Roadside gas repairs could be cut from five days to five hours with National Grid's introduction of six 12-tonne Mercedes vehicles, which combine a coring unit and suction excavator into one...
Municipal Vehicles
Road resurfacing company Ferns Surfacing has saved £210,000 in one year on fuel and insurance premiums, thanks to TomTom fleet management technology in its vehicles.
Tyre manufacturer Continental has opened a new plant in Germany, said to be the world's first integrated facility for retreading bus and truck tyres.
Tyres & Retreads
Commercial vehicle transmission maker ZF Friedrichshafen has picked up a sustainability award for TraXon, its modular transmission system for heavy trucks.
Norfolk-based haulier Foulger Transport has added seven Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545 tractors to its 100-strong fleet, after a trial revealed better fuel performance than its established fleet marque.
Companies operating 25 or more Ford vehicles can now tap into dedicated aftersales support, with the extension of Ford's BlueService package to fleet customers.
Gillingham-based manufacturer L Robinson & Co – which makes the Jubilee Clip – has sponsored a team in the Mongolia Charity Rally.
Halifax-based Terberg DTS has taken delivery of the first Schopf F369P four-wheel drive airport tow tractors in the UK, to be operated by one of Terberg's customers at London's Heathrow Airport.
Tractor Units
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is calling for transport operators to prioritise safety and compliance, after 15 fixed penalty notices totalling £2,300 were issued in one day to lorry drivers...
Fixed Penalties
Security seal manufacturer TydenBrooks has launched a device which, it says, will put a stop to the growing trend of theft from moving trucks.
Ford has picked up a prize at a recent awards event for its Transit van, which was voted the best large used van in the 3.5-tonne category.
Organisers of the CV Show say that bookings for the 2014 event are up by a quarter compared with this time last year, with strong interest from bodywork and trailer builders, temperature-controlled...
CV Show