Staffordshire-based bulk haulage business Ed Weetman (Haulage & Storage) has added its first Iveco heavy truck to its 30-strong fleet.
Operators are being urged to take an active interest in the work carried out by their maintenance providers, after North Tyneside-based Raikin Wholesale had its operator's licence suspended for a week...
VOSA Prohibitions
Iveco is launching a high-specification, special edition light commercial vehicle called the Platinum Daily, designed to appeal to owner-drivers.
TradePoint, the trade operation of B&Q, has taken delivery of 25 Renault Premium 380.26 6x2 chassis cabs.
Carrier Transicold has completed its line-up of refrigeration units with the launch of the Vector 1350, designed for long-haul transportation.
The government's £500 million funding package for ultra-low emission vehicles must allocate more to the transport and distribution sector.
Alternative Fuels
Dawson Temperature Control Solutions, part of Dawsonrentals, is using the first two trailers to be fitted with the Swinglift container handling system in the UK.
Lifting & Handling
North Wales tipping business O J Jones & Son has added a new Volvo Classic FM 8x4 to its 13-strong fleet.
Lancashire County Council is looking at introducing a winter tyre policy, after a successful trial last year when Goodyear's UltraGrip tyres were fitted to its winter gritting vehicles.
Tyres & Retreads
The former director of Sheerness-based haulier LVH Services has been disqualified indefinitely after it was ruled he had behaved in a "shameful manner" and had run a fraudulent and incompetent vehicle...
Driver / People Management
Cambridgeshire-based QV Foods has renewed its 12-strong fleet with Ryder, taking a mix of DAF XF105 and CF85 460hp 44-tonne tractor units on a five-year contract hire.
Cheshire-based Topspeed Couriers has acquired five more Mercedes-Benz Citan vans to add to its previous order of 10, after finding the vehicle more than met its operational demands.
Light Commercial Vehicles