Formic acid to fight slippery road conditions
Salts of formic acid, which are known as formates, are now being used successfully in the Nordic countries, Switzerland and Austria to remove slippery ice from roads, sidewalks and bikeways. Compared...
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Trial highlights potential of biomethane
Cenex, the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon vehicle technologies, has announced the results of a year long trial with Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), whereby a fleet vehicle was powered...
View ArticleMotor industry welcomes decision not to change vehicle testing frequency
Some 18 months after the Government announced that it would review the UK vehicle testing System ( MoT) and following the The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI)’s numerous meetings with Ministers...
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Automating calculation of asphalt binder content
Carbolite’s new ABA 7/35B Asphalt Binder Analyser simplifies and automates calculation of the asphalt binder content of hot mix asphalts (HMAs) used for in road surfacing. This easy-to-use analyser is...
View ArticleHydrogen-powered buses
BOC, the industrial gases and clean energy business, is to provide the refuelling technology for Scotland’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered buses. The project aims to have 10 buses operating on the...
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Loading bays: The most dangerous places in the transport industry?
An estimated 25 per cent of all factory and warehouse accidents in the UK occur in the loading bay area Christopher Knollys looks at the safety issuesAccording to the UK's Health and Safety Executive...
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How to ensure high definition IP video of critical infrastructure is always...
In security and surveillance applications, ensuring maximum availability of high definition IP video, as well as cost effective deployment and running costs, are critical factors, says Santos Muro.High...
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Scorching the soot
The Lubricants and Fuel Additives Platform of water, energy and maintenance solutions provider NCH Europe has launched DPF Protect, a soot burn (SB) fuel additive designed to reduce the temperature at...
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Smart parking
Tinynode SA has announced a new generation of vehicle detection sensors providing customers with greater value, stability and business continuity.With this sensor technology – called Series 4 second...
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Ultra-compact gigabit controller with an internal high-speed interface
The new ultra-compact and fanless industry controller POC-120 from Acceed barely has the size of a 3.5-in hard disk drive.The micro PC is based on the E3826 dual core Atom processor from Intel with...
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Relieving the pressure of fleet management
Tyre pressure monitoring specialist, TyrePal’s latest fleet monitoring products are an in-cab tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and the TeleTPMS.TeleTPMS is a remote tyre pressure monitoring...
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Trailer check
TyrePal is launching a new tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) to help OEM trailer builders and trailer fleet operators tackle the problem of tyre blowouts on HGV freight trailers.The TyrePal...
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The importance of tyre safety
Peter Tillotson discusses the lack of TPMS regulation for alternative vehicles and the impact it is having on fuel consumption, breakdown costs and driver safetyIn 2014, tyre pressure monitoring...
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Space and planet-saving cleaning
Global water, energy and maintenance solutions provider NCH Europe has launched a tablet version of its popular Screen Clean screen wash. The tablet version is more compact than traditional liquid...
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Circular economy initiative
Morgan Advanced Materials has revealed the results of some of its recent Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) activity which saw a major commitment to embracing circular economy initiatives across its...
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Improving driver safety and efficiency with smart technologies
Peter Tillotson discusses the top three technologies set to revolutionise HGV safety in the next yearAccording to a recent report from the UK’s Department for Transport, heavy goods vehicle (HGV)...
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Prioritising tyre safety
Peter Tillotson discusses the importance of tyre safety, including the importance of checking tyres for pressure and wearAccording to data collected by electronic health check provider, autoVHC, the...
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Testing times for hydrogen
As part of CSA Group's ongoing efforts to help advance the safe deployment of clean energy – specifically hydrogen and fuel cell technologies - the firm has developed on-site evaluation testing...
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Smart parking
Tinynode SA has announced a new generation of vehicle detection sensors providing customers with greater value, stability and business continuity.With this sensor technology – called Series 4 second...
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Ultra-compact gigabit controller with an internal high-speed interface
The new ultra-compact and fanless industry controller POC-120 from Acceed barely has the size of a 3.5-in hard disk drive.The micro PC is based on the E3826 dual core Atom processor from Intel with...
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