Trailer rental business Deans Transport has acquired two more Schmitz Cargobull trailers, in response to customer demand for the brand.
Trailers
Dyce Carriers, of Aberdeen, has taken delivery of 13 Volvo FH-500 trucks – 12 of which are 6x2 tractors and one specialised 8x2 rigid fitted with a Fassi 820 crane and drawbar trailer capability.
Rigids
Haulage firm DB International has taken delivery of three more Mercedes-Benz Actros – completing its move to a 100% Mercedes fleet.
Tractor Units
Warehousing and transport business GMA has taken delivery of four DAF FTG XF 510 Super Space Cab tractors, part of a fleet upgrade to meet increased demand for its services.
Tractor Units
Teams from Cambridgeshire-based Buffaload Logistics are going head to head with the world’s strongest man, in an event to raise funds for a disabled children’s charity.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Manchester Airport Group has taken delivery of four new Optare Tempo vehicles, which will be used primarily to transport airport staff into and around the airport.
Bus & Coach
Logistics business Kuehne + Nagel is trialling new engineless refrigeration systems, by Carrier Transicold, on two vehicles it operates for Whitbread.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
A team from Woodwards Truck and Van Centre, Wigan, has taken third place in RTEC 2017, Renault Trucks’ international aftersales challenge.
Repair & Maintenance
Oakwood Fuels has taken delivery of two 44-tonne DAF trucks, supplied on five-year contract hire through Ryder.
Finance & Leasing
Westway Coach Services is reporting “huge success” with two high-spec coaches from Alexander Dennis (ADL).
Bus & Coach
Brazilian sugar cane producer Usina Santa Terezinha Group is field testing a new self-steering truck from Volvo, which looks set to help growers boost yield and profit.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Bus and coach operator FirstGroup has awarded a five-year, $110 million contract to Bridgestone to supply tyres for its 60,000 vehicles in the UK, USA and Canada.
Tyres & Retreads