Volvo Trucks has secured a conquest deal with Slam Transport for 10 FH with I-Save 4x2 tractor units, becoming the first Volvos in the customer’s 225-strong fleet for more than six years.
Engine/Transmission Management
The first Remondis UK FEL (front end loader) waste collection vehicle fitted with c-trace’s dynamic weighing system has been delivered to the company’s site at Doncaster.
Municipal Vehicles
Farrall’s Group is moving its entire fleet of 65 trucks and 100 trailers onto a Michelin tyre policy. The decision follows a trial organised by local Michelin advocate dealer Quinton Tyres, which...
Tyres & Retreads
South-east England fuel distributor New Era Fuels in Harlow has taken delivery of its latest DAF CF tanker, as the company ramps-up its ‘go-green’ message with the supply of Green D+ HVO (enhanced...
Rigids
Bute, Scotland-based haulier, John Mackirdy, has taken delivery of the company’s first ever double-deck semi-trailer.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Based on Mellor’s Orion product, the new uprated 5.5-tonne Orion Evolution features a 180bhp Euro VI diesel engine, ZF 9-speed automatic transmission and 10-year structural warranty for a base price...
Bus & Coach
Rivus Fleet Solutions (formerly BT Fleet) and CPL (Cumberland Platforms Limited) have set up a new partnership to provide a service infrastructure network for owners of CPL’s cherry-picker equipment.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Haydock Commercial Vehicles Limited, the Scania dealer for the Preston-Liverpool-Warrington triangle, Chester and north Wales, has invested in £2.7m in a purpose-built, state-of-the-art service centre...
Workshop
Fleet managers in the south-east London borough of Lewisham returned to Mercedes-Benz Dealer Orwell Truck & Van with a second major order to complete its waste collection and recycling vehicle...
Municipal Vehicles
A partnership between Hiab and Nugent Trailer has seen mushroom grower Connetts Farm benefit from a new electric-powered crane installed on a trailer with solar-charging ability.
Trailers
Lorry tension curtain supplier Structure-flex has launched the Adaico Ada-Slider reinforced sliding curtain.
Bodywork
Next year, hauliers in Europe will be able to order all-electric versions of Volvo's heavy-duty trucks; volume production will start in 2022.
Electric Vehicles