Six unusually high box-bodied Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans are now working out of Starplan Bedrooms' depots in Warrington and Wednesbury, West Midlands, delivering beds and bedroom furniture.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Western Commercial, the Mercedes-Benz truck and van dealer for Scotland's central belt, has been awarded a major extension.
Dealerships
UK turkey farming giant Bernard Matthews Farms is completing its transition to a 100% Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated fleet, with the arrival of eight new trailers.
Trailers
Fox Plant (Owmby) has taken delivery of four new aluminium-bodied Multimaster tippers on Scania 400bhp sleeper cabbed chassis, from Thompsons, continuing a 20-year business relationship.
Tippers
The first field trials of a 12-metre electric bus charged wirelessly by induction loops in the road are now underway in the Netherlands.
Alternative Fuels
Furniture store Fishpools has taken delivery of four 7.5-tonne extra light Renault Midlum 180.08s, complete with Optitronic automated gearboxes. The first Renault trucks to join the company's fleet, the Euro 5-compliant vehicles have been fitted with 6.7m Carbofont box bodies by commercial vehicle body builders, Hunter Vehicles.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Pride of place on the Stertil Koni stand at Euro Bus Expo will be the company's latest wireless mobile column lift, the Earthlift.
Lifting EquipmentRisk of fire. Water can enter the front passenger footwell, because of incompletely installed stop plugs at the cab under the windscreen wiper recess trim. If this fault exists, water can penetrate behind the sealing of the cab/chassis connecting point. In the worst case, contact corrosion and consequential damage, such as short circuits and undefined current paths with high current flows, may occur at plug contacts, wiring harness and a sensor not designed to be watertight. Check affected...
Recalls
Brake and caliper removals, which typically take two technicians, look set to be significantly easier and safer, following the introduction of tools from Majorlift.
Hand/Power Tools
London based contracting firm Cappagh Group has taken delivery of another 20 eight-wheeler Scania tippers, with Boweld bodies and Hyva tipping cylinders.
Tippers
Ellesmere, Shropshire coach operator Lakeside Coaches has taken delivery of a Volvo B9R coach with Sunsundegui bodywork, taking the total number of Volvos in its fleet to 15.
Bus & Coach
Fresh from its European debut at the IAA commercial vehicle show in Hannover last week, TrailerTail technology is to arrive in the UK next week, courtesy of UK sole distributor, SDC Trailers.
Trailers