FORS Professional has released a new guide: ‘Effective Driver Management – An Industry Code of Practice (ICOP).’
Driver / People Management
With a fleet comprising 1200 HGVs, 700 trailers and 11 LCVs, Turners (Soham) is one of the largest haulage companies in the UK, which provides supply chain solutions for transport and warehousing. It has recently renewed its Isotrak telematics contract for five years.
Driver / People Management
Staff of Gloucester-based Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer group Rygor have been collecting sweet treats for one of its employee-nominated charities of the year.
People
Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London is opening a new dealerpoint facility in Banbury, Oxfordshire, in partnership with customer Cherwell Valley Silos.
Dealerships
Food and drinks distributor Culina Group has placed its first major order with Cartwright for refrigerated trailers, praising the manufacturer for its ability to meet “a very tight deadline”.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Tool hire company Artisan Hire Centre has taken delivery of two 7.5-tonne Isuzu rigids.
Rigids
Short video from ACEA, the European association of truck manufacturers, crams in lots of words in an attempt to explain why diesel-fuelled engines power more than 90% of all trucks, vans and buses on the roads today.
Alternative Fuels
A system to secure liquid loads in road-going tankers using inflatable bladders reduces fuel consumption and improves vehicle security, according to inventor Erik Eenkhoorn, who recently completed an engineering PhD thesis about it at the University of Twente.
Road Safety
Environmental services operator Hydro Cleansing is moving to Continental Construction tyres for two of its huge jetting and waste removal vehicles, after a trial of the tyre brand “changed the picture” in terms of vehicle downtime.
Tyres & Retreads
Farm feeds manufacturer Massey Feeds has added a DAF CF 440 FAQ chassis to its growing Preston-based fleet.
Axles
NTP Services has launched what is said to be the UK’s first interactive online Transport Manager CPC course, with the company describing it as “a game changer”.
Transport CPC
CMG, the breakdown recovery, transport and logistics operator has reduced its driver infringements and improved overall fleet compliance by using TruAnalysis, the fleet management software from TruTac.
Driver / People Management