Ripon-based gritter manufacturer Econ Engineering is celebrating 50 years in business and has built a special ‘golden gritter’ which will tour the UK this autumn.
Municipal Vehicles
Bibby Distribution is reporting improved efficiency since awarding a trailer maintenance contract to TIP Trailer Services.
Trailers
The National Register of LGV Instructors (NRI) has announced a new driver assessor qualification – the only one of its type in the UK to be endorsed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
Driver / People Management
Glasgow-based operator About Grab Hire UK has taken delivery of a new tipper truck – the first to be fitted with the Thompsons X-Lite Loadmaster body, built in Scotland.
Tippers
Truck platooning is safe, technically reliable and 40% of European road transport could be carried out in platooning vehicles.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Energy Haulage says it is already winning new business after taking delivery of a new 32-tonne Volvo FH 460 beavertail crane truck.
Rigids
DAF Trucks says customers are already benefiting from the free driver training vouchers included with orders for new XF and CF vehicles.
Driver / People Management
This vehicle was shown as a static display on the company's stand at the CV Show two weeks ago.
Road Safety
Volvo Trucks will be unveiling its factory-fitted PTO equipment on two FH 6x2 Lite Pusher Axle tractor units at the forthcoming Tip-ex and Tank-ex event (Harrogate; 30 May to 1 June).
Rigids
Waste management and recycling business Biffa has taken delivery of 43 Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks, adding to the 51 already acquired in 2017/18.
Municipal Vehicles
Bridgwater-based Nagel Langdons has picked Scania as its preferred supplier for 2019/20 and placed an order for 205 trucks, a mix of rigids and tractors, citing product quality and strong aftersales support.
Rigids
We are currently looking for a professional engineer to lead our maintenance team responsible for 120 vehicles based at our Cowley
depot in Oxford. This is an exciting opportunity for a fully committed engineer to demonstrate their ability to consistently deliver the
excellence our customers expect.