If you run or manage commercial vehicles, you’ve probably dealt with the annual CVR test. But there’s another document worth paying close attention to - the CVRT Risk Rating Report. It doesn’t just tell you whether your vehicles passed or failed; it gives an overview of how well you’re staying on top of maintenance and safety.

When you look at the broad range of LCV and HCV testing services we offer at Argent Equipment, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they represent merely a functional and mandatory aspect of operating a commercial vehicle.

At Argent Equipment, we're known across Dublin for offering the very best in HCV testing - a necessary part of owning and operating a commercial vehicle in Ireland. This is the latest in our ongoing series of blogs that serve to educate our customers about the finer details of the commercial vehicle testing services we offer.

Here, we examine tachograph and speed limiter management and how they help to keep Ireland’s roads safer for all motorists.

We pride ourselves very much on the commercial vehicle test experience we provide, and we put a lot of effort into offering services that keep people coming back time and again. As such, we're happy to let our Google reviews speak for themselves!

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.

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.

If you’re operating a commercial vehicle over 3,500kg GVW with a trailer on Ireland’s roads, then you have an obligation to get a Truck & Trailer CVRT test on an annual basis. At Argent Equipment, we are the trusted name for Truck & Trailer testing in the capital, something we offer from our two Dublin-based workshops.

Today, we’re here to tell you about the fact that we are members of SIMI - the Society of Irish Motor Traders Ltd & the Irish Motor Traders Association. It’s a status that we’re very proud of, but before we tell you why - a little about SIMI themselves.