The German oil and additive specialist Liqui Moly has completely revised its app. It provides information on the right motor oil for a particular vehicle. The Liqui Moly app is available free of charge for iOS and Android.
A mobile-friendly version of the BKT website went live today, and the off-road tyre maker says the m.bkt-tires.com site offers improved content research and browsing from any mobile device, with six language options (English, Italian, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese) available from the start. Additional languages will be introduced in the near future to cater to a wider range of users in the 130 countries where BKT is present. Site visitors from the USA will also be spared the ignominy of metric measurements by choosing the US standard option within the site’s settings.
MAM Software has announced the launch of its SalesRep tablet software. MAM’s second tablet app, SalesRep is designed to empower field-based sales representatives to strengthen customer relationships and improve productivity.
The Institute of Advanced Motorists is warning drivers about the dangers of distracted driving after research found that nearly one in ten (nine per cent) of drivers admit to crashing their cars because they were distracted. Just under one in twenty drivers (four per cent) say that someone was injured in the crash.
Cam Systems has appointed Ian Stark as its new technical account manager. The IT supplier is expanding its software solutions, linking the entire supply chain in the tyre industry with the aim of delivering lower transaction costs to customers. Stark will continue to boost the company’s IT project and systems implementation while maintaining customer satisfaction.
New research published by Direct Line for Business reveals that Britain’s builders, plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople are living out of their vans – using them as mobile offices, bedrooms and entertainment centres. While not wanting to be accused of being asleep on the job, Britain’s tradespeople are using their vans as mobile homes with 11 per cent sleeping in their vehicle. Almost a third (31 per cent) of tradespeople use their van as a mobile office to manage their business. Vans are also used as mobile dining rooms, with just under a half (45 per cent) of tradespeople eating their meals in their vehicle.
Essex-based Anglian Truck Tyre Management will be introducing CAM’s UniSerV application suite, featuring its e-Tablet and Document Manager modules, which will enable the commercial tyre specialist to create a seamless, streamlined, paperless process for its commercial tyre fitters, saving considerable administration time and money.
Delphi Product & Service Solutions (DPSS) has launched a redesigned online catalogue for 17 European countries. The site allows users to search by vehicle (make, model, etc.) as well as Delphi, OE and competitor part numbers. Users can also look for parts via the vehicle registration number.
A motorist who claimed to have taken so much Viagra he could not leave the house was just one of a number of excuses from people who failed to tax their car.
According to information released by DVLA, motorists caught for not having a tax disc last year used a variety of excuses, which included "My mate said that if the cost of the tax is more than what the car's worth you haven't got to pay it."
One motorist claimed to have fallen out of a tree while fruit picking and broke both arms so they could not fill in the necessary forms, while one motorist even blamed their mobile phone.
Texa has announced it will be exhibiting this year at the Coach & Bus Show 2013 and wants to use this opportunity to discuss in detail with operators their current requirements for service and diagnostic tools. As TEXA provide a range of OE diagnostic tools for large coach manufactures, their Multibrand coverage is ideal for workshops maintaining mixed vehicle fleets.
Visitors to Double Coin’s American web presence are invited to say ¡Hola! to a new Spanish language site. The tyre maker and the China Manufacturers Alliance have introduced the option in recognition of demand for information in Spanish from within both North and Central America. To further emphasise the site’s status as a source of information for the region, the existing www.DoubleCoin-us.com domain is being phased out and replaced by a new address, www.DoubleCoinTires.com. Visitors using the old address will be automatically redirected to the site, and Spanish speaking visitors can access the page in their language directly at www.Espanol.DoubleCoinTires.com.
Laser mould cleaning and tyre marking firm 4JET Technologies GmbH (based in Alsdorf, Germany) has announced plans for a “tyre technology roadshow” from now until the end of October.
The tour will include live demonstrations of laser machines for cleaning vulcanizing moulds and for tyre marking will be performed at production facilities of the leading European tyre producers.
The Road Haulage Association welcomes the news that Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin is considering increasing the fine for dangerous driving offences, including texting or making a phone while behind the wheel, by 50 per cent.
This means that the fixed penalty for using a handheld device while driving would go up from £60 to £90, while other offences like running a red light, driving without a seatbelt and speeding will also fetch a higher charge.
Visitors to Bauma 2013 may be mistaken for thinking ‘WOW’ stands for WithOut Walking – as BKT, who recently adopted the three-letter word as its new advertising slogan, is sponsoring the show’s entire fleet of rickshaws. Weary-footed visitors will be ferried from one end of the Munich Trade Fair Centre to the other courtesy of the tyre maker, and each rickshaw will simultaneously serve as a mobile billboard.
Tructyre Fleet Management is rolling out a new e-Tablet solution from CAM Systems to 80 plus mobile fitters in April and May. The application will enable the truck tyre service specialist to track commercial transactions effectively from initial capture to invoicing. The e-Tablet application, provided and managed by TrackItNow, supports HTML5, making it compatible with Android, iOS and Windows Mobile operating systems for tablet devices.
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