Michels workshop portrait in Hahn am See: family business with vision
Family business in Hahn am See: 14 lorry repair bays, 24-strong team, new energy-efficient building and Rhineland-Palatinate sustainability award.
OVID S.p.A. (Italy): Multi-brand service with European backing
Italian family business since 1974, 45 employees, multi-brand service along a busy motorway - and 700 European Alltrucks partner workshops behind it.
Cleaning lorry interiors: Proper care of the driver's cab
Touchscreens, sensors and sensitive plastics: What is important when cleaning the interior of modern lorry cabins - and why household cleaners have no place in the cabin.
Carry out high-voltage work on commercial vehicles safely
The most important safety rules and work processes when handling HV systems.
Tachograph obligation 01.07.2026: What the workshop must prepare
Smart Tachograph V2 mandatory from 01.07.2026 for light commercial vehicles from 2.5 t - and thus a wave of orders for independent commercial vehicle workshops. Smart V2 retrofit kit, Global Tachograph Network and pay-per-use measurement technology from TachoControl Data.
Improve throughput times in the lorry workshop
Shorter downtimes, full order books: this is how you systematically optimise the workshop flow - without more personnel.
Investment planning: What workshops need to plan for e-mobility
What investments will be necessary in the next 3 years to be able to operate e-trucks safely?
Electromobility in the commercial vehicle workshop
Electromobility guide: High-voltage qualification, HV tools, charging infrastructure, battery service and investment planning - how independent commercial vehicle workshops are making the leap into e-mobility.
Targeted reduction of commercial vehicle downtimes
Every lost hour costs money. With these measures, you can permanently reduce unplanned downtimes.
Finding lorry mechatronics engineers: Strategies in the shortage of skilled labour
The shortage of skilled labour in the commercial vehicle sector is real. Impulses on recruiting, training, lateral entrants and international specialists - with reference to the Alltrucks training courses and certification as a multi-brand system technician.