Nissan has delivered 138 of its Primastar vans to bolster British Gas' service fleet – 80 for the home services division and the remaining 58 for its business services.
Panel Vans
Conceding that Iveco's performance last year in three- and four-axle construction vehicle sales was disappointing (35% and 24% declines respectively against 2011), marketing director Marta Nappo countered that in tractor units, the OEM is flying, with an uptick of 47% compared to the previous year – albeit from a low base.
Sales FiguresStuarts Truck & Bus, in Plymouth, has become the 300th ATF (authorised testing facility) and has been presented with a certificate from VOSA (the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) to prove it.
VOSA Testing
KBC Logistics is expanding its use of GreenRoad driver performance management systems to cover its entire fleet following the success of a trial on 20 HGVs last summer .
Telematics
Cartwright, one of the UK's leading commercial vehicle body and trailer manufacturers are looking for Business Development Managers to join its existing team.
People
MC Truck and Bus has stuck with Stertil Koni vehicle lifts, replacing 19 sets of cabled, mobile column lifts with the company's latest 8.2-tonne wireless versions, type ST1082FWF-4.
Lifting Equipment
Refrigerated road transport operator Frigospeed says it has increased mileage by 55% since switching to Continental tyres.
Tyres & Retreads
Unidrug Distribution Group (a joint venture between Alloga (itself a subsidiary of Alliance Boots) and United Drug) has taken delivery of 28 Scania R445LA 6x2/4, three-axle tractor units from Keltruck.
Tractor UnitsDanish-owned DFDS Logistics has begun taking deliveries of a new batch of single- and multi-temperature refrigerated 13.6m flexible semi-trailers from Gray & Adams.
Trailers
Andrew Wilkinson, who owns H2O Cleaning Contractors in Lincoln, is the first to take delivery of a Ford Transit Custom, buying it from Evans Halshaw Ford and driving it away the same day.
Panel Vans
Tippers bodybuilder Thompsons has started 2013 with a new range of demountable bodies, aimed at 6x4 and 8x4 trucks working in site clearance, scrap metal, waste and recycling.
Municipal Vehicles
Northumberland County Council is achieving a new level of efficiency with the latest vehicle additions to its fleet, from Mercedes-Benz and Fuso.
Municipal Vehicles