MAN is restarting truck production this week. Production had been at a standstill for six weeks since mid-March due to supply shortfalls caused by the Ukraine war at MAN's truck plants in Munich and...
Tractor Units
Doncaster-based Foundation Packaging contacted its local Mercedes-Benz dealer to enquire about its next FUSO Canter – and was told a new curtainside-bodied vehicle could be delivered the following...
Light Commercial Vehicles
ZF is to launch a collision mitigation system (CMS) for city buses. Offering active braking to help avoid frontal collisions with other road users, including vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians, the...
Road Safety
Gulf Oil Supply Company has announced that it has appointed Rossmore Lubricants as sole importer and distributor for commercial vehicles.
Lubricants & Systems
Bulk transport operator M E Saunders & Sons has taken delivery of a new Volvo FM 500 Globetrotter 6x2 tractor unit, with two more set to follow. The three new FMs replace trucks from a rival...
Tractor Units
The DVSA’s guidance for vehicle examiners, The Categorisation of vehicle defects, has been updated. A new version of the document has been published. The changed rules will be enforced from 1 May...
Road Safety
CoolKit, the manufacturer of temperature-controlled vans, has selected Orbcomm to deliver temperature monitoring, management and compliance for the refrigerated vehicles it provides to customers in...
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
JSP Hauliers in Manchester has taken delivery of its first New Generation DAF truck – a DAF XG+ 530 FTG – as part of an expansion programme that will see a further five New Generation DAF XFs arrive...
Tractor Units
Scania UK has announced Scania Go, its new used vehicle programme available from participating dealers.
Finance & Leasing
National haulier BJS Haulage has invested in an integrated telematics and asset tracking solution to improve efficiency and security across its fleet of more than 100 articulated trucks and trailers.
Telematics
January 2022 saw a new start for FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, with its new management team taking the reins from AECOM.
Driver / People Management
The second electric conversion of a Dennis Twin Pack refuse collection vehicle has been delivered to Islington Council from Refuse Vehicle Solutions. The second order follows last year’s first-ever...
Municipal Vehicles