#TruckingBritainOutOfCovid19: Cullimore Group is preparing for return to normality

Fancy saving 5% on fuel consumption on a rigid vehicle and 2% to 2.5% on an artic from a fit-and-forget device with a payback of less than two years and a guaranteed life of at least five years?

Fleet tracking experts Lytx (3D16) is talking to fleet managers at the show about the best way to convince drivers and their unions that driver-facing cameras and driver behaviour analysis software is intended to protect rather than discipline drivers.

Brigade Electronics, the Kent firm which pioneered reversing alarms in the UK in 1976, has launched its Quiet Vehicle Sounder (QVS) at the CV Show.

The RHA’s proposed collective claim for compensation over price-fixing by a cartel of truck manufacturers is well placed to get the green light to proceed from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), according to Steven Meyerhoff, a director at legal firm Backhouse Jones which is working with the RHA on its claim.

Increasing demand from high-cube trailer fleets to maximise the internal load height of up to 3m height within the maximum vehicle height of 4m allowed on the continent led to the development of the Giti GTL925 high-cube trailer pattern in size 445/45R19.5.

ProVision will be using the CV Show to showcase major enhancements to its CameraMatics platform in the form of a new browser and app-based Command Centre, as well as two other apps to help fleets track compliance and risk management.

Lubricant manufacturer Morris returns to this year’s CV Show to showcase its Versimax range of OEM-approved heavy-duty diesel engine oils and new company ambassador TV presenter, bike racer and truck mechanic Guy Martin.

French tanker manufacturer Maisonneuve, represented in the UK by Integrated Tanker Services (ITS) of Walsall, showed three stainless steel road tanker trailers, designed to carry AdBlue, fertiliser and waste, at last week's Tank-ex.

TIP Tanker Services and Williams Tanker Services (WTS) used last week's Tank-ex show to highlight its full range of tankers, including fuel and gas tanks, for rent and contract hire.

Tyre prices could rise further this year as the cost of raw material, especially natural rubber, remains high, Goodyear Dunlop UK commercial director Marc Preedy warned. 

German tail-lift manufacturer Bär Cargolift has returned to the CV Show after an absence of eight years. 

The new generation Daf CF and XF tractor units unveiled at the show promise operators 7% better fuel economy on long-haul operations and weight savings of up to 130kg on the current line-up of the long-running cabs. 

The Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) is launching a tyre fitter accreditation scheme at the show.

Apollo Tyres, the market leading manufacturer of truck tyres in India, will be using the 2017 CV Show to launch into the European commercial vehicle market.

Used truck sales will be “the great challenge for the industry in the coming years” as the record levels of new trucks sales in the past few years will mean increasing volumes of used trucks flooding the market, according to Scania’s sales boss.

Renault Trucks has introduced an anti-rollaway device as an option for its Range T, C and K trucks with electronic park brakes. 

Bridgestone has developed a free app that shows the correct torque settings for a range of commercial vehicle wheel nuts.