An apprentice vehicle technician at Royal Mail’s fleet workshop in Chichester has won a top prize at the Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.
Apprenticeships
Technicians may be misdiagnosing exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) failures or failing to address the underlying issues of EGR valve failures, according to vehicle aftermarket product and service...
Exhaust Gas Recirculation
Shareholders of braking systems supplier WABCO have approved the company’s acquisition by German commercial vehicle technology business ZF Friedrichshafen.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Boughey Distribution is rolling out Michelin’s Effitrailer telematics system across its 236-strong trailer fleet, following a successful trial.
Telematics
James Hall & Co has added to its 70-strong refrigerated transport fleet with an 11.4m urban double-deck trailer from preferred supplier Gray & Adams.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Kent-based haulier Kelly International has upgraded its trailer fleet with six new Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders, fitted with the manufacturer’s trailer telematics system to boost trailer uptime,...
Telematics
Brake brand Textar has launched Hydra Tec, a lubricant for hydraulic components in brake and clutch systems.
Lubricants & Systems
Carlos Rodrigues, managing director of Renault Trucks UK & Ireland, has set out the truck maker’s commitment to all-electric vehicles, saying this will be “a remarkable year for electromobility”.
Electric Vehicles
Krone Commercial Vehicle Group is acquiring moving floor trailer manufacturer Knapen Trailers, with the companies citing synergies in product quality and services.
Trailers
Bus operator Stagecoach West has kitted out two of its depots, in Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye, with wireless mobile column lifts as part of a new proactive maintenance programme.
Workshop
Bristol-based waste management and recycling business McCarthy Marland has taken delivery of a Volvo FL-250 4x2 rigid for waste services across Somerset and Dorset.
Rigids
Bus operator Arriva has signed a contract with TomTom Telematics, recently acquired by Bridgestone, to install its telematics system on up to 15,000 buses in the UK and mainland Europe.
Telematics