The 200,000th Volvo to be registered in the UK has been purchased by Scottish logistics firm Malcolm Group – prompting the operator and Volvo to donate £100,000 to Cancer Research.
Tractor Units
Carrier Transicold UK has launched short operator training videos for its range of truck and trailer refrigeration units, including its Vector, Supra and Pulsor.
Refrigeration
Midland Expressway (MEL), which is responsible for maintenance ontheM6 toll route through the West Midlands, has taken delivery of first Euro 6 truck, a 7.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Atego.
Rigids
Prohire's first DAF Euro 6 trucks (DAF LF250 and CF290), which have now been central to its short-term commercial vehicle rental business for six months, are proving a popular choice among clients,...
RigidsVehicle engineering, R&D and testing establishment MIRA has added a second, twin-axle, dynamic suspension parameter measuring machine (SPMM).
Suspensions
Canadian gas engines specialist Westport Innovations has acquired Netherlands-based alternative fuel conversion systems developer Prins Autogassystemen Holding for eur 12.2 million.
Alternative Fuels
Lidl Italia has ordered a fleet of 15 Iveco Stralis Natural Power heavy trucks, with engines powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas), manufactured by FPT Industrial.
Alternative Fuels
With Euro 6 a done deal, you might imagine that engine technology must be stable for the foreseeable future? Well no: reducing CO2, and hence saving fuel, is the next big EC target. Brian Tinham...
Engines & Engine Parts
In this second of our two-part series on automated manual transmissions, Brian Tinham talks again to Scania technical instructor Keith Gallon about gearbox construction and operation, and modern...
Gearboxes
Chancellor Gorge Osborne's announcement in today's (3 December 2014) Autumn Statement that fuel duty will again be frozen has been welcomed by the transport and logistics industry, but his failure to...
Fuel Pricing
Constructionn industry-led consortium CLOCS (Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety) has welcomed deputy prime minister Nick Clegg's announcement yesterday (1 December 23014) that the government...
Driver / People Management
Rochdale-based J Freight has taken delivery of its first Renault truck, a Euro 6 Range T 460 6x2 tractor unit, which joins what was previously a DAF-exclusive fleet.
Tractor Units