First Bus has extended its tyre management contract with Michelin Solutions for a further two years, which will see Michelin supply, fit and service tyres on more than 4,000 buses across the country.
Tyres & Retreads
GHA Coaches has taken delivery of four Optare Solos and two Metrocity vehicles, as part of its fleet replacement programme.
Bus & Coach
Cosan Lubricants has introduced a range of Mobil products designed to boost reliability and productivity of trucks, coaches and buses.
Lubricants & Systems
Truck drivers from operators such as Bidvest, Ceva, Samworth and WM Armstrong are among a shortlist of 15 announced for the inaugural Microlise Driver of the Year awards.
Driver / People Management
This month’s Tip-Ex event (28-30 May, Harrogate) marks the official launch of Hyva’s Titan Radio Remote, a skiploader that offers “a quantum leap forward”, according to the company, in terms of safety...
Tippers
Haulier Eddie Stobard is supplying two Volvo FH tractors to teams attempting to set a Guinness World Record at a charity truck pull challenge in Stroud on 24 May.
Tractor Units
Coach tour operator Dunwood Travel has taken delivery of its third 53-seater Scania coach with Irizar i6 bodywork, after receiving excellent customer feedback on the two vehicles it purchased last...
Bus & Coach
Gas distribution company SGN has ordered 189 Transit Custom vans from Ford, to act as emergency response vehicles for its mobile engineers.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Scottish quarry operator Jamieson’s has extended its tipper fleet, with 10 eight-wheelers already in operation and another five being built, all built by Thompsons.
Tippers
The transport sector’s skills gap and the need for better training were two of the key issues raised by Beverley Bell at the inauguration lunch earlier this week to mark her presidency of the...
Apprenticeships
Perthshire-based Docherty’s Midland Coaches has taken delivery of its third Streetlite bus from Wrightbus, citing fuel performance as a key factor for its selection.
Bus & Coach
Continental has released a 355/50 R 22.5 steer axle tyre for its Conti EcoPlus HS3 range which, together with the drive axle version launched earlier this year, promise a “new tyre concept” for...
Tyres & Retreads