The Driver's front air bag may not deploy as intended. Remedy: replace the driver's front airbag. Number affected: 64,143. Manufacturer reference: SRV2204. Vehicle IDs: WDB9061111N312122 to WDF9066352E029025.
RecallsSome steering shafts were assembled with an incorrect component. Remedy: Inspect the steering shaft identification number and replace the shaft if necessary. Number affected: 737. Manufacturer reference: CO249. Vehicle IDs: VF610A360KD016925 to VF640J86XJB005933 (T High); VF610A360KD016925 to VF640J86XJB005933 (D Range Narrow); VF610A360KD016925 to VF640J86XJB005933 (D Range Wide).
Recalls
Trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull is doubling production at its UK manufacturing plant to address increasing demand and as such, new trailers ordered within the next fortnight can be in operation before the end of this year.
Trailers
Following a sustained period of increased demand, integrated waste management and environmental services company Grundon Waste Management has invested in eight further pieces of equipment from Hiab.
Loading/Unloading Equipment
Supermarket chain Tesco is rolling out its first 18-tonne 100% electric truck, a Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide with Solomon Commercials refrigeration body. The new zero-emission refrigerated electric truck is now delivering from Tesco’s Dagenham distribution centre to more than 400 stores in Greater London, with further electric vehicles planned to enter service in the coming months.
Electric Vehicles
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent has become the first UK rental business to offer the specialist Multilift Commander container-handling heavy goods vehicles (HGV) and is providing 14 vehicles to the joint venture between Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB) for use on the central section of the High Speed 2 project.
Loaders
For Jon Wright, the addition of two new Fruehauf trailers to his haulage fleet has made the task of transporting grain, sugar beet and seasonal crops much easier.
Trailers
Arrow Self Drive has upgraded its workshop facilities after taking a selection of equipment from lifting and testing supplier Totalkare.
Workshop
Ctrack, the provider of fleet telematics, asset tracking and vehicle camera systems, has rebranded as Inseego. The name change is part of the relaunch of the business in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand and represents an important part of the ongoing strategy of parent company, Inseego Corp, to focus on target markets closely aligned with its 5G and enterprise initiatives. This will include an expansion of the telematics offering with the introduction of advanced fleet solutions that...
Telematics
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a motor vehicle repair bulletin relating to fatal accidents while working on incorrectly supported vehicles, the text of which IS below. The HSE is aware of at least eight fatal accidents since 2019 due to work being carried out on incorrectly supported vehicles or cabs.
Workshop
Just five years ago Ken White Distribution ran only Swedish-built trucks – today, all but three of its 26 vehicles are Mercedes-Benz. The Andover-based operator has gradually transformed the profile of its fleet by acquiring four or five new trucks each year from local dealer Marshall Truck & Van.
Rigids
Vehicle safety solutions provider Motormax has collaborated with highway service provider Ringway Jacobs and traffic management vehicle specialist Acklea to immobilise the vehicle if the tail-lift were not stowed correctly. Motormax’s pioneering solution is said to be the first of its kind.
Road Safety