The virtual panel discussion, entitled ‘Leading through change’, brings together experts working from business, legal, consultancy and engineering, to address some of the issues they faced and the solutions they have found.
Driver / People Management
The safety of motorists and members of their own highways team was uppermost in the minds of Cardiff Council procurement chiefs when they ordered two new Mercedes-Benz trucks to help traffic flow smoothly in and around the city.
Municipal Vehicles
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK jointly announced today that their electric vehicle partnership has taken firm orders from Stagecoach for 46 full-electric buses.
Electric Vehicles
North Powys-based family business, R. Keith Price Haulage Limited, has taken delivery of its first Renault Truck, a C380 6x4 with day cab and 7m McPhee mixer drum.
Rigids
Irish waste recovery specialist RiverRidge has invested in an integrated vehicle camera and telematics solution to maximise driver safety and compliance, while mitigating insurance risk on non-fault accidents.
Telematics
A new water recycling system designed by commercial wash equipment manufacturer Smith Bros & Webb (SBW), trading as Britannia, reduces water usage in vehicle washes.
Vehicle Washing Equipment
Having taken delivery of new, higher capacity LSTs (longer semi-trailers) in August 2020, Primark has rolled out a fleet of new natural gas-powered trucks for its UK transport operations.
Alternative Fuels
Meritor, Danfoss Editron and Electra Commercial Vehicles have won funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s (APC) Core Competition Programme to partially fund the design and development of Meritor’s 17Xe electric powertrain system for heavy-duty electric trucks and buses equipped with a single drive axle, in their EPIC (electric powertrain integration for heavy commercial vehicles) project.
Axles
Northern Europe foodstuffs producer Vion has set itself the aim of reducing its emissions in German meat distribution operations by eight percent. To achieve this target, the company has started a pilot project with Mercedes-Benz Trucks, trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull and the aerodynamic design specialists at Betterflow. The first of these optimised trucks isnow starting operations.
Engine/Transmission Management
CNG Fuels has started building Scotland’s first public access renewable biomethane HGV refuelling station. The station near Glasgow will refuel up to 450 lorries a day when it opens in November, enabling HGVs to make low-carbon deliveries across most of Scotland.
Alternative Fuels
SM UK, an auto-engineering firm that specialises in the installation of safety systems for commercial vehicles, is investing £4m in a new 35,000 sq ft Leeds headquarters and workshop which is set to open in June and has announced plans to create a further 30 new jobs in the coming months.
Road Safety
Bradford-based business Russell Stone Merchants has taken delivery of its first ever Volvo truck, replacing a rival manufacturer with a new crane-equipped 4x2 Volvo FL rigid.
Rigids