Smiths of Gloucester has added two Volvo FH16-750 6x4 double-drive tractor units from Truck and Bus Wales & West, Avonmouth, to its 140-srong truck fleet – these for its heavy haulage business.
Longer Heavier Vehicles
Logistics giant Wincanton has added 12 Renault Trucks Range T460 6x2 tractor units, plated at 44 tonnes, to its 200+ dedicated construction vehicle fleet, as part of a multi-million-pound investment.
Tractor Units
HGV and plant maintenance and transport operator HW Martin reckons that since switching to r2c Online’s cloud-based compliance and maintenance system in December 2015, it has seen more than 73 hours...
Workshop Management Systems
TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring system) specialist TyrePal has launched a range of systems for commercial vehicles and buses, designed to alert drivers to tyre pressure and temperature problems.
Tyres & Retreads
Safety is paramount, despite the importance of communications with HGV drivers, says the FTA (Freight Transport Association) in response to research, released today (8 June 2016), which suggests using...
Driver / People Management
Sir Geoff Hurst, of 1966 World Cup fame, has been signed by MAN Truck & Bus UK to launch its limited edition 66 registration plate MAN TGX tractor unit.
Tractor Units
AJN Steelstock has welcomed the opening of an ATF (Authorised Testing Facility) by local Mercedes-Benz dealer Orwell Truck & Van at its new £1 million branch in Newmarket.
Rigids
Northern Ireland heavy haulage specialist Mar-Train has taken delivery of a new five-axle extending step frame trailer from Andover Trailers, adding to an almost identical trailer that has been with...
Trailers
Team Harju, from Finland, won Volvo Trucks’ and Volvo Buses’ global VISTA technician competition in last weeks finals, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 31 May to 1 June 2016.
Continuing Professional Development
Business confidence in Britain’s logistics sector is at its lowest level since the biannual UK Logistics Confidence Index – produced by Barclays and Moore Stephens – began publishing back in 2012.
Fleet Operating Costs
Fraikin has moved into bi-fuel LPG-petrol vehicles, signing a deal with engine conversion specialist Alternatech that makes it the preferred contract hire partner for bi-fuel LPG-petrol vans.
Multi-Fuel Engines
Culina, the food and drink supply chain operator, has acquired two Iveco Daily Hi-Matic vans for its dedicated Corney & Barrow wine merchant fleet following three months of testing a demonstrator from...
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