Tail Lifts & Hydraulics
An unfamiliar tail lift on a hired truck: establish what is fitted
A familiar-looking control does not identify the lift. Start with the vehicle records, fitted model and the instructions supplied with it.
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Practical guides to truck maintenance and repairs
Practical reading for drivers and businesses working across the Netherlands: prepare a workshop visit, report a fault and keep useful vehicle records.
Tyre service
A puncture in a leased truck: keep the right people informed
The driver, vehicle owner and workshop may need different information. Keep the damage assessment and permission to work clearly recorded.
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Tyre service
The same wheel position wears again: bring the history together
A recurring pattern needs a clear history. Preserve wheel positions, dates and earlier work without deciding the cause yourself.
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Trucks & Commercial Vehicles
Calling a truck workshop in the Netherlands: what to prepare
Clear vehicle details and a short factual account help when arranging workshop contact during an international journey.
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Trucks & Commercial Vehicles
Booking truck servicing when your business has one vehicle
A useful booking explains what the vehicle needs and when the business needs it. Keep those two questions connected without promising a finish.
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Body building
A bodywork quotation needs more than a box length
The usable load space and the vehicle beneath it need to be considered together. Bring the chassis records to the first discussion.
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Tail Lifts & Hydraulics
A hydraulic leak appears again after earlier work
Earlier work and a new oil mark belong in the same history. They do not, on their own, establish why the leak has appeared.
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Recording a TPMS warning after a change in the vehicle’s work
New duties can add context to a tyre-pressure warning. Record the warning and the change without deciding that one caused the other.
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An unfamiliar tail lift on a hired truck: establish what is fitted
A familiar-looking control does not identify the lift. Start with the vehicle records, fitted model and the instructions supplied with it.
Read articleTail Lifts & Hydraulics
A hydraulic leak appears again after earlier work
Earlier work and a new oil mark belong in the same history. They do not, on their own, establish why the leak has appeared.
Read articleTyre service
A puncture in a leased truck: keep the right people informed
The driver, vehicle owner and workshop may need different information. Keep the damage assessment and permission to work clearly recorded.
Read articleTyre service
The same wheel position wears again: bring the history together
A recurring pattern needs a clear history. Preserve wheel positions, dates and earlier work without deciding the cause yourself.
Read articleTyre service
Recording a TPMS warning after a change in the vehicle’s work
New duties can add context to a tyre-pressure warning. Record the warning and the change without deciding that one caused the other.
Read articleTrucks & Commercial Vehicles
Calling a truck workshop in the Netherlands: what to prepare
Clear vehicle details and a short factual account help when arranging workshop contact during an international journey.
Read articleTrucks & Commercial Vehicles
Booking truck servicing when your business has one vehicle
A useful booking explains what the vehicle needs and when the business needs it. Keep those two questions connected without promising a finish.
Read articleBody building
A bodywork quotation needs more than a box length
The usable load space and the vehicle beneath it need to be considered together. Bring the chassis records to the first discussion.
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