Volvo will use next week's Euro Bus Expo to launch its 13-litre 9700 coach. The new model rides on Volvo's new chassis, the B13R, which the Swedes claim provides "exceptional driveability and high...
Bus & CoachTesting and trials are underway for the updated irtec scheme. Sessions have taken place at service maintenance technician level, with further work planned for the inspection technician grade as we go...
IrtecFlood threats have led to Buckinghamshire's Fire & Rescue Service buying two Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based 4x4 vans
Emergency Service VehiclesTorbay-based Yalberton Autos has invested in a Roger Dyson slideback recovery unit.
Recovery VehiclesA fleet of 150 Citroën dual fuel Berlingo and Dispatch vans have helped London's Southwark Council to the title of Public Sector Fleet of the Year at the 2010 GreenFleet awards.
Light Commercial VehiclesThe first Volvo FM 500 6x4 rigid to be sold in the north-west of England has been delivered to Preston-based timber merchants Derek Fox Timber.
RigidsVauxhall Commercial Vehicles has announced that it is to support the Department of Transport's Van Best Practice programme.
Light Commercial VehiclesImproved productivity and cost reductions are being reported by Hall Brothers, since specifying a "sensational" Volvo FM480 truck with Allison automatic transmission – the first such unit in Europe.
GearboxesFleet management and passenger transport service provider TransLinc has upgraded its communications network infrastructure to a private wide area network (PWAN) in order to deliver secure connections...
Fleet Management SystemsMuch of the UK might be experiencing an Indian summer this week, but Dundee is preparing for the onslaught of winter, with the arrival of three DAF-based gritter-snowploughs.
Emergency Service VehiclesWith the return of the CV Show and Workshop next April, garage equipment is to take centre stage in Hall 4 of the NEC, Birmingham, according to organiser Crystal Communications.
Diagnostic EquipmentContract hire and truck rental specialist Ryder Europe has donated a 7.5-tonne DAF truck to City of Bristol College for its 2010 trainee apprenticeship programme.
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