Discount store chain Home Bargains says it picked up an unmissable deal of its own when it ordered a new fleet of 12 Mercedes-Benz tractor units.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Two of the biggest forces in the road freight industry are combining to campaign for fairer fuel prices.
Fuel Pricing
Roadside Vehicle Services, which specialises in car and commercial vehicle repairs, has taken delivery of another recovery unit form Roger Dyson – this a Hydraloader 8000La (low approach) slidebed.
Recovery Vehicles
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Sovereign Horseboxes, has completed conversion of two new Volvo FL 4x2 rigid trucks, with 240hp Euro-5 engines, from Hartshorne Motor Services.
Rigids
Asbestos removal specialist Rhodar says it has been cleaning up its own act – and saving money – with 25 new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans.
Light Commercial Vehicles
A deal worth £25 million to Alexander Dennis (ADL) has been signed with NZ Bus, of Auckland, New Zealand.
Bus & Coach
Stagecoach Group has announced plans to buy and lease more than 520 new buses and coaches for its operations across the UK this year and next.
Bus & Coach
Australian ground support equipment manufacturer Bliss-Fox has selected Allison's 4500 automatic transmission for its latest generation Bliss-Fox F1-500 pushback tractor, engineered for the Airbus A380.
Gearboxes
Chilled dairy foods giant Dairy Crest is the first to harness Carrier Transicold's Vector 1550 all-electric trailer refrigeration unit, having placed an order for 15 on new trailers.
Refrigeration
A new DAF 18-tonner has joined the 11-storng vehicle fleet at Lynda's Transport of Huddersfield, which moves textiles through every stage of production, from wool to worsteds.
Rigids
McBurney Transport, the largest haulier in Northern Ireland, is adding a dozen Scania units to its truck fleet line-up.
Heavy Goods Vehicles