Here’s one more thing for which we owe thanks to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: heavier steer axle loads. Not only do we have to sacrifice payload to tote around diesel particulate filters, ...

Putting a heavy load on a trailer may require a bit of math and imagination to get the axle weight right. But running with too much weight at one end or the other could affect the vehicle’s dynamic ...

While recruiting and compliance departments grapple with the potential implications of weight-based sleep-apnea testing for drivers, operations and maintenance personnel should be aware that trucks ...

The government recently allowed an increase in the maximum permissible axle load on trucks, a move that is being hailed as an improvement in transport efficiency. However, in the absence of adequate ...

Even as government remains hopeful after increasing the axle load limit by 25 percent, transport industry’s experts and players remain on the back foot regarding the move. While experts feel that ...

After a gap of three decades, the government will increase the maximum axle load of heavy vehicles by 20-25 per cent to bring it on a par with international norms. This will be a big boost to ...

Mr Samuel Antobam, the Coordinator of the Ghana Highways Authority Axle Load Control Programme, has called for strict enforcement of the Axle Load regulations to help reduce overloading and improve ...

KARACHI: Amid divergent reactions to the implementation of the new Axle Load Regime (ALR) from goods movers, manufacturers believe this will result in a price hike for various items including ...

To clear extra rush during peak hours, Railways is finalising plans to manufacture high axle load bogies which can carry up to 400 passengers. "But very often more than 250 passengers travel in a ...