One of the largest global commercial truck manufacturers, Volvo, has announced that it has started new electric FL and FE trucks for urban transport. The announcement is a clear sign that Volvo is committed to meet the increasing demand for sustainable transport solutions – and may trigger a ripple effect across the industry. Volvo has a […]
ZF has announced that it is launching a new 8-speed automatic transmission for medium-duty vehicles in North America. ZF’s existing 8-speed automatic transmission for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles already has a proven track record. It has been on the market for 12 years and has sold more than 15 million units. Now the […]
Have you ever wondered what’s going on beneath the floor of a truck when the accelerator is pushed down? Most people think of the engine as being at the heart of any vehicle. And while engines are useful for turning fuel into mechanical energy, it would be useless without the transmission. A truck transmission takes […]
A quick Google search for ‘lorry driver’ will bring up hundreds of thousands of results detailing crimes and accidents caused by the nation’s hauliers. But these stories only represent a small fraction of the hard-working lorry driver populace. Every day, the nation’s lorry drivers complete loads of good deeds – whether it’s letting faster motorists […]
Ecodrive sponsored one of the prizes at Arriva North-East’s Make a Difference (MAD) Awards in April. Lewis Wright attended the 80s-themed event at the beautiful Hardwick Hall Hotel in County Durham. And was pleased to present the Customer Excellence Award to Moors bus driver Richard Wright. Lewis said: “It was a great night celebrating the […]
Eagle-eyed customers that subscribe to Bus and Coach Buyer might have noticed our branding splashed across the front page of the magazine. It advertises Ecodrive’s status as the largest fully-equipped ZF Service partner with full testing facilities, field diagnostics and repair equipment and our remove refit service that can be completed on-site or at customer […]
This is an important choice, even when you are talking about a humble domestic car. When commercial vehicles like trucks and lorries are involved, the stakes only get higher. It’s an important choice for new trucks in particular because once you have decided on one type of oil, we recommend you stick with that from […]
Ecodrive Managing Director Jon Stone was pleased to attend the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s (CPT’s) annual dinner in London last month. He was invited by the team from ZF Services UK, based in Nottingham. The CPT is the recognised voice of the bus and coach industry. It represents operator interests on national and international legislation, […]
First they came for the humble toothbrush… then the family car. Now it seems the process of electrification has stretched out to include even the heaviest of vehicles on our roads. The increased popularity of electric and hybrid cars – such as the Toyota Prius – and indeed the proliferation of charging points on our […]
ZF’s has applied its experience creating autonomous passenger cars and commercial vehicles to creating a forklift truck with highly automated driving functions. The networked forklift is fitted with a camera and radar system so that it can see its surrounding industrial environment. Data from these inputs is analysed and ‘understood’ by the ZF ProAI central […]