Volvo Buses has received an order for vehicles – including the largest number of hybrid models to date in Europe – from Norway.
Bus & Coach
When bodybuilder Thompsons was commissioned to build a recycling vehicle that operates six days a week for Exeter City Council, the firm says it chose Edbro UB tipping cylinders for their robustness and reliability.
Municipal Vehicles
Garry Gilby became president of the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) yesterday (7 July 2011) during the organisation's AGM in Westminster.
People
A Mercedes-Benz van and truck dealer, covering the South West of England, says it is working to help commercial vehicle operators reduce excessive fuel and tyre costs, caused by wheel misalignment.
Wheel Alignment
Plans for a full CV Show to be held at the NEC, Birmingham, from 24—26 April 2012 have been announced by the Commercial Vehicle Show LLP – comprising the RHA, SMMT and IRTE Services, the trading company of the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE).
Fleet Management Systems
Highland Galvanizers & Colour Coaters, in Scotland, has teamed up with bodybuilder Gray & Adams on a trailer chassis design that beats corrosion.
Trailers
Wabco has introduced three more functions on its TrailerGuard telematics technology for trailer fleets.
Telematics
The delivery of 52 new Volvo trucks to London and south-east England recycling giant Bywaters is well underway – providing for an almost complete renewal of the company's waste collection fleet.
Municipal Vehicles
Ninety years after it gave the world the Jubilee Clip, L Robinson & Co has bought its first 7.5-tonne Fuso Canter delivery vehicle.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Five Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans are now helping to bring the Post Office to the doorsteps of rural communities in England and Wales.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Commercial vehicle company Euroway is relocating its Magnum vehicle rental operation from the current base in Purfleet to its East Midlands depot in Corby, Northamptonshire.
Dealerships
MiX Vehicle Conversions, the specialist body building and vehicle equipment fitment division of MiX Telematics, has been sold to Imperial Commercials.
Light Commercial Vehicles