As the world emerges from the pandemic – and life begins to get back to normal – some of the changes made to how we live could well be here to stay. John Challen looks at the bus and coach market
Bus & Coach
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Alternative Fuels
Under the name ‘MEYLE Academy’, the German manufacturer MEYLE is offering a wide range of digital training courses free of charge.
Vehicle Electrics & Electronics
For bulk haulier G. Webb, the rollout of ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect yard reader has seen tyre reliability increase and maintenance costs significantly drop.
Tyres & Retreads
We are searching for an experienced and forward-thinking Head of Fleet to lead our Vehicle Management Unit (VMU). Reporting to the Director of Resources, the Head of Fleet will have overall responsibility for all aspects of the Fleet and Transport function including;
People
Commercial vehicle dealership group Adams Morey has invested in its Redbridge site to create a one-stop-shop location for truck, van and motorhomes.
Dealerships
West Hertfordshire’s Dacorum Borough Council has added a further 14 Econic refuse collection vehicles to the 11 it commissioned in January 2020. All 25 trucks were supplied by S & B Commercials, which has been trading as Motus Truck & Van since the completion in August of its formal tie-up with Orwell Truck & Van.
Municipal Vehicles
In response to an increasingly competitive London bus market requiring greater investment and market adaptation, RATP Dev UK and Tower Transit have formed a new joint venture.
Bus & Coach
Following a joint procurement exercise, Somerset West and Taunton Council and North Devon Council have both awarded a seven-year (+7) contract hire agreement for the provision and maintenance of their fleets to Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS). The contracts, which both commenced on 1 October, involve the replacement and management of nearly 200 vehicles.
Municipal Vehicles
Thame-based West Coast Haulage is taking delivery of 60 Volvo FMX tippers in one of the largest deals for the new model to-date. The order was secured by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East.
Tippers
Wolfgang Theissen, who took over as managing director of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in August 2020, died on 7 September.
People
National waste recycling specialist Recycling Lives has ordered the UK’s first two battery-electric 18-tonne Renault D Wide Z.E. skip loaders.
Electric Vehicles