Dumfriesshire-based forestry haulier WD & A Haley has taken delivery of two Range T520 tag axle tractors, its first vehicles of this type.
Tractor Units
Hull-based Ashcourt Group is reporting cost savings of 20% after switching to a tyre management contract with Continental.
Tyres & Retreads
The government has announced that all electric vans registered before 1 March 2015 will now require an MOT.
Commercial vehicle leasing business Fraikin has announced that all 74 of its maintenance technicians in the UK have achieved level two of irtec, the technician safety and competence accreditation...
Irtec
Priden Engineering has been acquired by Elaghmore Partners, a private equity firm, for an undisclosed “multi-million pound” sum.
Bodies & Bodywork
Aberdeen City Council has taken delivery of a hydrogen dual-fuel roadsweeper – said to be the first of its kind in the world.
Alternative Fuels
Flintshire-based Hollingsworth Bros has taken delivery of a new 26-tonne, Volvo FE-320 rigid equipped with Cheesewedge plant body, built by Sterling.
Rigids
A Rutherglen-based food and drink supplier has been suspended from running vehicles this month, after it was found to have put business matters ahead of vehicle safety.
Standards & Practices
Refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle hosted an open day last month (22 March) to mark the official opening of its new Leeds service centre.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Fleet operator association ACFO has released a five-point action plan to help operators to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect on 25 May.
Fleet Management Systems
NHS Trust Leeds Teaching Hospitals has deployed the web-based Ctrack telematics solution for its 32-strong van fleet.
Telematics
DAF Trucks unveiled its New CF Construction FAD eight-wheeler dedicated mixer chassis at last month’s UK Concrete Show 2018 (21-22 March; NEC, Birmingham), with the manufacturer declaring the vehicle...
Concrete Mixers