First Bus has placed an £81 million order with manufacturer Wrightbus for 193 electric buses as part of a UK Department for Transport (DfT) funding scheme.
Electric Vehicles
Story Plant recently invested over £1 million on new workshop facilities at its depot in Carlisle. As an essential part of the new facilities, the company purchased a set of four heavy-duty 10 tonne Stertil Koni Earthlift wireless mobile column lifts, type ST1100FWA.
Lifting & Handling
Results of the five-year, £8m HelmUK platooning trial on public roads have largely confirmed negative industry views of the practice, according to the official report published in July
Road Tests
As fuel costs have rocketed this year, so have diesel thefts from trucks and bulk containers alike, but what can drivers and operators do to try to prevent this from happening, asks Dan Parton
Fuel Pricing
Daimler Truck subsidiary Fuso (Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation) is to showcase its new all-electric light duty truck eCanter at the IAA Transportation exhibition in Germany.
Electric Vehicles
Haulier James Shaw & Son is now using Truckfile digital software packages to keep its fleet of 36 tractor units and 59 trailers safe and compliant, and to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of its in-house workshop, which is staffed by two technicians and a tyre fitter.
Repair & Maintenance
HL Perfitt has replaced its Isuzu truck with a 7.5-tonne tipper to transport heavy memorials, headstones, and kitchen worktops to customers in the south of England.
Tippers
Mercedes-Benz and electric van supplier Rivian have signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership and joint production of electric vans.
Electric Vehicles
Yorkshire-based C&S Transport is using a FH 460 with a HIAB X-HiPro 1058 E-8 crane supplied by MV Commercial said to improve its lifting capacities.
Cranes
RL Automotive has introduced a tyre management platform with a range of monitoring systems. AutoAlign, recently launched in the UK, following a £2m/24-month development project and part-funded by UK’s Clean Air Programme. It is a dynamic real-time vehicle monitoring module designed to combat the problem of wheel misalignment.
Wheel Alignment
O'Donovan Waste Disposal is to switch to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a renewable fuel that is said to eliminate up to 90% of net carbon dioxide emissions.
Alternative Fuels
Electra Commercial Vehicles has demonstrated live, 10-minute refuelling of its 19-tonne hydrogen fuel cell temperature-controlled HGV at Teesside on 31 August.
Alternative Fuels