Body and trailer manufacturer Cartwright is unveiling a new triple temperature trailer at this week’s Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution show (Peterborough Arena, 16-17 September).
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
DAF Trucks has upgraded its telematics offering with a remote digital tachograph download facility, designed in partnership with Microlise.
Telematics
Licence monitoring company LicenceCheck has launched Davis, a cloud-based fleet management solution with a range of modules and plug-in services allowing operators to mix and match components to best...
Driver / People Management
Giti Tire has expanded its GT Radial range with a new trailer tyre, the GTL919, which it says will be “the mainstay” of its long-haul offering.
Tyres & Retreads
Surgical supplies manufacturer Unisurge International has taken delivery of two Volvo FL 4x2 10-tonne gvw rigids – and says the new vehicles are already reaping a 33% fuel saving compared to two older...
Rigids
Bus manufacturer Optare and truck maker Scania were among the top prize-winners at the Low Carbon Champions awards held earlier this week (9 September).
Electric Vehicles
Family-run haulage business Ronnie S Evans says two Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545 StreamSpace tractors – its first new Mercedes trucks for more than a decade – are matching the best in the fleet for fuel...
Tractor Units
Global testing agency TUV Rheinland has certified a 10.9% fuel saving for the Renault Range T Optifuel with driver training, compared to a standard (non Optifuel) Range T.
Tractor Units
Tardis Environmental has taken delivery of an MAN TGM 26.340 6x4, with the tipper chassis, fitted with a Whale tanker, as part of a replacement programme for its 100-strong fleet.
Rigids
Southampton City Council has reduced its annual tyre bill by more than 10%, after a move to fitting premium Michelin tyres resulted in extended replacement intervals across its 460-strong fleet.
Tyres & Retreads
Wrightbus has announced that it is building a new range of all-electric buses, which will be available for trial early next year.
Electric Vehicles
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched an online service booking tool which, it says, will take the hassle out of booking vehicles in for routine maintenance.
Light Commercial Vehicles