Revised fees for annual lorry and bus testing and operator licensing will come into effect on Sunday 1 April 2012.
VOSA Testing
Hankook says its AH22+ is an optimised version of the AH22 radial tyre line for trucks, developed for regional traffic.
Tyres & Retreads
Australian Trucks and 4WD Rentals, Hertz' truck rentals franchisee for South Australia, NSW and Victoria, has decided to replace all manual trucks in its fleet over time with fully automatic trucks.
Gearboxes
Volvo Bus has launched a TechTool check-up service to ensure that operators' buses and coaches remain healthy, introduced at a 50% discounted rate.
Diagnostic Equipment
Roger Dyson is among those leading the industry's response to upcoming EU regulations that will require all new trucks to meet uniform build standards.
Road Legal
The company behind the UK's first electric vehicle apprenticeship is expanding its intake this year.
Apprenticeships
Motor Transport has opened its annual awards for entries, and is calling on Britain's best commercial vehicle fleet engineers to get involved.
Apprenticeships
Isuzu Truck UK has announced that it is expanding its dealer network this year, following the appointment of seven new dealers during 2011.
Dealerships
Continental is continuing to add to its premium tyres range, adding two new tyres that it says have been engineered specifically for volume-optimised transport operators.
Tyres & Retreads
The UK's largest specialist excavator hire company has taken delivery of three new 32 tonne DAF CF85 8x2 rigids, mounted with Andover Trailers plant bodies. A further four are currently under construction and will go into service shortly.
Trailers
Norbert Dentressangle has taken delivery of the first road tractor unit to meet the Euro 6 standard, two years before the it come into force.
Tractor Units
DAF is introducing an air-suspended, single reduction, double-drive bogie, developed for heavy-duty applications requiring additional traction.
Suspensions