Logistics business Howard Tenens has taken delivery of five new Mercedes-Benz tractors for its Birstall operation in West Yorkshire, as part of an ongoing investment strategy to improve safety and reduce the fleet’s average age.
Tractor Units
At Wales & West Utilities, we use our extensive networks of pipes to transport gas to homes and businesses throughout Wales and the South West of England.
People
Twickenham-based P&S Logistics has taken delivery of a custom-built Schmitz Cargobull drawbar trailer, designed to boost payload and deliver maximum load versatility.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Haulier Spiers and Hartwell is reporting fuel savings of 12% across the fleet and increased driver morale since introducing Scania telematics packages, supported by driver training.
Driver / People Management
Refuse collection vehicle maker Dennis Eagle has signed a deal with TotalKare to renew the national service contract for all of its heavy-duty mobile columns lifts in the UK.
Lifting Equipment
Lucy Clark, apprentice engineer, Stagecoach, mechanics and electrics, discusses how she got into engineering, in a careers video published by the large bus operator.
Apprenticeships
Leeds-based engineering firm SM UK is investing £2 million in a new 10,000 sq ft vehicle conversion centre.
Bodywork
Essex-based Broughton Plant Hire & Sales has commissioned its first dropsiders from the latest Sprinter range.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Heat, light and humidity can all have a negative impact on tyre service life, so it’s vital to store tyres in the best environment. Nokian Tyres’ Martin Drazik offers some top tips
Tyres & RetreadsGreenUrban Technologies is no longer certified under the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS), after discrepancies were found during a routine audit.
Emissions Control
Builders’ merchant Huws Gray has acquired its first new Fuso Canter, replacing an older model which came into the fleet as part of the operator’s acquisition of Penrith Building Supplies.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Bus operator RATP Dev London has taken delivery of 36 Enviro200 EV electric buses supplied by the BYD ADL partnership, which has also transformed the operator’s Shepherd’s Bush garage into an advanced electric bus depot.
Electric Vehicles