Brazilian sugar cane producer Usina Santa Terezinha Group is field testing a new self-steering truck from Volvo, which looks set to help growers boost yield and profit.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Bus and coach operator FirstGroup has awarded a five-year, $110 million contract to Bridgestone to supply tyres for its 60,000 vehicles in the UK, USA and Canada.
Tyres & Retreads
A Kelso-based housebuilding firm has been suspending from using commercial vehicles for three months after its director made false declarations about the transport manager.
O Licence
Isuzu Truck UK customers have a new service dealer in Northampton, after Wrights Commercials teamed up with Peterborough-based Imperial Commercials, the area’s main dealer for the brand.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
After four days of intense competition at S&B Automotive Academy, the last teams of engineers from bus and coach companies across the UK (and beyond) are finishing testing.
Apprenticeships
The latest addition to Scania’s Next Generation truck range is the lower-entry G-series cab, complementing the recently launched R- and S-series models. G-series cabs are available with low, normal and high roof, initially in sleeper format.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Van and light commercial vehicle registrations fell last month (May) by 5.3%, as the market rebalanced after two years of exceptional demand.
Bus & Coach
Newport-based Brace’s Bakery taken delivery of a batch of Cartwright trailers, praising the manufacturer’s build and paint quality.
Trailers
Wincanton is taking delivery of 100 Renault Range T tractors – its largest order to date for the vehicle – after positive performance from previous Range Ts in its fleet.
Tractor Units
The next generation of digital tachographs are scheduled to be fitted to new vehicles from March 2019. Toby Clark delves into the EU legislation to forecast what they will be like – assuming that Brexit does not affect their implementation
Tracking
Whether hot- or pre-cure, retreads offer environmental and financial benefits, doubling or even tripling tyre life, reports Steve Banner
Tyres & Retreads
Lower torque values, poor engine braking and a fledgling supply network have all conspired against running a fleet, or part of it, on gas. Iveco believes that the tide may have turned; it now has answers to most of these issues. Ian Norwell reports