Contract hire and fleet management business Specialist Fleet Services (SFS) has achieved government-approved supplier status for commercial vehicles and related services.
Finance & Leasing
Cold Connect says its manufacturing partnership with Swedish transport refrigeration unit (TRU) supplier Hultsteins is delivering “a new standard” in environmentally sustainable diesel-free systems.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Scottish waste management business Barr has added five more Volvo trucks to its fleet, after its first Volvo vehicles “rewrote the book” on reliability and service.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has announced its strategy for clean growth and decarbonisation, with a strong focus on biofuels.
Alternative Fuels
Food supplier Apetito has taken delivery of its first Volvo vehicles, acquiring six new FH tractors as part of a three-year fleet replacement programme for trunking operations.
Tractor Units
Holderness Area Rural Transport (HART) has taken delivery of a new Mellor Orion E electric bus, as part of its service that connects the rural community.
Electric Vehicles
Peugeot has hosted a challenge for six tradesmen to demonstrate the benefits of its Surround Rear Vision technology, available on the new Partner van.
Light Commercial VehiclesIn severe collisions, the electrical wiring harness of the airbag control unit could be damaged. The OEM reports that the electrical wiring harness of the airbag control unit must be relocated. Number affected: 6,110. Manufacturer reference: SRC1806. Vehicle IDs: TYAFEB01GRDY09843- TYAFEC71KRDY04881.
RecallsThe fender bracket may crack and become insecure at the welded structure between the rear axles. Garages are told to replace the bracket with a modified component. Number affected: 38. Manufacturer reference: SRL1807. Vehicle IDs: WDB96441610115557 to WDB9644162L992493.
RecallsAn incorrectly-torqued left hand seatbelt to seatbelt shoulder height adjuster bolt has been identified. Garages are instructed to replace the left hand seatbelt and shoulder height adjuster with new parts. Number affected: 3. Manufacturer reference: 18S41. Vehicle IDs: WF0XXXTTGXHP29510 to WF0PXXGCHPKC23226, and WF0XXXTTGXHP29510 to WF0YXXTTGYHR85546.
RecallsA failure of the glow plug relay may result in an electrical short circuit and in overheating of the component. Number affected: 114,055. Manufacturer reference: SRV1900. Vehicle IDs: WDB906****N560540 to WDB906****N773438; WDB906****S830372 to WDB906****S999786; WDB906****P100012 to WDB906****P647682; WDB906****P999931 to WDB906****P999964.
RecallsThe OEM warns that the handbrake mechanism may not be correct, according to specification. Number affected: 89. Manufacturer reference: GSR. Vehicle IDs: VF7******JJ672671 to VF7******JJ838419.
Recalls