John Challen

News

Stobart and Jenkinson order 1,000 Scania trucks

Eddie Stobart and A W Jenkinson Forest Products have again signed a joint procurement agreement with Scania in the UK for 1,000 trucks.

Heavy Goods Vehicles
News

Orwell’s new ATF is now open for business

East Anglia's Mercedes-Benz dealer Orwell Truck & Van has completed its latest workshop development – a new VOSA-approved ATF (Authorised Test Facility).

VOSA Testing
Features

Fare assessment

Given that the transportation of passengers carries with it greater risks than the movement of goods, maintenance takes on even greater safety-related significance. John Challen investigates the...

Irtec
Features

Charlton achieves Bodybuilder sales record in 2011

When operator Mick George acquired another 10 Charlton SuperLite-bodied DAF 8x4 tippers for its fleet, 2011 sales for Dover-based bodybuilder reached a record.

Tippers
Features

Canters deliver fare gains on Scottish ferries

Waltons of Oban is benefitting from the short length of its fridge-bodied Fuso Canters, in being charged less than other commercial vehicles on ferries to and from Scotland's Western Isles.

Light Commercial Vehicles
Features

Switch to Isuzu results in five-figure savings

By changing truck brands – in this case to an Isuzu Forward 7.5tonner – Classic Catering estimates it will save in excess of £10,000 on its annual fuel costs.

Light Commercial Vehicles
Features

Scottish construction group turns to Thompsons

One of Scotland's leading construction groups has just replaced more than half its eight wheeler tipper flee with new trucks bodied by Thompsons.

Tippers
Features

Lenham Storage takes Britain’s first Atego hybrid truck

Waitrose stores in central London are now receiving deliveries from the first of a new breed of low-emission Mercedes-Benz trucks.

Rigids
Features

People news for February 2012

Darlington-based Durham Tees Valley Training (DTVT), which specialises in providing training to the transport industry, has taken on two specialist Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)...

People
Product Launches

Special issue Magnum shod with Dura-Bright wheels

Renault Trucks has unveiled a special Magnum Legend edition that packs all the latest, in terms of performance and fuel savings.

Heavy Goods Vehicles
News

Minsterley Motors adds six Volvos to its bus fleet

Six new Volvo B7RLE single deck buses, with Wrightbus Eclipse 2 bodywork, have been delivered to Minsterley Motors for use on its Shropshire-based bus services.

Bus & Coach
News

LowCVP launches green bus toolkit for local transport managers

A guide aiming to help municipal authorities to integrate more low carbon buses into their operations is now available from the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP).

Bus & Coach