Bridgestone has launched its first-ever all-season tyre for the light truck segment: the Duravis All Season.
Tyres & Retreads
Scania (Great Britain) Limited has become the first UK commercial vehicle organisation to achieve accreditation to ISO 45001, the international occupational health and safety management standard, it reports.
Safety systems
ULEMCo has converted a 7.5t diesel bowser to operate on hydrogen dual fuel.
Alternative Fuels
An independent test carried out by the Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence administrative area in the south of France showed that FuelSense 2.0 software, developed by Allison Transmission, saved up to 12% fuel on some of its refuse collection vehicles.
Transmissions
3PL PRM Group ordered two 26-pallet-capacity multi-temperature trailers, one featuring special livery to mark the company’s 30th anniversary.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Fridge manufacturer Thermo King and axle and suspension manufacturer BPW have begun a collaboration to develop a new, zero-emissions refrigerated trailer solution.
Alternative Fuels
Schmitz Cargobull is now offering the M.KI tipper truck body with thermal insulation, thereby expanding its portfolio to include a new insulated option.
Rigids
Clements Plant & Access Hire’s latest purchase, a Volvo FM 420 8×2 chassis with a Sterling beavertail, is a major departure from its previous fleet choice, which had been unchanged for many years.
Flatbed
Specialist contractor JAM Drilling has extended its fleet with four new 18-tonne MAN TGM 4x4 rigids with specialist dropside bodies.
Drop Side
Ford has started production of a new 10-speed automatic gearbox option for rear-wheel drive (RWD) Transit models.
Transmissions
SmartWitness has launched a multi-camera safety compliance package for Transport for London’s DVS measures that will come into force for HGVs in March 2021.
FORS
Gregory Distribution has equipped its fleet engineers with mobile devices to replace a significant amount of paperwork in workshops.
Maintenance