A communications firm has launched two mobile command and control units based on Mercedes-Benz vans equipped with roof-mounted satellite dishes.
Light Commercial Vehicles
ZF Services UK has announced the addition of commercial vehicle steering pumps to its aftermarket products portfolio, under the ZF Parts brand. The range comprises 114 part numbers for DAF, ERF,...
Steering Systems
Latest additions to the fleet at King's Heavy Haulage (Bristol) – two Volvo FH 6x4 tractor units – are already proving their worth with, according to the operator.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Stagecoach has launched a fleet of Optare Solo buses that are powered by the product of household rubbish and animal waste.
Alternative Fuels
The Freight Transport Association has launched the 16th edition of its guide for international road transport operators.
Road Legal
The growth of vehicle diagnostics has seen a new breed of technicians emerge that require the combined skills of electrician and mechanic. John Challen discovers how training courses are continually...
Apprenticeships
Despite the industry still enduring tough times, investment in workshop equipment could prove a cost-effective measure for many operators. John Challen looks at the latest products on the market
Diagnostic Equipment
Drivers at Bartrums Transport are being given driver training on a converted Actros tractor unit from Mercedes-Benz.
Driver CPC
Scania is offering operators of any Euro 3 commercial vehicles what it describes as "an affordable compliance solution2 to the capital's forthcoming Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) Phase 4.
Emissions Control
Hyva tipping cylinders are now standard equipment on all STAS tipping trailers supplied in the UK –m chosen for their "significant advantages".
Tippers
Ziegler Group has selected the Trimble CarCube fleet management system for its fleet of 2,000 heavy goods vehicles that operate across Europe.
Telematics
So impressed was United Biscuits with its first Mercedes-Benz Axor tractor units that, when the time came to replace them, it replace them with more of the same.
Tractor Units