Building and construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries says it will specify Edbro CX14 cylinders for all rigid tippers this year, due to the equipment's reliability.
Tipping Gear
Huntingdon-based Williams Transport has taken delivery of its first Iveco Stralis Hi-Way – and says that, after just a few weeks in operation, the truck is already its top-performing vehicle for fuel...
Tractor Units
Scania (Great Britain) has announced record sales in the UK for 2013, registering 6,846 trucks – and the group as a whole has been ranked as the world's most sustainable commercial vehicle...
Social / Corporate Responsibility
The FTA (Freight Transport Association) has joined with cycling and pedestrian organisations and the Mayor of London to sign a declaration calling on the European Parliament to support Commission...
Road Safety
A new credit union for the logistics sector is being launched, offering cost-effective finance for individuals and businesses to fund training and vehicles – and logistics operators are being urged to...
Continuing Professional Development
Industrial gases business Praxair is expanding its MiX Telematics system across its European vehicle fleet, in a move aimed at boosting driver safety, but which is also delivering fuel savings.
Telematics
Skyline Roofing Centres has extended its 15-strong rigid fleet with its first Euro 6 truck, a 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Antos 2530 – also the first Mercedes truck to join its fleet.
Rigids
Ellisons Coaches has taken delivery of its first Neoplan Starliner. The 12.99m, 505bhp luxury tourer joins several existing Neoplan vehicles within the company's 21-strong fleet.
Bus & Coach
Intercounty Truck & Van has teamed up racking manufacturer Bott and telematics firm Masternaut to kit out three Mercedes-Benz vans for demonstration purposes.
Telematics
Express logistics firm Priority Transport has expanded its fleet with three Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, each fitted with Carrier Transicold Pulsor 400 MT (multi-temperature) refrigeration units.
Refrigeration
A tanker driver for Norbert Dentressangle has become the first in the UK transport sector to be awarded a petroleum driver passport (PDP).
Driver CPC
Devon County Council has recently staged a road safety training day for some of its own employees, which was also attended by drivers from the local police and fire service, NHS workers and employees...
Road Safety