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Learn how to calculate payload weight on an HGV trailer, considering gross vehicle weight (GVW/GCW) and UK legal limits for safe and compliant transport.

Enhance safety with Dustite LR, a wheel nut indicator and protective cap designed for wheels with trims. Instantly shows nut movement, indicates overheating, and shields against weather and corrosion.

Safewheel Twin®: Durable retainer for two wheel nuts, prevents movement, enhances safety. Weather-resistant, supports fleet checks. Easy fitting and removal.

Safewheel®: A robust wheel nut retaining ring and protective cap combo. Retains and protects wheel nuts, reducing the risk of loosening and enhancing safety. Durable, reusable, and supports fleet checks.

The Boat tail aerodynamic solution can be retro-fitted to trailers fitted with doors and folds flat when not in use to comply with type approval.

Checklink®: A dual-purpose wheel nut indicator and retainer. Prevents loosening of nuts with a unique 'S' shape, offering visual indication and retention. Enhances safety and supports fleet checks.

Checklock SQ®: Stainless steel retainer to prevent nut loosening. Two coils tighten around adjacent nuts, enhancing safety, re-usable, and supports fleet checks. Certified by TÜV.

Checkpoint® Original: The world's first and best loose wheel nut indicator. Invented over 30 years ago, it offers instant visual indication of nut movement, supports fleet safety checks, and ensures roadworthiness.

Find out the legal size limits for HGVs and trailers in the UK, including combination lengths, heights, widths, and aerodynamic allowances.

Please note that this article has now been superceded by the DVSA guidance issued 27th March 2015

The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has just issued their approval for Don-Bur’s Longer Semi Trailer Design, using a self-steer axle solution.

TÜV Nord has certified 75 new specialist Don-Bur curtainsiders for Bibby Distribution to comply with the demanding load restraint EN12642-XL accreditation.

Yesterday marked the official announcement from the DfT to permit controlled trials of High Volume Trailers (HVT’s) and Wincanton has been working closely with Don-Bur to design and manufacture its first 15.65m long Teardrop™ pillarless tri-axle in readiness for the VSO (Vehicle Special Orders)

This week, Don-Bur Teardrop™ trailers were once more in the headlines, being listed in the "Best Of British" Listings in Commercial Motor.

Whether you like it or not, VECTO (Vehicle Energy Consumption Calculation Tool) will be upon us from 2019.

From 28 March 2019, you must register commercial trailers over 750kg and all trailers over 3,500kg before they can travel through countries that have ratified the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic.

Dick Denby has been lobbying the government for the use of his B-Double artic trailer combination for over 20 years.

HGV and LGV operators need to prepare for new rules for transporting goods to or through Europe from 2022.

On 14th February 2022, the DfT changed legislation to allow for and encourage the use of safer and more environmentally-friendly HGVs on the UKs roads.

Today, the DfT has finally rubber-stamped the use of Longer Semi Trailers (LSTs) for general use on UK Roads.  This follows their press release earlier this month suggesting that legislation would be laid on 10 May to safely roll out the vehicles from 31 May.

Considerations for Longer Semi Trailers (LSTs): manoeuvrability, weight, and steer axles crucial for efficient deployment. Plan wisely.

GSR2 Explained | Understand the General Safety Regulations 2019/2144 for N and O vehicles. Learn how these rules impact your vehicle's safety standards.