DAF Trucks says it is expanding its construction vehicle portfolio with new chassis variants and new axles, declaring its ambition to secure this segment’s “considerable growth potential”.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Fraikin is highlighting the success of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Earned Recognition scheme, as the initiative approaches its first anniversary later this month (24 April).
Road Legal
Food distribution business Nagel Langdons is starting a trial this month in London of a multi-temperature, low-emissions vehicle from Terberg DTS UK.
Emissions Control
Bridgestone is reminding operators that they can achieve reduced downtime, improved visibility of vehicle condition and fewer potentially dangerous breakdowns with its FleetPulse fleet management solution.
Tyres & Retreads
Scania’s has unveiled its new Gatwick dealership, with the official opening ceremony last week (2 April) by the Swedish ambassador to the UK.
Dealerships
Three men convicted of industrial-scale tachograph manipulation and money laundering offences were sentenced last week (5 April) to a total of nine years in prison at Preston Crown Court.
Road Legal
The City of London Corporation has awarded a “tech-driven” waste collection, street cleansing and ancillary services contract to Veolia – with the City set to become the first UK local authority to run a fleet of fully electric refuse collection vehicles.
Electric Vehicles
IVECO is now equipping all new Daily vans with telematics and mobile workforce management technology from Verizon Connect.
Telematics
Our lovely engineering teams need you…and so do our amazing customers!
Okay, so now we’ve grasped your attention with the sympathy vote, let’s get down to the detail of why we’d love you to join us as Engineering Manager in our Aberdeen Depot for Stagecoach North Scotland.
Scotland’s traffic commissioner Joan Aitken retired in February, after 15 years of service. Before leaving, she tells Will Dalrymple her views about the importance of community goodwill, local knowledge and respect for bodily functions. Below is an edited version of the entire interview.
Road Legal
Lloyd Morgan Group are the one of the country’s leading PCV/ HGV compliance monitoring and training companies.
We are looking for a highly motivated specialist to join our expanding team of compliance engineers who is willing to travel and spend nights away from home.
Once a lot of the fears surrounding fuel cell buses had been dispelled, they entered into a period of quiet acceptance with small-scale trials. Now, however, there is a new EU project that could propel them back into the limelight. John Challen reports
Alternative Fuels