There is a risk that the nearside rear axle spindle may crack on Renault Masters built between 1 April 2010 and 16 April 2010, which, in the most serious cases, will lead to the spindle breaking....
Recalls
Salisbury-based merchant East Brothers Timber, which recently took delivery of a JCB 416 wheeled loader shovel, specified Michelin XHA tyres.
Tyres & Retreads
Zahid Tractor, Volvo Trucks distributor in Saudi Arabia, and Al Ayuni Investment & Contracting Co have signed a deal for 350 trucks from the Swedish manufacturer.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority (GMITA) took delivery of the first of a fleet of 66 Optare hybrid buses in a handover ceremony in the city centre earlier this week.
Bus & Coach
Plant and skip hire specialist Shorts Group has taken delivery of a new DAF LF55 4x2 rigid, mounted with a bespoke plant body for transporting diggers, dumpers and access platforms, manufactured by...
Trailers
Construction of the first Flybus hybrid prototype – aimed at demonstrating the viability of a cost-effective alternative to battery-hybrid buses – has begun, with test results due next year.
Gearboxes
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire-based agricultural and aggregate specialist Finedon Bulk Haulage has switched to a 100% Michelin policy, following a successful 12-month trial, which saw tyre...
Tyres & Retreads
Balfour Beatty has decided to install Axtec on-board weighing systems as a standard on all its new 3.5-tonne vehicles.
Weighing Equipment
Allegedly notorious dangerous driving by 'white van man' may be on the wane, as tracking firm Masternaut reports 70,000 vehicles now in its sights on UK roads.
Telematics
Ocado, the online supermarket home delivery firm, is currently trialling two Isuzu Forward N-series electric five-tonne light trucks in London's White City area.
Light Commercial Vehicles
With requirements for the London LEZ (Low Emissions Zone) to be tightened in January 2012, Eminox is inviting operators affected by Phase 3 and 4 to an LEZ surgery at next week's Euro Bus Expo show at...
Emissions Control
An electric van from Smith Electric Vehicles is helping Liverpool City Council to deliver quiet and clean operations in its building maintenance division.
Electric Vehicles