Royal Mail is to purchase 100 zero-emission Partner L2 Electric vans, to be used by postmen and women on their delivery rounds.
Electric Vehicles
Asset Alliance has launched a new vehicle hire division, called Total Traffic Management, after signing a £3m deal with bodybuilder Martin Williams for 170 specialist vehicles.
Finance & Leasing
Asset and energy service provider Lakehouse has signed a deal with Teletrac Navman to implement the Director fleet management solution for its fleet.
Fleet Management Systems
Fleet managers are being urged to encourage drivers to discuss work-related stress and anxiety.
Driver CPC
Stagecoach North Scotland are currently recruiting for a Workshop Manager for our Aberdeen operations, based at our Aberdeen depot. We operate over 100 buses from our Aberdeen depots, including a fleet of 6 Hydrogen powered buses. We operate high quality local bus services and longer distance coach services across Aberdeenshire and the North East of Scotland.
People
Enterprising DG, the commercial arm of Dumfries and Galloway Council, has welcomed 17 new Vauxhall commercial vehicles to its fleet. The Vauxhall vans will help to support the work of the building and maintenance teams across the area.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Fraikin has signed a five-year, full-service contract hire deal with Redhead International, a subsidiary of DB Schenker, for six new SDC trailers.
Finance & LeasingImmediate reactions to the Clean Air Act published yesterday reflect concern about how it will affect the transport industry.
Alternative Fuels
Logistics-to-agricultural-product supplier WCF has a new fleet of Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors fitted with Fleetboard telematics, which the operator says is “the icing on the cake”.
Telematics
Third party logistics business Howard Tenens has taken delivery of four Mercedes-Benz rigids, all equipped with custom-designed bodies by Tiger Trailers.
Rigids
Cheshire Search and Rescue has taken delivery of a four-wheel-drive search and rescue vehicle, featuring a specially converted body by Cartwright Conversions.
Emergency Service Vehicles
The government will end the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, as it unveiled new plans to tackle air pollution.
Alternative Fuels