Foodservice business Brakes is reporting a 47% reduction in NOx emissions since switching its Park Royal, London-based fleet of DAF LF trucks to Shell Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) fuel.
Alternative Fuels
Biomass wood pellet supplier Verd Energy has taken delivery of a new DAF 6x2 fitted with Harsh bulk tipping equipment to help drive its strategy to bring the benefits of biomass to a wider customer base.
Rigids
Swansea Council has taken delivery of 40 Peugeot Partner Electric SE L1 vans, citing Peugeot’s support with the charging infrastructure as key to the deal.
Electric Vehicles
International logistics and supply chain business Suttons Group is investing more than £6 million in new cabs – the first in the UK road tanker fleet to feature the company’s new branding.
Tractor Units
Hounslow-based McGovern Plant Hire has expanded its fleet with a flagship Volvo FM sweeper.
Rigids
UK motor insurers have voted for the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) to handle claims from victims involved in a vehicle-related terrorist event.
Standards & Practices
A Fraikin technician from Harrow, Middlesex has been crowned joint winner of the group’s international Top Tech Challenge, which recognises the engineering expertise of employees across Europe and the Middle East.
Irtec
The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE), the parent group of the IRTE which commissions Transport Engineer magazine, has named Bruce McGill as its new chief executive officer.
People
GTL, BTL and HVO share similar material properties, and a reputation as benign alternatives to diesel. Peter Shakespeare examine how they are made, and why they are a realistic alternative to diesel
Alternative Fuels
Hampshire-based Lucketts Group was the first coach company to be awarded Earned Recognition status by DVSA. Richard Simpson visits its Fareham headquarters to see where the magic happens
Workshop
TfL has softened its original hard line on its Direct Vision Standard (DVS) for HGVs. Will Dalrymple explains the detail
Health & Safety Legislation
Weight reduction has become something of a mantra at European trailer builder Schmitz Cargobull. It has put many of its products on a strict diet to boost payload and cut fuel usage and CO2 emissions, reports Steve Banner
Light Commercial Vehicles