Van registrations were up by 1.2% in January, with more than 21,000 new light commercial vehicles hitting the UK roads, according to latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...
Light Commercial Vehicles
Trailer manufacturer SDC has welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) announcement that it will be extending the longer semi-trailer trial (LST) with 1,000 more vehicles and adding five years to...
Longer Semi-Trailers
Scottish quarry and aggregate business William Thompson & Son (Dumbarton) has taken delivery of five new tipper trucks, all specified with steel curved floor Multimaster bodies.
TippersMPs debated the issue of unregulated transport refrigeration units (TRUs) last week, as part of a wider debate on ultra-low emission vehicles.
Alternative Fuels
Van and truck operators can find out how to prepare for London’s new ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) at a free event later this month.
Low Emission Zones
Family-run vehicle recovery business Westons Recovery (Abington) has taken delivery of a new Volvo FL-240 4x2 rigid. Fitted with a tilt and slide body, by Dave Bland Engineering, the 5.9m wheelbase...
Rigids
Van safety topped the agenda recently, at a briefing held at Mercedes dealer Northside Truck & Van’s Doncaster branch.
Road Safety
Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI) has appointed Rab Jackson as group service manager, with responsibility for repair and maintenance at its 24-hour Newtonabbey workshop and Dungannon branch.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Hauliers now have access to Northamptonshire’s first publicly available driver-over weighbridge, after Wellingborough Norse installed a system from Axtec at the Wellingborough Council depot.
Standards & Practices
Lightfoot is launching a new rewards programme for drivers this month, with a ‘fleet driver of the week’ scheme.
Driver / People Management
Top Irish showjumper Billy Twomey has taken delivery of a Bloomfields horsebox to transport his horses to competitions in the UK and Europe. The horsebox is built on the Renault Trucks Master chassis...
Chassis
Andover Trailers has launched a new range of tri-axle step frame trailers, designed to carry a range of machines while maintaining a flat deck.
Trailers