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What are the best trailer tools?

|Date: July 09, 2025

What are the best trailer tools?

BPW argues that you shouldn’t settle for second best when it comes to choosing tools for working on trail ...

BPW argues that you shouldn’t settle for second best when it comes to choosing tools for working on trailers. When it comes to safe, efficient trailer maintenance, using the correct workshop tools is ...

July 09, 2025
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The best way to keep on track with tyre health

|Date: June 19, 2025

The best way to keep on track with tyre health

Want to know the best way to keep on track of tyre health in your fleets? BPW is here to explain the diff ...

Want to know the best way to keep on track of tyre health in your fleets? BPW is here to explain the difference between its tyre pressure management systems. With an ADAC-reported figure of over 65 pe ...

June 19, 2025
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How to avoid downtime

|Date: May 28, 2025

How to avoid downtime

BPW’s drum brakes are here to decrease downtime and keep your fleets on the road. For commercial fleets, ...

BPW’s drum brakes are here to decrease downtime and keep your fleets on the road. For commercial fleets, reliability isn’t optional – it’s essential. Every minute a trailer is off the road directly im ...

May 28, 2025
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How to maintain air suspension

|Date: April 03, 2025

How to maintain air suspension

BPW talks CVW through its air suspension options for 9-tonne axles and the maintenance regimes associated ...

BPW talks CVW through its air suspension options for 9-tonne axles and the maintenance regimes associated with them. BPW air suspension systems are designed to deliver reliable performance across vari ...

April 03, 2025
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Identifying and avoiding adjustment issues

|Date: January 02, 2025

Identifying and avoiding adjustment issues

It’s been said that you can spot adjustment issues if you notice slack adjusters that are extended at dif ...

It’s been said that you can spot adjustment issues if you notice slack adjusters that are extended at different angles on the same axle. Avoiding those problems starts with the right maintenance. Here ...

January 02, 2025
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Why is training essential for technicians?

|Date: December 11, 2024

Why is training essential for technicians?

CVW talks to BPW about why it believes training is essential to keeping the wheels of the transport indus ...

CVW talks to BPW about why it believes training is essential to keeping the wheels of the transport industry turning and what it offers technicians. Commercial vehicle workshops are currently confront ...

December 11, 2024
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What are the benefits of self-steering axles?

|Date: December 02, 2024

What are the benefits of self-steering axles?

BPW says its LL self-steering axles are compliant with new longer semi-trailer regulations and paving the ...

BPW says its LL self-steering axles are compliant with new longer semi-trailer regulations and paving the way for safer and more efficient transportation. When the Department of Transport (DfT) announ ...

December 02, 2024
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What lubricant is best for optimising bearing life?

|Date: December 02, 2024

What lubricant is best for optimising bearing life?

Optimising bearing performance is key to a long and trouble-free hub life. BPW suggests there is only one ...

Optimising bearing performance is key to a long and trouble-free hub life. BPW suggests there is only one lubrication option to ensure that this is the case. Don’t be fooled by imitations. When lubric ...

December 02, 2024
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The latest in refrigerated transport technology

|Date: October 11, 2024

The latest in refrigerated transport technology

CVW hears from BPW about its work with Thermo King to develop refrigerated trailer technology that cools ...

CVW hears from BPW about its work with Thermo King to develop refrigerated trailer technology that cools on the move and is chill when still. In the ever-evolving landscape of refrigerated transport, ...

October 11, 2024
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How to rectify trailer brake issues

|Date: July 26, 2024

How to rectify trailer brake issues

Recognising, diagnosing and rectifying trailer brake issues are part and parcel of trailer management. He ...

Recognising, diagnosing and rectifying trailer brake issues are part and parcel of trailer management. Here, BPW gives advice on what to look for and what to do. As the demand for efficient transporta ...

July 26, 2024
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