Navigating Engineering – possibilities and progression
Join us at the SOE Offices to hear from seasoned engineers who started their careers through apprenticeships or university degrees and found success as they navigated the ever-evolving landscape.
How will electric commercial vehicles affect the electricity demands of depots and distribution hubs?
In this webinar, we will examine the transformative impact of electric commercial vehicles (ECVs) on depot and distribution hub energy requirements.
The career tools that will turbo-charge your job hunting
Join us for a 45 min webinar exploring the latest career tools designed to turbo-charge your job hunting process.
IRTE Northern Centre host talk on vehicle safety systems
Andy Waddington of Spillard Vehicle Safety Systems presented the IRTE Northern Centre’s May Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event.
King concern
Fifth wheel systems that engage the trailer kingpin, as well as drawbar couplings, are simple mechanical connections. They require basic maintenance and training to use safely, but additional equipment offers extra protection. Steve Banner reports on how to maintain, specify and operate them
Licensed to skill
Keeping Biffa's massive UK waste management operations on the move is a man with a mission. Shaun Stephenson has watched the skills levels within both industry as a whole, and the engineering profession in particular, go through a serious decline - one that has impacted his own company as well - and is determined to see that trend reversed.
Doing the right thing in vehicle maintenance
Gaining and retaining a commercial vehicle operating licence revolves around repute, fitness and whether you have the traffic commissioners’ trust. By Peter Shakespeare
Technician and apprentice excellence hailed at IRTE Skills Challenge 2022
Bumper year for First Bus engineers
Editor's View
John Parry, irtec steering group chair, states: “The driver shortage is well documented. No one mentions the technician shortage.”
Land Rover blazes a trail to the 2021 Commercial Vehicle Show
The 2021 Show will take place at the NEC Birmingham from 31 August – 2 September. The event is free to attend.