Home delivery specialist Hermes has ordered 300 Fastback 13.6 metre semi-trailers, from Cartwright, as part of a fleet replacement programme.
Trailers
Telogis and Volvo Trucks in North America have signed a deal to develop services around truck Telematics based on Telogis' cloud-computing system.
Telematics
Next-day parcel delivery network APC Overnight now has 200 Citroën Relay 35 L3H2 HDi 130 six-speed manual panel vans in service.
Panel Vans
Alan Bryan, boss of AMB Services, which supplies pressure washing equipment and cleaning machines, has won a Mercedes-Benz Citan 109 CDI for six months.
Car Derived Vans
Home delivery courier network Hermes has boosted its nationwide delivery fleet with the addition of 87 trucks on contract hire from Ryder.
Rigids
Arriva, part of the Deutsche Bahn group, is one of the largest transport services organisations in Europe, employing some 47,500 people and delivering more than 1.5 billion passenger journeys across 12 European countries every year.
Arriva, part of the Deutsche Bahn group, is one of the largest transport services organisations in Europe, employing some 47,500 people and delivering more than 1.5 billion passenger journeys across 12 European countries every year. We operate an extensive range of services including buses, trains, health and social transport services, airport related transport services, commuter coaches and water buses. We also engage in bus and coach distribution.
People
UK and international supply chain specialist Solstor UK is reporting an overall reduction to date of almost 20 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in the nine months since it moved to a Vacu-Lug tyres.
Tyres & RetreadsBritish fresh eggs supplier Noble Foods has enlisted a new fleet of temperature-controlled trailers as it steps up its campaign to support the nation's armed forces.
Tractor UnitsFuel may leak: it has been identified during product quality monitoring that, on certain vehicles, it is possible that the fuel line may detach from the connectors due to chemical influences. Insert an additional hose clamp and thereby fix the return line in place. Vehicle ID: TYAFB83SB4DV00045 to TYAFEC71KDX00464
Recalls
DEL Equipment is promising visitors to the CV Show (9—11 April 2013 at the NEC, Birmingham) an opportunity to see its 1,000kg capacity tuck-under ultra lightweight tail lift.
Tail Lifts
Ford is to invest £250,000 in recruiting up to 50 additional apprentices for its UK network of commercial vehicle dealerships this year.
Apprenticeships