Refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle has underlined its commitment to help waste collection operators across the UK during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Municipal Vehicles
SFS Flooring Supplies has taken delivery of an IVECO Daily Hi-Matic 7.2-tonne chassis cab, after a demonstrator vehicle proved the model’s high payload capacity.
Bodies & Bodywork
Senior traffic commissioner Richard Turfitt (pictured) has announced new guidance to help the transport industry in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Standards & Practices
Apprentices should be able to continue and complete their apprenticeship programmes, according to the Education and Skills Funding Agency, which has announced measures to combat the challenges faced during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Apprenticeships
West Midlands-based metals distributor Amari Metals has expanded its trailer fleet with nine units, built by Cartwright.
Trailers
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner is asking operators to use online portals and email for information and communication during the Covid-19 outbreak.
O Licence
Ipswich-based premium joinery business TMJ Interiors has added two new Volvo FE 6x2 rigids to its fleet, with the 26-tonners de-rated to 18 tonnes to ensure they can cross London’s Tower Bridge into the City where most of the operator’s work is located.
Rigids
Bus operator Go-Ahead Ireland has acquired a 25-tonne capacity Skylift, from Stertil Koni, to support workshop operations at its Dublin depot.
Workshop
The Driver and Vehicle Standards agency has announced that MOT testing of HGVs, trailers and PSVs will be suspended for up to three months.
Road Tests
DAF Trucks has pledged its support for DAF dealers and their customers during the coronavirus outbreak, confirming that dealers are operating “at, or close to normal levels” to ensure operators receive the necessary service.
Dealerships
Following calls between RHA chief executive Richard Burnett and transport secretary Grant Shapps, the Department for Transport has announced that the current limited drivers’ hours relaxation will now apply to all road haulage operations from 23 March until 21 April 2020.
Driver / People Management
Daimler has issued a statement, thanking the “everyday heroes” in its 3,000 European service centres for keeping critical commercial vehicles on the road.
Repair & Maintenance