Truck and Track Summer 2026 www.truckandtrack.com 58 WHEEL ALIGNMENT Volvo truck and bus dealer cuts vehicle downtime in half with AES UK Wheel alignment technology is helping a Volvo dealer to save money and reduce vehicle downtime for its customers. Thomas Hardie Commercials Ltd is the main distributor for Volvo Truck, Bus & Coach in the North-West of England, North Wales and Lancashire. The multi award-winning company has six franchised Volvo Truck and bus dealerships, supported by three smaller sites, plus Thomas Hardie Vehicle Solutions (THVS), providing repairs, painting, aftermarket services and refurbishment of trucks and trailers. The group has invested in a Josam Cam-aligner from Automotive Equipment Solutions (AES UK), a leading provider of commercial vehicle garage equipment. Being the only Volvo Truck & Bus-approved wheel aligner on the UK market, the Josam Cam-aligner enables workshops and maintenance centres to offer faster and more accurate wheel alignment services. For its part, Thomas Hardie has equipped one of its service vans with the kit, giving them the flexibility to provide wheel alignment services, either at its own workshops or at customers’ premises. Chris Whalley, group truck and bus manager, said: “We have already seen a return on investment from the Josam Camaligner as it enabled us to take wheel alignment completely inhouse. We carry out tracking checks on new vehicles as part of our PDI. In addition, for wheel alignment we can now go to the customer rather than have them bring their vehicles to us. This saves on fuel and tyres and reduces vehicle downtime for our clients.”
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