Truck products manufacturer Hadley, best known for its air horns, has opened a facility in Moordrecht, the Netherlands, to serve the European market.
SuspensionsRobert Muller has been appointed network operations director at Mercedes-Benz. He joined the UK business from Canada in 2012, and he replaces Ewan Ramsay, who will continue to develop his...
People
Dow Waste Management will be prevented from expanding for 12 months, Scotland's Traffic Commissioner has ruled.
Road Safety
The European Commission has approved €20.5 million of state aid, via France, for Renault to develop diesel hybrid technology for vans, in partnership with Continental, Valeo and LMS International.
Hybrids
When residuals rise on trucks equipped with a certain type of fuel-reducing aid, you can be fairly certain that it must work. You can also deduce that the number of fleet engineers in the industry who...
Alternative Fuels
A Johnston & Sons has had its HGV licence curtailed by the region's deputy traffic commissioner, after she concluded that its director had "no real insight" into his responsibilities as an operator.
Road Legal
With 50% of light goods vehicles (vans) failing their MOTs every year, it is clear that things have to change. So says VOSA (the Vehicle and Operator Ser4vices Agency), in launching its Van Best...
VOSA Prohibitions
Montracon is now offering Hatcher's under-trailer Freddie, which is claimed to reduce fuel consumption by 4%, as an option for refrigerated, curtainsider and van trailers.
Aerodynamics
The bulk haulage division of Cambridgeshire-based GW Topham & Sons (GWT) has taken delivery of ten DAF XF460 FTP 6x2 44-tonne Super Spacecab tractor units on contract hire from Ryder.
Tractor Units
Riverside Truck Rental has agreed a a three-year commercial vehicle parts programme, worth in excess of £2 million, with distributor Intertruck.
Gearboxes
Chambers of Guildford says it is achieving significantly better productivity since specifying Hiab Multilift's optional Pro-Future 'Fast' features on a new XR26 hooklift system.
Tippers
Fuel savings from its first Mercedes-Benz New Actros tractor unit are set to be magnified, for Nelson Distribution, by the vehicle's automatically adjusting ActivFreddie air deflector.
Tractor Units