Spanish transport operator Primafrio has taken delivery of a further 250 DAF New XF trucks, following “excellent reliability and fuel efficiency” from its first 30 New XF vehicles.
Tractor Units
Bus operator Stagecoach Inverness has been trialling a Metrocity EV over the festive period and has been “extremely impressed” with the vehicle’s range and performance.
Electric Vehicles
The shortage of drivers is the key challenge facing the road transport sector in 2018. That’s according to Paragon Software Systems, which polled its UK customers for an annual survey.
Fleet Management Systems
Allison Transmissions says two major European customers are reporting fuel savings of up to 17% and maintenance benefits by using natural gas-fuelled trucks equipped with its fully automatic...
Transmissions
Waste haulage business Hoban Transport is reporting increased productivity, visibility and compliance confidence since adopting r2c Online’s fleet management platform last year.
Fleet Management Systems
Wabco has signed a deal with a major European truck and bus manufacturer to supply automated manual transmission (AMT) valve technology.
Engine/Transmission Management
Builders and plumbers merchant Haldane Fisher has expanded its fleet with its first Volvo trucks, describing the manufacturer as “the clear winner” on product quality and dealer support.
Rigids
Kier Environmental has fitted CCTV solutions, from Brigade Electronics, to a 40-strong fleet of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) that it deploys on a contract for Walthamstow Forest Borough Council.
Telematics
Pontyclun-based LVT Transport has taken delivery of another Mercedes-Benz vehicle to its fleet – a Sprinter with an unusual body specification of one rigid side and one curtainside.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Commercial vehicle contract hire business Ryder has appointed Shaun Stephenson to the newly created role of director of engineering.
Finance & Leasing
Derbyshire-based Berrisford Sweeper Hire has taken delivery of a new Volvo FE-818, fitted with a Johnston sweeper body – the first in the operator’s planned fleet upgrade to all-Volvo vehicles.
Rigids
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is extending its scrappage scheme, first launched in September 2017, to encourage operators to acquire new petrol or diesel Euro 6 models.
Light Commercial Vehicles