Mellor Coachcraft’s parent Woodall Nicholson Holdings Ltd (WNHL) has acquired the entire share capital of Villmount, the holding company for Treka Bus.
Bus & Coach
SOE patron Beverley Bell offers her vision for how to improve transport and logistics recruitment
The opportunities and challenges of truck platooning will be among the hot topics up for discussion.
Alternative Fuels
A consortium of automotive research agencies has received funding of £51 million to develop UK testing facilities for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV).
Telematics
Temperature-controlled logistics business Chiltern Cold Storage has commissioned four new semi-trailers from Gray & Adams, citing equipment reliability and longevity, along with “terrific residual values”.
Semi-Trailers
Swindon breakdown and recovery firm Scorpion Engineering has been told it cannot increase its fleet of vehicles and trailers after it was found to have committed overloading and drivers’ hours breaches.
Driver / People Management
Waste management and recycling business NWH Group says its business growth is reliant on skips and hooks from Harsh, saying the supplier offers “the best deal out there”.
From three northern UK factories, Montracon supplies a huge range of trailers, from reefers to machinery movers to curtainsiders and boxes. And it is just getting bigger, reports Steve Banner
French temperature-controlled specialist Chereau has created a way to improve the ‘dialogue’ between tractors and reefer trailers, making life easier and safer for operators and drivers. Brian Weatherley reports
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
There’s a new generation of ‘urban’ artics on the street with innovative trailers that look like meeting the needs of both operators and local authorities alike. Brian Weatherley examines what they offer
Trailers
Enquiries by operators about on-board weighing systems usually stem from a spot of bother with the authorities; the challenge for producers of weighing devices is to sell the commercial benefit to end users. Kevin Swallow reports
Weighing Equipment
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Driver / People Management