Volvo Trucks is starting to sell heavy hybrid trucks – in the form of its new FE Hybrid – in Europe, following a series of successful field tests.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Representing one of the largest orders in the history of the British bus industry, FirstGroup has announced the signing of a contract for 955 vehicles over the next two years, worth some £160m.
Bus & Coach
Bevan Group has launched a Luton body for 3.5-tonne vehicles that offers a market-leading payload of more than 1,200kg and improved fuel economy.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that 90 hybrid buses will be hitting the streets of the city during 2011, in a bid to improve the city's air quality and reduce carbon emissions.
Bus & Coach
Snap-on has announced that it will be using the upcoming CV show to introduce its first commercial truck diagnostics tool, under the Sun brand.
Diagnostic Equipment
Kitchen specialist Plain English says it has been realising the benefits of green transportation after taking delivery of two of the first Euro 5-compliant Mercedes-Benz Vito vans in the UK.
Green Vehicles
Cheshire-based Envirocare North West has recently invested in a non-hazardous, frameless Whalevac tanker trailer to support the company's waste disposal, treatment and drainage operations.
Municipal Vehicles
A pair of Volvo FM 8x2 rigids with cranes has been added to construction and plant hire specialist L Lynch's 450-strong fleet, as part of its expansion plan.
Rigids
When Leicester operator Prince Petroleum wanted an unusual specification of Scania Truck for its haulage fleet, Keltruck came up with the solution.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
A partnership between Volvo Trucks, Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London and Eminox is helping operators comply with tougher particulate matter (PM) standards for the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ),...
Emissions
FTA has published the first annual report on its voluntary scheme to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from HGVs and vans – coinciding with Climate Week.
Social / Corporate Responsibility
Volvo Truck & Bus Centre East Anglia has taken the coveted Volvo Bus 'Dealership of the Year' award.
Bus & Coach