Ford Transit Custom vans are joining other Ford vehicles, from blue-light Focus Estates to adapted Ford Transits, at the NHS Blood and Transplant service (NHSBT).
Panel Vans
Iveco Reman – the dedicated Iveco original-quality remanufactured spare parts service – has doubled its range to more than 1,000 units and seen growth of more than 60% in the last year.
Gearboxes
Premier Logistics is reporting improved efficiency, better fleet control and economies across the board since implementing Verilocation vehicle tracking and fleet management systems.
Telematics
Tower Transit has ordered 11 new Wrightbus StreetLite buses to TfL (Transport for London) specification, and is expecting delivery next month (February 2015).
Bus & Coach
Acumen Distribution has further expanded its fleet of longer semi-trailers (LSTs), taking delivery two months ago of four more SDC semi-trailers.
Longer Semi-Trailers
Day’s Rental is the first major hire operator to take delivery of a fleet of Iveco New Dailys – in all 75 vans and chassis cabs.
Tractor Units
Tarleton, Lancashire-based Huntapac Produce has taken delivery of its first Volvo trucks – four FH-500 6x2 tractor units, from Thomas Hardie Commercials, Preston.
Tractor Units
Northamptonshire-based Walls and Floors has replaced its previous fleet of 7.5-tonne Fuso Canters with eight new, Euro 6-engined versions of the same, range-topping light truck.
Rigids
Nominations for the eighth FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards programme close on 2 February 2015.
Driver / People Management
Ipswich-based construction vehicle rental specialist Tippers R Us has spent £1 million bringing eight Euro 6 MAN TGS 35.400 and two TGS 32.400 top-spec eight-wheeler tipper trucks to its fleet.
Tippers
Operators in the construction sector used a relatively strong 2014 to review their fleet operations, according to fleet software specialist Chevin Fleet Solutions.
Telematics
London’s IHTF (Industrial HGV Taskforce), funded by TfL (Transport for London) and the DfT (Department for Transport), has issued 1,013 fixed penalty notices since it began operating in October 2013.
Driver CPC