Dublin-based transport business Dixon International has placed an order for 30 new Volvo FH 4x2 and 6x2 trucks.
Tractor Units
Staircase manufacturer Pear Stairs has taken delivery of three DAF 7.5-tonne curtainsiders as the first step in its strategy to move from third party distributors to operating its own fleet.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service can vouch for the durability of Michelin truck tyres – it was the first UK emergency service to fit the X Multiway 3D XZE steer tyres in 2011 and, four years later,...
Tyres & Retreads
TOM Vehicle Rental has taken delivery of 52 of a 155-trailer order from SDC Trailers, part of the rental company’s ongoing £130 million investment.
Trailers
Northern Ireland-based Quinn Building Products has taken delivery of its first Renault Range C trucks, as part of a strategy to replenish its 140-strong mixed fleet.
Rigids
Town and Country Haulage says it has cut fuel bills and maintenance costs since installing the RouteMaster fleet control system from AGM Telematics.
Telematics
Registration is now open for the 2016 Microlise Transport Conference, taking place on 18 May at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
Fleet Management Systems
Online freight exchange Returnloads.net has announced a new real-time vehicle tracking function, available free of charge to its members.
Fleet Management Systems
Renault Trucks is attending COP21, the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (30 November to 11 December 2015), presenting two zero-emission vehicles – an all-electric hydrogen fuel cell 4.5-tonne...
Alternative Fuels
Iveco Vision, the manufacturer’s concept vehicle for urban delivery operations show at this year’s CV Show (NEC, Birmingham, April 2015), has won a European award for sustainability.
Alternative Fuels
MAN has announced new features for 2016 for its TGX D38 flagship tractor unit, stating that the goal is to improve total cost of ownership for operators.
Tractor Units
Carr’s Flour has been handed the keys to its latest acquisition, a DAF XF tractor – the 400,000th commercial vehicle to roll off the line at Leyland Trucks.
Tractor Units