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TrailerTail Covered Links Deployment to Door Operation

Stemco says its new TrailerTail Covered rear trailer fairing will be deployed more than current designs simply because drivers must open the panels to get at doors’ locking handles to close trailer doors. When used more often, the device will increase fuel efficiency and return on investment for fleets.

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26.10.2016

Toyota EVAP

This bulletin applies to checking EVAP (Evaporative Emission Control) performance on 2008 Toyota Yaris vehicles.

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25.10.2016

NTDA reaffirms support for 3mm campaign

The NTDA reports that it remains “firmly committed to its 3mm Tread Safety campaign, an initiative designed to raise awareness among motorists of the importance of changing tyres when they reach a 3mm tread depth rather than the lower, legal limit of 1.6mm, which was launched in partnership with Roadsafe in 2005.” The NTDA statement follows comments made by well-known manufacturer Michelin at the end of September in opposition to 3mm tread depth tyre change philosophies.

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25.10.2016

Horiba Mira hosts first UK collaborative trials of driverless cars

On 21 October Horiba Mira played host to the UK’s first collaborative trials of connected and autonomous vehicles. The £20 million research and development project, known as UK Autodrive, brought together Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) to jointly demonstrate a number of future vehicle technologies at Horiba Mira’s Proving Ground in Nuneaton.