Highlands and Islands distribution business DR Macleod has taken delivery of ten new Volvo FH tractors to replace older FH units; the new additions, like their predecessors, are on three-year contract hire.
Telematics
Middlesex-based operator 1st Choice Tool & Plant Hire has replaced its 12-strong fleet with new IVECO Daily light commercials, citing the manufacturer’s extensive vehicle range and strong local dealer support.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Scania has resumed production of its V8 engines after a strike at one of its main casting suppliers caused “the worst disruption in many decades” for the manufacturer’s supply chain.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
A 19-year-old from Liverpool has become the first female Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle breakdown technician.
People
Stockton Borough Council has taken delivery of seven Mellor high floor vehicles based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, bringing the number of Sprinter-based vehicles in its 57-strong fleet to 22.
Bus & Coach
Edinburgh-based City Access Scaffolding has taken delivery of its first Fuso Canter, after trialling a demonstrator and finding the 3.5-tonner to be more than up to the job.
Light Commercial Vehicles
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has moved to a 100% Michelin Agilis CrossClimate tyres for its 449-strong ambulance fleet.
Tyres & Retreads
Vehicle rental business Petit Forestier has taken delivery of five all-electric Renault Kangoo vans, specified with Carrier Transicold’s ultra-slim NEOS 100 refrigeration system, as part of its goal to offer environmentally sound refrigerated transport.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
SDC Trailers has officially unveiled a £7 million, 60,000 sq ft expansion to its Toomebridge, Co Antrim manufacturing headquarters.
Trailers
Demolition, construction and haulage firm Inkerman Hire Services has taken delivery of a Volvo FH16-750 8x4 rigid hooklift to haul plant machinery on a drawbar trailer.
Rigids
Number 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron at RAF Wittering is promoting the RAF’s 100th anniversary with two IVECO Stralis trucks in a commemorative livery.
Paint, Print & Livery
Livestock haulier RW Stewart has taken delivery of six DAF New XF tractors, citing product quality and fuel performance as key criteria for the decision to take its first DAF vehicles.
Tractor Units