Müller Milk & Ingredients is testing whether solar panels and kinetic energy can power its refrigerated heavy goods vehicle (HGV) trailers as an alternative to diesel engines.
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DMN Group is warning against the use of illegal transporters following a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) enforcement campaign to take unsafe vehicles off the road.
Prohire, a leading provider of commercial vehicle hire and fleet management solutions, has made four new appointments to its operations team along with one promotion.
A partnership between Vanaways and Coolkit has supplied a temperature-controlled van to En Route International, a food service and supply chain partner to airline catering organisations.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has uploaded a video that shows the checks that drivers need to carry out for a lorry or heavy goods vehicle daily walkaround check.
First Line has claimed an increased demand for its Constant Velocity (CV) Joints and Driveshafts and has issued best-practice advice on replacement, backed up by a survey.
Bosch is starting the production of powertrain solutions based on 800-volt technology to provide a further boost for electromobility.
Epyx is offering a combined solution that enables company van and truck drivers to book into workshop diaries online without the need for human intervention.
Southampton-based Ferytrans has ordered Hultsteins’s Ecogen systems, which, connected to six Scania compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors, will power its trailer refrigeration units.
Northamptonshire-based Wise Logistics has taken delivery of three S.CS Freepost trailers from Schmitz Cargobull to help speed up its loading times and reduce repair and maintenance costs.
Sunderland-based Hawthorn Logistics has entered a 12-month contract renewal that will see its vehicles equipped with Prometeon Tyre Group’s Pirelli TR01T drive tyres.
Liverpool-based aggregates specialist Kealshore is saving money through using Durite’s cameras.