London Fire Brigade has placed an order for 62 additional Mercedes-Benz Atego trucks fitted with Allison fully automatic transmissions, following an order for 126 of the trucks with the same specification in 2016.
Engine/Transmission Management
Logistics operator Tuffnells Parcels Express has been fined £1.5 million following the death of a worker who was trapped between a trailer and his vehicle.
Couplings
An 18 tonnes gvw, 4x2 chassis fitted with hookloader bodywork are rare. Yet for Lancashire - based Rishton Waste Paper, this is the specification of the latest vehicle to join its fleet - and it’s already proving to be an ideal solution for its particular application.
Loaders
Mercedes-Benz dealer Intercounty Truck & Van is now open for van sales on Saturdays, from 8am to 4pm.
Light Commercial Vehicles
DAF Trucks has announced that it will begin publicising certified CO2 values for its heavy trucks in the fourth quarter of this year – ahead of the EU’s official date of January 2019.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
At IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018, which opens to the public on 20 September, the theme of component and systems supplier WABCO (Hall 16, stand B10) is ‘mobilising vehicle intelligence.’
Telematics
Members of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers and others from the commercial vehicle world gather on Thursday 27 September to discuss developments and trends in commercial vehicle compliance, technology and management.
Alternative Fuels
Bodybuilder and trailer manufacturer the Cartwright Group has acquired a 26-acre site in Lincolnshire to create a new base for its subsidiary Cartwright Conversions.
Trailers
Barking, Essex-based Da Silva Transport has taken delivery of a used Scania R 440 Highline, fulfilling owner-driver Marcus Da Silva’s ambition to start his own business.
Finance & Leasing
Wabco, best known for its braking control systems, has announced its first prototype electric trailer, which uses a new system to connect truck and trailer vehicle controls.
Braking Systems
One in four light commercial vehicles could be operating with at least one tyre inflated to dangerous levels, according to Wheely-Safe.
Tyres & Retreads
Waitrose has started a year-long trial of a gas-powered Scania rigid truck fitted with Carrier Transicold’s engineless Syberia Twincool multi-temperature refrigeration unit.
Alternative Fuels