Chassis Cab Trailer Conversion

Please see above a recent chassis cab trailerconversion we fitted and reconditioned. With thesupport of our welding and fabrication workshop

we have the ability to recondition or build a newchassis cab body to fulfil your requirements.

We can recondition and fit a pre used body to a newchassis cab to suit your requirements. All work iscarried out to the highest of standards by our fullyqualified staff.

The pictures above show a body swap from a DAF toa Mercedes with modifications to chassis mounts,cycle guards, mudguards, fluid traps, electrics andhydraulics.

All services where supplied in house, safety checkservicing and brake testing where completed to re-commission the vehicle. For further informationplease do not hesitate to contact Neil on

T: 028 9083 2641 or E: neil@ashcrofttrailer.co.uk

New Eu Tyre Label Rules Will Affect TruckAnd Trailer Tyres

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The implications of new EU legislationon tyre labeling for commercial tyreend users were detailed at a press

briefing hosted by Continental Tyres inLondon recently.

From 01 November 2012, it becomes alegal requirement to provide all end userswith information on the fuel efficiency, wetgrip and external noise classification of tyres.

The legislation has been brought in by theEU as part of a number of measures toreduce noise pollution and improve energy

efficiency to help cut 20 per cent ofEurope’s energy consumption by 2020.

Tyres play an important part in thisprogramme because of their potential toreduce fuel consumption.

Tyres account for between 20 and 40 percent of the fuel consumption ofcommercial vehicles, mainly due to rollingresistance. Reductions make a substantialcontribution to energy efficiency, directlyaffecting a company’s profitability andlessening harmful emissions.

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New Penalties To TackleCareless Driving In UKCareless drivers will be targeted under new

proposals announced for consultation byRoad Safety Minister Mike Penning.

The proposals would make fixed penalty noticesavailable for careless driving, giving the policegreater flexibility in dealing with less serious carelessdriving offences and freeing them from resourceintensive enforcement processes. The fixed penaltywill also enable the police to offer educationaltraining as an alternative to endorsement. Driverswould still be able to appeal any decision in court.

Mike Penning said: “Careless driving is a majorpublic concern and a cause of deaths and injurieson our roads.

“These changes support both police enforcementand, for some cases, the associated offer ofeducational training for motorists unaware of the full,potential consequences of driving carelessly.

“We also need to make sure that the penalties for awide range of fixed penalty motoring offences areset at reasonable levels, consistent with thepotentially severe consequences of someinfringements.”

The proposed fixed penalty for careless driving willbe £90 with three points on the driver’s licence. Themost serious example will continue to go throughcourt, where offenders may face higher penalties.

Other proposals announced for consultation todayalso include plans to increase the payment levels formany motoring fixed penalty offences, such asspeeding, not wearing a seat belt and using amobile phone whilst driving. The proposals wouldsee penalties for these offences increase from £60to £90. Similar increases to other fixed penalties arealso being considered for non-endorsable offences(such as vehicle defects) insurance offences andgraduated fixed penalties (such as driver hourregulations).

There are no plans to make any changes to penaltylevels for parking offences.

Fixed penalty levels for most of these motoringoffences have not increased since the year 2000,and are now lower than other penalties of a similarseverity.

O-Licensing InNorthern IrelandWorth The Wait

The Road Haulage Association (RHA)has welcomed the news that theGoods Vehicles Act came into force in

Northern Ireland on Sunday 1st July 2012.

“This is good news for Northern Irelandoperators,” said RHA Director for Scotlandand Northern Ireland, Phil Flanders. “Olicensing has applied to all vehicles over 3.5tonnes in England, Scotland and Wales formany years. It’s taken a lot of hard work butNorthern Ireland has at last come into linewith the rest of the UK.”

The new legislation will see much betterstandards of safety and enforcement ingeneral. “This will have a big impact onmany hauliers who, up until now, have beenoperating very close to the line of the lawwith quite a number breaking various laws,”Flanders continued.

“Those who have been operating vehiclesthat are poorly maintained or have beennon-compliant with other regulations willfinally be forced to either, quite literally, cleanup their act or lose their licence. This is verygood news for our industry and will go along way to helping improve its image aswell as creating a level playing field.”

“The Minister and his team are to becommended for their support andcommitment for making this long overduepiece of legislation actually happen.”

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