International freight business Ewing Brothers is reporting savings of £300 per vehicle per month, following its installation of the Fleet Manager solution from MiX Telematics.
Telematics
Volkswagen has completed a hat trick, with its Transporter named as International Van of the Year 2016 – the third time the vehicle has topped this category.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Steel building fabricator Northern Structures has taken delivery of four more Mercedes-Benz Citan vans, after its first delivery of Citans delivered fuel savings and reliability.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Commercial vehicle component manufacturer Pailton Engineering says it is moving towards achieving ISO/TS 16949:2009, the quality management system for the automotive industry.
Standards & Practices
Independent haulage firm LE Jones has signed a contract with Bridgestone, for its Total Tyre Care service package.
Tyres & Retreads
Haulage and warehousing firm TJ Hood Transport has extended its fleet with Krone’s Profi Liner curtainsiders, which, says the operator, enable faster, more flexible and more secure loading.
Trailers
Thurrock Council has taken delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz vehicles – five wheelchair-accessible minibuses for use by its adult care services team.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Stockport-based Robinsons Brewery has taken delivery of two new-series Volvo FL Urban Artics, said to be the first of their type to enter service in the UK.
Tractor Units
Road transport and warehousing firm PF Booth & Son is adopting Michelin 315/70 R 22.5 X MultiWay 3D tyres for its truck fleet, after a two-year trial delivered “marvellous” mileage results.
Tyres & Retreads
Ciaran Blakemore, a graduate of Scania’s three-year commercial vehicle apprenticeship, has won the Institute of the Motor Industry’s outstanding achiever award for the heavy vehicle category.
Apprenticeships
Food distribution firm Henderson Wholesale has extended its 40-strong mixed fleet with seven 44-tonne Renault Range T trucks and one 26-tonne Range D.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Engineering and test consultancy Horiba MIRA is leading an Innovate UK consortium to develop the first hybrid bus powered by liquid nitrogen.
Alternative Fuels