Eco-Link Trailer
The vehicle is designed to achieve the following objectives:
 Make better use of our major roads |  | |
| Increase productivity by hauling extra payloads | ||
| Reduce pollution per tonne/kilometer | ||
| To be road wear neutral | ||
| Increased flexibility for city/town deliveries | ||
| The first prototype was built by Woolf Engineering of Belfast under licence from Denby Transport Ltd. | ||
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Eco-Link Latest News
| Aug 2007 | The Danish government consultation which is due to publish in October favours Eco-Link or similar concepts. Their proposals specifically ban "self steer or self tracking axles" on the link trailer,but effectively ban fixed axle trailers by insisting that the central turning point of the trailer does not exceed 6.2m from the pin.Also as Swedish regulation forbid steering axles on trailers when travelling at speeds over 40 kph this also favours Eco-Link with its max steer only at speeds below 15kph and then graduated down to zero at 40 kph. Whereas truck and dolly outfits can run freely without steer and enjoy a very liberal turning requirement,the steered "B" Double operator will have easy access to places the others can not reach. |
| Sept 07 | European Commission announce Independent Consultants to report into "Future for LHVs in Europe" Due to publish within 7 months of appointment. This is due to report in May 2008. Just announced 27 Sept 07 the consortium will consist of Leuven University, the French "Laboratoire Central Des Ponts et Chaussees" and the Dutch TNO
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| Apr 08 | In response to a question in the House on LHVs Ruth Kelly announced that the result of the study into LHVs would be published before the Summer recess 2008. |