The campaign on truck and bus aftermarket component quality initiated by the recently formed action group of original equipment suppliers is gathering momentum.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Family owned distribution firm Wixey Transport is reporting that it has hit 600,000 kilometres on its Goodyear Regional Haul tyres, thanks in part to using truck tyres supplier TruckForce.
Tyres & Retreads
Within days of getting its first 25 new Mercedes-Benz Citans on the fleet last March, van rental firm Global Self Drive has seen them snapped up by two major accounts.
Car Derived Vans
Scottish haulage contractor Pollock (Scotrans) has taken delivery of 10 new Volvo FH tractor units –marking almost 40 years of Volvo trucks in the fleet.
Tractor Units
Jeffreys Haulage has ordered its first four Stralis Hi-Way (AS440S46TX/P) twin-steer tractor units, after the truck impressed directors on the Iveco stand during last April's CV Show.
Tractor Units
Pete Murphy, who currently heads up Isuzu Truck's national fleet division, is to succeed Nikki King as UK managing director.
People
Volvo Trucks will be running workshop covering the findings of its driver challenge competitions at the upcoming FTA Transport Manager conferences, which return this autumn of 2013.
Driver CPC
Specialist vehicle hire and fleet management company SHB Hire has joined forces with vehicle tracking firm Tracker to provide fleet customers with a one-stop shop for vehicle provision, fleet management and telematics.
Telematics
Tippers and skiploaders builder Hyva is claiming that competitor Boughton's new skiploader is a copy of its own long-standing truck "almost to the last nut and bolt".
Municipal VehiclesDes Evans, charismatic chief executive of MAN Truck & Bus UK, and Phil Moon, the new product marketing manager with DAF Trucks, will be joining the Euro 6 expert panel at the IRTE Conference on 11 September 2013, at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.
Alternative Fuels
Salary Competitive + Benefits
A vacancy has arisen for this challenging position in Stagecoach South. The Stagecoach operation in this area runs a mixed fleet of approximately 90 vehicles, ranging from Mercedes Minibuses to double deckers from two depots in Basingstoke and Crondall, near Fleet.
Thirty years after the haulier last ran a Mercedes-Benz truck, Aberdeen-based William Walker Transport has commissioned a New Actros tractor unit, anticipating significant fuel savings.
Tractor Units