they are a changin’ with Government regulators busy putting measures in place to ensure that sub-standard truck brakes and tyres no longer pose a threat to society writes
Paul Collings. |
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From Cradle to Grave . . .
The Waste Tyre Regulation Act will have a profound impact not only on the tyre industry and its customers, but will create new job opportunities and reduce the environmental impact of scrap tyres.
Paul Collings reports.
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A Major Setback . . .
Bridgestone spokesperson Romano Daniels comments on the retraction of trade tariffs imposed on Chinese tyre manufacturers just recently deemed to be dumping product in South Africa.
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Tyre lessons from the road . . .
Marcus Haw and his team from Bridgestone inspected the rigs taken off the road during the last Brake and Tyre Watch and in this series of photographs and captions, we bring you what FleetWatch considers to be one of the most comprehensive ‘lesson features’ published on real on the-road tyre faults. |
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Industry shown in a bad light . . .
Out of 61 trucks and buses inspected during the Centurion Brake & Tyre Watch in March – 41 of which were taken over the static brake rolling tests – 17 were served with Discontinuation of Service notices. Once again, the industry was shown up in a bad light by the miscreants.
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Positive response from MAN . . .
By openly exposing the unroadworthiness of trucks in daily operations during Brake & Tyre Watch, people do take note and implement actions to improve the situation.
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