Tameside Council in Greater Manchester has taken delivery of nine new Orion buses, from Mellor, as part of a fleet upgrade.
Bus & Coach
Switch International has taken delivery of four new DAF vehicles, including a New LF rigid with Montracon curtainsided body – thought to be the first of its kind to go into UK operation.
Rigids
Abellio UK has taken delivery of 16 new Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400H double-deckers for its London operations, with 85% of the UK fleet now made by ADL.
Bus & Coach
Macfarlane Packaging has signed a £3.3 million contract hire deal with Fraikin for 41 commercial vehicles – the start of Macfarlane’s move to full Euro VI compliance.
Finance & Leasing
Owner-driver Daìre Maher has switched to Michelin’s X-Multi tyres on his Scania truck after rising fuel costs prompted him to remove a competitor set with 13mm tread remaining.
Tyres & Retreads
Renault has expanded its range of customised used vehicles with the Range T X-Road 460, designed for non-standard haulage on mixed terrains.
Tractor Units
Hovis driver Richard Barnes has won the Microlise driver of the year award for 2018, beating more than 180,000 other UK drivers to take the top spot.
Driver / People Management
DAF Trucks has announced that its CF Electric truck will begin field tests with customers later this year.
Electric Vehicles
Sales of heavy goods vehicles in the UK fell in the first quarter of 2018, with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) pointing the finger at economic and political uncertainty.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Recovery truck bodybuilder Recovery World has ordered 13 Isuzu Forward 7.5-tonne rigids, adding to the 250-plus Isuzu vehicles it has ordered since it began working with Isuzu in 2001.
Rigids
Finance and leasing business Asset Alliance has placed a £35 million order with Mercedes-Benz for 430 Actros models.
Finance & Leasing
Bodybuilder Thompsons has revealed details of its new Loadmaster X-Lite, ahead of the vehicle’s launch later this month at TIP-Ex 18 (31 May to 2 June; Harrogate Convention Centre).