Food packaging and consumables supplier Bunzl Catering Supplies has taken delivery of a new fleet of Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors, supplied on contract hire with fleet management services from...
Finance & Leasing
Aftermarket solutions supplier Alliance Transport Technologies has been selected to retrofit selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to more than 500 buses across the UK, following its work on...
Emissions Control
Software provider r2c Online has launched a new digital workload management tool, which it says will take workshop productivity and profitability “to the next level”.
Workshop Management Systems
Wabco has signed a deal with Daimler to supply the vehicle maker with automated manual transmission (AMT) technology.
Engine/Transmission Management
Uttoxeter-based operator M&L Strange Haulage has taken delivery of a new curtainsider trailer from Cartwright, citing the trailer maker’s customer service as key to the deal.
Trailers
Belfast-based operator Translink has taken delivery of four new Volvo vehicles – two integral Volvo B11R 9700s and two B11R JHV2 coaches – as the latest additions to its 1,400-strong fleet.
Bus & Coach
NAAFI, provider of retail and leisure services to the British Armed Forces, has taken delivery of two new Isuzu Grafter Jiffy Banquet 3.5-tonne rigids for mobile catering services in Germany and the...
Light Commercial Vehicles
Food and drink logistics operator NFT Distribution has taken delivery of 82 Renault Range T tractors with sleeper cabs, as part of its policy to boost safety, efficiency, fuel economy and driver...
Tractor Units
Southampton City Council has dropped its plan to charge hauliers to enter a clean air zone (CAZ), with the decision welcomed by the Road Haulage Association as “a victory for common sense”.
Low Emission Zones
Northern Ireland-based Mulgrew Haulage is reporting an 11% improvement in fuel performance in three months, after taking advantage of free driver coaching sessions offered with inclusive R&M packages...
Driver / People Management
Scotland’s traffic commissioner Joan Aitken has been awarded an OBE in recognition of her 15 years’ service as the country’s truck, bus and coach regulator.
People
Bus operator Stagecoach South has taken delivery of nine 10.8m all-electric buses from the BYD ADL partnership for use on park and ride services in Guildford.
Electric Vehicles