CVORI - Explaining The Operator Risk Indicator System
At Argent Equipment, we regularly bring you blogs to educate our readers about what to expect when using commercial vehicle testing services in Ireland. Today, this article focuses on something known in the industry as the Commercial Vehicle Operator Risk Indicator system or CVORI for short.
What Do You Need To Know About CVRT?
At Argent Equipment, we offer the full range of testing services from our Dublin workshops. From bus testing to HCV testing to ADR testing, we have the experience and skills required to ensure your commercial vehicle gets the required certification.
HCV CVRT - How to Maintain Roadworthiness
The Argent team helps to protect Ireland's road users every day through the wide range of commercial vehicle testing services we offer from our Dublin workshops. When we're not focused on the practical side of our business, we're creating blogs like this one that serve to educate readers on how to stay safe.
In this one, we look at what drivers can do to maintain the roadworthiness of their vehicle, making the whole LCV CVRT or HCV CVRT process much easier each year. So, let's get started.
Your Obligations to Maintain Safety Standards as an HCV Operator
At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of commercial vehicle testing from our Dublin workshops, and we regularly bring you blogs like this one to keep our customers informed of what to expect when using our services. Today, we look at the obligations that you have as an HCV operator in Ireland - information that will help your HCV test go more smoothly.
Motor Caravan Testing - Who Needs It & Why?
Keeping Ireland's roads safe for all motorists is of paramount importance, particularly as the number of road collisions is on the rise in Ireland. This is achieved in a number of ways, such as the NCT for domestic cars and CVRT testing for commercial vehicles.
So, what about motor caravans? Well, they need to be checked on a regular basis, too, with campervan testing being required to ensure roadworthiness. In this article, we'll look at who it applies to, what's required and why it's vital
What You Need to Know About ADR Testing
At Argent Equipment, we create regular articles like this one to educate our readers about important matters from Ireland's commercial vehicle testing industry. Today, we're here to shed some light on one particular area of our work - ADR testing - something that focuses on ensuring that hazardous goods vehicles are safe and properly maintained.
Argent Equipment - A Member of the Vehicle Tester Network
When you come to Argent Equipment for your commercial vehicle testing needs, you can be sure of the highest professional standards being met. However, you don't have to take our word for it, as it's demonstrated by our membership of the Vehicle Tester Network (VTN).
Tachograph Calibrations from Argent Equipment
Tachograph equipment is required by law when driving commercial buses and trucks in Ireland, continuously recording information so that drivers abide by EU driver hour regulations. In addition to being fitted, they also need to be inspected every two years and fully calibrated every six years to ensure they're accurate and functioning correctly.
Tachograph Supply & Fit for Trucks in Dublin
A tachograph is a mandatory device that's fitted to certain types of commercial vehicles and trucks in Ireland. Automatically recording vehicle distances and speeds, as well as driving and resting times, there are both digital and analogue devices available.
What Makes Argent HCV Testing Services Different
At Argent Equipment, we are the go-to HCV CVRT, Bus Testing, and ADR testing company for customers across Dublin. That's an easy thing to say, obviously, but it also happens to be true. But what is it that makes our CVRT support services different from the rest?
Commercial Vehicle Testing Premises & Equipment Rules Explained
At Argent Equipment, we often write blogs to help educate the public about the responsibilities that professional van and lorry delivery owners have in Ireland with regard to commercial vehicle testing. However, today where to explain the responsibilities we have in relation to the bus testing, HCV & PCV testing we carry out and the tools we use.
How to Prepare Your Vehicle for Your HCV Test
At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of vehicle testing services that range from bus testing to jeep testing and everything in between. To those not yet in the know, commercial vehicle testing is required every year in Ireland in order to drive legally.
This kind of testing involves the thorough inspection of all commercial vehicles on an annual basis in order to ensure roadworthiness. It also involves checking all the visible areas of the vehicle so as to ensure it's regularly maintained and serviced.
What an HCV CVRT Test Examines & the Possible Results Explained
For anyone new to the world of commercial vehicle testing, an HCV CVRT is designed to keep Ireland's roads safe. It's a mandatory test that must be carried out every year on every commercially-used vehicle in Ireland in order to drive legally.
Whether talking about bus testing, ambulance testing, or campervan testing, they all need to go through this test. The inspection involves checking the roadworthiness of the vehicle in question so that it satisfies basic safety standards on test day.
5 Useful Facts You Should Know About Vehicle Tests
At Argent Equipment, we're known across Dublin for being the go-to company for your HCV CVRT, bus testing, ambulance CVRT and more. As such, when we're not delivering reliable testing services, we're creating blogs like this one to help educate the public about what we do.
Why Exactly Do You Need a CVRT in Ireland?
If you drive a commercial vehicle or lorry in Ireland, you’re likely already aware that you have to take an annual CVRT test to remain compliant with government regulations. However, have you ever thought about why it’s needed to drive legally in this country?
Answering Your FAQs about CVRT Testing
At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of vehicle testing services from our Dublin-based workshops. From ADR testing to LCV testing, our commercial vehicle testing team has the expertise and experience needed to meet all of your needs.
Today, we're here to talk about the humble speed limiter, the important role it plays for commercial vehicle drivers and its associated testing requirements.
Argent HCV Testing Advice - The Speed Limiter Explained
At Argent Equipment, we offer a wide range of vehicle testing services from our Dublin-based workshops. From ADR testing to LCV testing, our commercial vehicle testing team has the expertise and experience needed to meet all of your needs.
Today, we're here to talk about the humble speed limiter, the important role it plays for commercial vehicle drivers and its associated testing requirements.
Bus Testing & Ambulance CVRT - What's Involved?
Essentially, any ambulances or buses over the age of 12 months are subject to ambulance CVRT and bus testing, respectively. Applying to all ambulances and buses that have more than 8 passenger seats, it's a yearly test that must be passed in order to remain road legal.
Answering Your FAQs About Motor Home & Campervan CVRT
We get asked a lot of questions about campervans at Argent and the CVRT rules that govern them, which is perhaps unsurprising due to the sheer popularity of the vehicle in Ireland. In fact, we get asked so many questions about campervan CVRT that we thought we'd put a blog together featuring some of the most common queries we get.
ADR Testing For Hazardous Goods Vehicles- What's Involved?
As the name of the test alludes to, vehicles that transport dangerous goods such as acid, diesel, oil or petrol, are required to meet certain technical requirements. As such, they're required to take an ADR test that's designed to minimise the danger for other road users.