JG Pest Control has taken delivery of 24 new Renault vans, on a three-year full-service contract hire agreement with Fraikin.
Finance & Leasing
Co-op Funeralcare has reported record high mileage of 130,000 on a Michelin Agilis tyre fitted to one of its Volkswagen Transporter Highline T5 vans, before a replacement was needed.
Tyres & Retreads
Aggregate and general haulage firm Tony Hamer & Sons has taken delivery of a MAN TGS 32.480 8x4 rigid, bringing the number of MAN vehicles in its seven-strong fleet to four.
Rigids
HGV transport and driver training school CRH Transport is reporting savings of £1,600 a week after installing vehicle cameras and eliminating bogus cash-for-crash claims.
Road Safety
Brigade Electronics has announced that it has achieved R46 compliance for its camera monitor systems, including the Backeye 360 Select.
Road Safety
Hiab has announced that it is taking orders for its HiVision crane control system, with the first customer deliveries scheduled for January 2017.
Cranes
Glass’s so-called ‘used van hero’ for November is the Nissan Cabstar, with the guide describing the vehicle’s lightweight cab-over design as “pretty much unique” for the UK commercial vehicle...
Waste management business J&G Environmental has upgraded its fleet with four 44-tonne Range T 6x2 tractors, with a fifth on order and a further Range T460 rigid with Wheelbase drawbar trailer in...
Rigids
The first three operators to achieve Freight Transport Association (FTA) Truck Excellence accreditation are Bidvest Foodservice, London Borough of Redbridge and Sainsbury’s.
Standards & Practices
UK Mail has extended its agreement with Bulwell Trailer Solutions for a further three years and the deal now sees Bulwell managing UK Mail’s 321-strong trailer fleet.
Trailers
Slam Transport has commissioned three new Mercedes-Benz Actros with StreamSpace cabs for its growing fleet, with the result that 28 of its 75 tractors are now from Mercedes.
Telematics
Direct Tyre Management (DTM) has appointed Michelin as its exclusive retread supplier, in a four-year deal which will see Michelin supplying around 20,000 Encore tyres from its Stoke-on-Trent factory.
Tyres & Retreads