Drain and sewer cleaning machine supplier Rioned is reporting significant success since partnering with Isuzu to offer its Jet-Vac combination units on the truck maker’s 7.5-tonne rigid chassis.
Rigids
An HGV driver has been disqualified from professional driving for 30 months after it was found that he falsified records and lied to government inspectors.
Haulage firm 3 Distribution is using Carrier Transicold’s upgraded Foretrack system to remotely alter the set point of its transport refrigeration units.
Telematics
HGV driver Jason Treharne has been banned from professional driving for 18 months after a string of drivers’ hours breaches, including driving for 85 hours in a four-day period.
Driver CPC
Scottish transport and waste management business NWH Group has launched a driver academy to address the shortage of Class 2 HGV drivers.
Driver / People Management
Local roads are set to benefit from a share in a multi-billion pound improvement fund as part of the government’s new transport investment strategy.
Social / Corporate Responsibility
Infrastructure services business Eurovia has taken delivery of four new Mercedes-Benz vehicles, including two 18-tonne Econics to use for painting white lines on roads.
Rigids
Fleet operators believe that vehicle manufacturers should provide vehicle data – and most say they should not have to pay for this.
Finance & Leasing
Engineering and research organisation Horiba Mira has unveiled a new £8 million advanced emissions test centre (AETC) in Nuneaton, where it will undertake global compliance emissions testing.
Emissions
Graeme and Eion Robertson, two transport operators from Armadale, West Lothian, have had their licence refused after running HGVs illegally over a long period.
Driver CPC
Three-quarters of Britons believe road safety is the responsibility of all road users, and four in ten reckon the government should do more to create a culture of safety.
Road Safety
Delivery management business Whistl has signed a £2.5 million deal for 48 Renault Range D rigids, supplied by BRS on leasing and maintenance contract.
Finance & Leasing