Vehicle leasing and fleet management giant LeasePlan UK has appointed ATS Euromaster to its panel of national tyre maintenance partners, nudging Kwik-Fit out of its sole partner position.
Tyres & Retreads
MJ Slater’s fourth new Mercedes-Benz Actros – a 2551 with the 510bhp straight-six engine driving through the PowerShift 3 AMT – was specified with the range-topping GigaSpace cab.
Tractor Units
Haulage specialist Prestons of Potto has gone live with Freeway’s fleet management system. Which it says is now managing vehicle maintenance, inspections and MOTs without fuss.
Fleet Management Systems
DAF Trucks says it is beefing up its DAFaid vehicle breakdown service for an anticipated increase in call-outs following predictions of extreme weather in February and March due to the El Niño effect....
Driver / People Management
TfL’s (Transport for London’s) CLOCS programme has been awarded the Premier Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its success in improving HGV road safety, particularly in the...
Road Safety
FTA (Freight Transport Association) head of vans and LCVs Mark Cartwright won a top citation at yesterday’s (5 December 2015) What Van? Annual awards in London.
People
Following a review of its £1 million transportation systems, WP Metals has elected to continue running its own fleet and has acquired a new MAN TGM 18.290 4x2 flatbed with a truck-mounted crane.
Flatbed
Continental has now released Generation 3 premium tyre treads designed from the ground up for cold retreading – the Conti CityPlus HA3 and Conti Urban HA3 bus tyre treads.
Tyres & Retreads
Clewley Sweepers has taken delivery of a 16-tonne gvw Volvo FL 4x2 rigid fitted with a Johnston Sweepers VT651 body.
Rigids
For truck operators who want to get a better handle on how much fuel their vehicles really use, Blue Tree Systems has published a new white paper that examine the problem and suggests how to measure...
Fleet Operating Costs
Road Runners Recovery Service has recently put its first Isuzu truck into service – joining the Orpington, Kent-based firm’s nine strong fleet of recovery vehicles.
Recovery Vehicles
Senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell has today (14 December 2015) published a revised set of statutory documents covering key areas of operator licensing and decision making.
Driver / People Management