Tachograph specialist TruTac is to launch a series of product features at this year’s CV Show (25—27 April 2017, NEC, Birmingham), including all-new DVSA Earned Recognition reporting facilities.
Driver / People Management
There’s more to Euro 6 diesel and alternative fuel emissions than meets the eye. Brian Tinham unpicks LowCVP’s ‘Emission Testing of Gas-Powered Commercial Vehicles’ trials
Alternative Fuels
In the absence of SMMT year-end data for 2016, Iveco’s ‘State of the Nation’ press event provided useful insights – and into more than the numbers. Brian Tinham reports
Alternative FuelsMercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI) has appointed Rab Jackson as group service manager, with responsibility for repair and maintenance at its 24-hour Newtonabbey workshop and Dungannon branch.
People
For nearly 50 years, operators have held their O licences on trust, with compliance assumed until found otherwise. Brian Tinham examines recent calls for voluntary, possibly, mandatory audits
Continuing Professional Development
Milton Keynes-based Medical Detection Dogs, which uses dogs to sniff out human diseases, has acquired Mercedes-Benz Citan vans.
Car Derived Vans
Refrigerated haulage specialist STS Logistics has gone for a fleet expansion, taking two MAN Trucks-to-Go tractor units – both TGX 26.480 6X2/2 BLS with XXL cabs – to meet increasing demand.
Tractor Units
Ryder has donated a Euro-5 Iveco Stralis tractor unit to Stephenson College in Coalville to assist with the latter’s technician apprentice programme.
ApprenticeshipsGM’s Opel/Vauxhall subsidiary and GM Financial’s European operations are to be acquired by the PSA Group in a deal valuing them at €1.3 billion and €0.9 billion, respectively.
Dealerships
Petro-Canada Lubricants’ updated ‘Duron next generation’ – claimed to be the most advanced line of heavy duty diesel engine oils on the market – is now available across Europe.
Lubricants & Systems
Aberdeen’s second £2.6 million hydrogen refuelling station was officially opened on Monday (27 February 2017) to coincide with the launch of a fleet of 10 hydrogen fuelled Toyota Mirai cars.
Alternative Fuels
Wales-based Sofa Sofa has taken delivery of two new 7.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Atego rigids, both 816 variants with the 156bhp engines and high-roofed, twin bunk BigSpace L-cabs.
Rigids