TRW Aftermarket’s heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) programme – TRW Proequip, part of ZF – is adding brake discs and callipers to complete its HGV braking products offer.
Brakes & Braking SystemsThe Rear Stabiliser bar may not be to specification. This could result in the bar cracking and failing, which will result in vehicle handling characteristics being adversely affected. Recall vehicles...
Recalls
Fleet Assist has won a new long-term contract from vehicle leasing and fleet management Alphabet, which has more than 140,000 company cars and vans on its fleet books.
Repair & Maintenance
The FTA (Freight Transport Association) has today (13 January 2016) launched the LCRS Leadership in Carbon Reduction Award, sponsored by Bridgestone.
Social / Corporate Responsibility
The EU Commission has granted a further relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours regulations for HGV operators forced to take alternative routes as a result of the continued closure of the Forth Road...
Driver / People Management
Consistency, stability and continuity are Iveco UK managing director Stuart Webster’s watchwords for the truck and van brand in 2016 – and he adds another word, focus.
Fleet Operating Costs
Global logistics and road freight specialist CTS Group has ordered high security trailers to UN class 1-9 from Finnish semi-trailer and body manufacturer Ekeri.
Trailers
Nationwide building materials distributor CCF has acquired two new Mercedes Econic low-entry cab-based trucks in a bid to help protect vulnerable road users and meet advanced safety criteria of major...
Municipal Vehicles
The commercial vehicle board of directors of ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association) has elected Volvo Group president and CEO Martin Lundstedt as its new chairman for this year.
People
Robin Liquid Waste Disposal has taken delivery of a new Renault Range K460 32-tonne rigid and is planning to order another.
Rigids
James International Forwarding and its Pharma Transport business are reporting success having switched to Cool Track, from Seven Telematics, six months ago for monitoring temperatures on its mixed...
Telematics
With the Met Office weather modelling still predicting heavy snow and ice for February and March, VBG Group company Onspot is recommending that operators prepare themselves by fitting its automated...
Safety systems