Glasgow-based Ellerslie T&C has praised MV Commercial for delivering a tipper grab, helping the utilities contractor avoid lengthy lead times in sourcing the truck from other suppliers.
Schmitz Cargobull has mourned the loss of Peter Schmitz, who died at the age of 84 in his hometown of Altenberge in Germany.
Trailers
Alltruck Group, a member of the Mercedes-Benz Trucks authorised repairer network, is now supporting heavy vehicle operations in the central belt of Scotland and beyond.
Truck Efficiency
Stertil Koni has provided 12 sets of 7.5 wireless mobile column lifts to support Go North West’s Bee Network in Manchester.
An ORR (Office of Rail and Road) report has found the condition of road surfaces in National Highways’s East region is lower than the rest of England.
Law firm JMW Solicitors has launched a specialist commercial road transport team with the recruitment of two partners who are lawyers in the sector.
Refuels has opened a renewable biomethane refuelling station in Wales that has 12 pumps capable of refuelling more than 500 heavy goods vehicles (HGV) daily.
Alternative Fuels
Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland is investing more than £300,000 in its new apprentice training centre located within Remit Training’s automotive academy in Derby.
Apprenticeships
Laundry hire company Johnsons Hotel Linen has begun introducing 52 rigids and three double decks manufactured by Tiger Trailers to meet its demanding operations.
Stertil Koni has installed two sets of wireless column lifts with a lifting capacity of 7.5 tonnes at the new Wimbledon workshops of Topview Sightseeing London.
Mahle has launched a training portal to offer workshops and garages support with regular practical sessions and e-learning courses.
A new FirstGroup and Hitachi joint venture (JV) called NextGen AssetCo is to purchase up to 1,000 electric buses valued at £100 million.