Diesel fuel spillage kits are now available from Shentongroup, with container sizes ranging from 20 litres up to 200 litres.
Waste Management
Waste transfer contractor Shorten Environmental is reporting a 50% reduction in punctures since it changed to Michelin new and Remix tyres across its fleet.
Tyres & Retreads
Drivers of existing low-CO2 Ford vans equipped with ECOnetic are set to benefit from zero London congestion charge regulations next year.
Electric Vehicles
Fuel returns of almost 10.5mpg have vindicated the decision of MFR Haulage to buy a V8-engined Mercedes-Benz truck fleet, according to the firm.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Civil engineering and road maintenance contractor FM Conway has selected a fleet of clean, green 7.5-tonne Fuso Canters to work in London's Low Emission Zone.
Tippers
Byfleet-based Taurus Waste Recycling Group has added another FM 6x4 tractor unit to its Volvo truck fleet – this time with the OEM's automated I-Shift transmission.
Gearboxes
Adrian Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West and chair of the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee, visited dry freight bodybuilder Bevan Group recently for a fact-finding...
Trailers
Confirmed exhibitors at next year's Workshop show include Gemco, Jubilee, Maha, NGK Texa, Unipart GES, V-Tech and Wurth.
Bodyshop Equipment
Steep increases in the cost of the raw materials for AdBlue have forced producer GreenChem to announce a price increase of 2.8p per litre, with effect from 1 January.
Fuel Pricing
With the wintry weather conditions forecast to return to many parts of the UK this week, the FTA is offering truck operators up-to-date information on road and weather conditions online.
Tracking
Clare County Fire & Rescue Service, in Ireland, is reporting success with Allison transmissions specified on its water tankers for their integrated retarders.
Gearboxes
VOSA (the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) is proposing changes to the way commercial vehicle tests are booked at VOSA testing stations, which, it says, will provide a better service.
VOSA Testing