Clare County Council has installed vehicle tracking as well as lone worker security systems on its entire fleet of 15-tonners and above.
Tracking
Operators of Mercedes-Benz trucks and vans based in west Kent can now use Sparshatts Tonbridge after-sales facility, which has a new eight-bay commercial vehicle workshop.
Dealerships
Volvo Trucks' new FH tractor unit, which has notched up sales of more than 1,000 since its launch in September 2012, will take pride of place at the CV Show, at the NEC, Birmingham, from 9—11 April...
Rigids
From tomorrow (1 March 2013), members of the RHA (Road Haulage Association) and FTA (Freight Transport Association) can get discounted fuel through a new joint fuel card from The Fuelcard Company.
Fuel Pricing
MAN Bellshill, near Glasgow, is this year's winner of the Suckling Transport service provider of the year award – the second MAN dealership to win the award in as many years – with WG Davies Tenby...
Tankers
Owner driver Cameron Zab, based in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon has taken delivery of a DAF FAR XF 6x2 draw bar chassis, fitted with the new VBG 575 Version 2.0 coupling.
Flatbed
Abacus Playground, which has been operating Avia trucks to transport its playground and sports surface systems for around nine years, has just taken delivery of a new Longton Avia D75.
Flatbed
Construction, infrastructure and facilities management group Morgan Sindall, which signed a deal for more than 550 rental vehicles from Northgate Vehicle Hire, says it is also seeing significant...
Fleet Management Systems
Things may be looking up for transport. According to industry analyst Plimsoll Publishing, operators in the UK can expect to see significant growth during 2013 – substantially up on the previous 12...
Fleet Operating Costs
Motor Wheel Service Distribution has taken the issue of commercial vehicle wheel safety to the European Parliament.
Wheels / Wheel fixings / Trims
Farid European Group, one of Europe's fastest growing RCV (refuse collection vehicle) and tanker producers, has acquired Heil Europe.
Municipal VehiclesCompressor may leak. On some vehicles, the air compressor head gasket has been produced with an inadequate bead height. Hence, the seal between the air passages of the exhaust side of the air...
Recalls