The Road Haulage Association is backing a campaign by Vision Express for World Glaucoma Week, which sees a mobile eye-testing facility travelling around the UK.
Driver / People Management
Ritchies Training Centre has taken delivery of eight new Volvo FL rigids, to be used for LGV Class C driver training and driving tests.
Rigids
Operators are being warned not to request a public inquiry as a means of delaying inevitable action against them.
Standards & Practices
Wine merchant Lanchester Wines has taken delivery of two bespoke 13.7m tri-axle curtainsiders from Tiger Trailers. The two new units replace eight standard trailers, a move made possible thanks to the installation of a Hydraroll loading system, from Joloda.
Loading/Unloading Equipment
Chassis systems manufacturer Al-Ko Kober has signed a deal with bodybuilder Mark Harris for the supply of chassis conversions for its low-floor Luton box body vehicles.
Chassis
Haulage and warehousing firm Jack Richards & Son is reporting improved standards and compliance since joining RTITB’s Master Driver CPC Consortium in 2015.
Driver CPC
Dumfries-based transport and warehousing operator Currie Solutions has taken delivery of 30 new curtainsiders from SDC Trailers to add to its 500-strong trailer fleet.
Trailers
Two HGV drivers have been convicted following a fatal collision on the M1 last August, in which eight people died.
Road Safety
One in four commercial drivers have yet to complete the full 35 hours of CPC training needed before 2019, with almost half (49%) still at least 14 hours short.
Driver CPC
Construction services business FM Conway has announced a £7 million investment in its vehicle fleet ahead of the proposed extension of London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ).
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution firm Ardboe Coldstore has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH-500 tractor.
Tractor Units
Temperature-controlled and ambient distribution firm Corporate Solutions is reporting fuel savings of more than 8% after introducing a fuel and driver management solution from TomTom Telematics and BP.
Fleet Management Systems