Cheshire-based haulier Francis Transport has signed a five-year deal with TIP Trailer Services UK to replace 30 of its curtainsided trailers.
Trailers
Road marking and surfacing company Quality Marking Services (QMS) has extended its vehicle fleet with two Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 313 CDIs.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Container transport operator Seven Lincs has taken delivery of its first Renault trucks – three Euro 6 Range T 460.25 6x2 TML tractor units.
Tractor Units
Commercial fuel card provider Keyfuels has added 279 more sites to its refuelling network, bringing the total to 1,790 across the UK.
Fuel Pricing
Scottish logistics firm The Malcolm Group has taken delivery of the UK's first Euro 6 Volvo FM tractor unit, one of 31 the company has now ordered for delivery during 2014.
Tractor Units
Mears Group has awarded a five-year fleet contract to Ford for up to 1,000 light commercial vehicles a year, the first 100 of which – Transit Connect vans – have been delivered this month.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Construction services firm NWH Group has taken delivery of nine MAN TGS 32.400 8x4 tippers, which are being used for its contract on the Borders Railway Project.
Tippers
EyesUp has launched a solution to prevent illegal mobile phone use, by disabling a driver's mobile phone or other nominated communication devices when the vehicle begins to move.
Road Safety
Cummins Turbo Technologies has launched a Euro 6-compliant turbocharger, the latest addition to its Series 200 range.
Engines & Engine Parts
UK engineering consultancy MIRA has signed agreements to expand its service offering in Korea, aiming to increase confidence in the safety of Korean vehicles and subsequently boost the export market...
Workshop
The Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company – part of the Go-Ahead Group – is working with Ricardo and test equipment supplier Horiba on a new research project investigating bus emissions.
Bus & Coach
The Department for Transport (DfT) has unveiled two more initiatives as part of its Red Tape Challenge, which, it says, will cut bureaucracy for drivers and freight operators.
Driver / People Management