Starting ‘Daryl Beattie Adventures’ in 2013, Daryl leads personalised off-road motorcycle tours to some of Australia’s most remote and inhospitable locations including across the Simpson Desert, to Cape York and along the Canning Stock Route. A vital component of each tour is a support vehicle charged with carrying food and water, fuel, spare parts and […]
Following three years of painstaking renovation, Scania in Estonia has proudly unveiled its bright red 1969 Scania-Vabis bus in near mint condition. “It’s a beauty and we’re really pleased,” says Raimo Oinus, Marketing Manager at Scania Eesti. Like all oldtimers, the bus has travelled in history. The bus was bodybuilt in Norway by Brødrene Repstads […]
In 2014, tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) became a legal requirement for all new passenger vehicles manufactured in Europe. Maintaining the correct tyre inflation is important for both fuel efficiency and tyre performance, but this legislation is yet to be extended to commercial vehicles, caravans and trailers. Here, Peter Tillotson, business development manager of TyrePal, […]
Bosch Automotive Aftermarket Malaysia launched the #GetItRight Workshop as part of its ‘One Wrong Part Ruins Everything’ campaign. The campaign encourages drivers to think about their car use and emphasizes not to underestimate the importance of how the smallest parts within a vehicle can make a difference. As part of the campaign, Bosch Malaysia revealed […]
Marshalls, the UK’s leading supplier of hard landscaping products, has signed its 383 road transport assets up to Michelin solutions’ EFFITIRES™ tyre management programme. The price-per-kilometre deal covers 100 per cent of the company’s mixed fleet of 173 DAF, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Volvo tractor units and rigid trucks, plus 210 crane-equipped SDC Trailers. Marshalls’ […]
Ever conscious of the needs of motorists, Chevron which markets the Caltex™ brand has reformulated its signature additive package with the addition of new Clean & Glide technology. The new active ingredients are specifically formulated to clean and protect metal surfaces within the engine. Helping reduce friction and thus wear and tear between key engine components, Clean & Glide technology delivers […]
Road transport specialist Pentalver in the UK is saving more than £50,000 a year by improving driver behaviour across its 107-strong Cannock truck fleet. Following the introduction of a performance improvement programme underpinned by WEBFLEET, a Software-as-a-Service solution for businesses to increase fleet efficiency, the company has seen fuel efficiency soar from an average of […]
Tata Motors’ in-house personalization studio has showcased a bad ass Safari Storme. Christened as Safari Storme Tuff, the personalized vehicle has been given a thorough makeover to tackle worst of the roads, as well as to tickle the fancy of off-road enthusiasts. Exterior highlights of the Tata Safari Storme Tuff are metal bumpers, a winch upfront, roof mounted LED bar, […]
Urban Warrior, creators of unique SUV’s based on the iconic Land Rover Defender 110, announces that it will build a 670 hp version of the Kahn Design Flying Huntsman 6×6, a modified Land Rover Defender that was introduced at the 2016 Geneva International Motorshow. Urban Warrior, creators of unique SUV’s based on the iconic Land […]
The new NLR 45-150 Servicepack is part of what Isuzu describes as its ready to work range and in typical marketing spin says that it is “Equipped with class-leading technology and the ‘can do’ attitude that accompanies Isuzu’s ready to work range.” The Servicepack follows on from its other successful ready to work models including […]
