Mercedes-Benz dealer Rygor Commercials is reporting increased compliance and service benefits from workshop solution Truckfile, since adding bespoke functionality to boost technician productivity.
Workshop Management Systems
Builders’ merchant and joinery business Raymond Grieve has taken delivery of a replacement Fuso Canter, citing impressive payload as a key reason for the like-for-like replacement.
Rigids
Premier Traffic Management (PTS) has deployed a new fleet management solution, from Teletrac Navman, predicting it will “transform” driver behaviour and vehicle safety.
Telematics
MAN Truck & Bus UK is building a new, larger dealership in Gateshead, promising a “state-of-the-art” dealership and maintenance facility.
Dealerships
Macclesfield-based Henshaws Envirocare has taken delivery of seven new Volvo FL rigids – five replacements and two additions – all fitted with Webb skiploader bodies.
Rigids
MWheels has announced a new training course on commercial vehicle wheel security, which will provide “the most comprehensive wheel education skills in the UK” according to industry instructor Phil...
Wheel Security
Denbighshire County Council has acquired a second set of mobile column lifts, from Stertil Koni, to support a new washbay facility at its Kinmel Park depot in Bodelwyddan.
Workshop
Thermo King has announced it is expanding its connected solutions offering with the launch of Trailer Assist, designed to give operators real-time visibility of the trailer condition.
Telematics
CNG Fuels has started construction of two new public access renewable biomethane compressed natural gas (bio-CNG) refuelling stations, two of five due to open this year.
Alternative Fuels
Tailgating is one of the most common causes of van accidents on UK roads, causing ten injuries a week, according to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Woodland Logistics is reporting a 10% improvement in fuel economy after implementing a driver training programme and equipping its Mercedes-Benz fleet with Predictive Powertrain Control (PPC) systems.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Somerset-based Channon Plant Hire & Groundworks has taken delivery of a new 3.5-tonne Fuso Canter, choosing the new addition after its previous Canter delivered “fantastic” performance.
Rigids