Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles sold more vans at retail in 2011 than any other manufacturer, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Sales Figures
Andover Trailers has been described as the best in the business by a Cardiff-based haulier, after it took delivery of a tandem axle semi-sloping step frame semi-trailer.
Trailers
Trans-European logistics specialist GBA Services has taken delivery of 15 DAF XF105 Super Space Cab tractor units fully wrapped in vinyl with the company's new livery.
Rigids
We are a successful national commercial vehicle rental company with a reputation for professional and personal service. Due to the continuing expansion of our business, we are seeking to strengthen our technical team by recruiting a Fleet Engineer.
The Chambers Group is a successful Recycling and Quarrying Company based in Surrey. We have a fleet of 70 various waste collection and tipper vehicles and a similar amount of heavy recycling and earth moving equipment that is used in our quarrying and recycling operations.
People
A Volvo 32,000kg gvw FMX 8x4 tipper fitted with a Boweld steel body and roll-over sheet is achieving a payload of 20,500kg and fuel returns of 7.9mpg, according to new owner Allan Sanderson of Whitworth, Lancashire.
Tippers
Three new Iveco Stralis Active Space Super3 6x2 twin-steer tractor units have entered operation with Tilbury-based Triple A Transport Services.
Tractor Units
It may already seem an age ago, but the Chancellor's late November 2011 Autumn Statement – widely trailed as a mini budget in what were, and remain, troubled times – left the transport industry with some welcome surprises to celebrate and, on the face of it, relatively little to criticise.
Bus & Coach
While 2011 brought some much-needed stability to the transport sector, fears over a double-dip recession, triggered in the Eurozone, don't make for encouraging reading. John Challen analyses the costs to operators in 2011, and the implications for this year
Finance & Leasing
It's not only truck launches that command attention. Production improvements that bring better functions and safety are worth keeping up with, too. Ian Norwell reports from a quarry near Barcelona
Gearboxes
The first FMX snowploughs in the UK, including the first FMX 4x4 variants, have entered service with South Gloucestershire Council.
Municipal Vehicles
Macfarlane Packaging says it has made six-figure savings since installing an integrated transport optimisation and vehicle tracking solution from Paragon.
Telematics