Culina Group has ordered 134 semi-trailers from Cartwright Group for its Culina Logistics and Great Bear shared food logistics brands.
Trailers
AA Recovery Patrol of the Year Tony Doran is one of the first to collect the keys to a new breed of Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz Atego.
Recovery Vehicles
Several leading semi-trailer manufacturers will be taking centre stage at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show, on 25-27 April at the NEC, Birmingham.
Trailers
Six DAF apprentices have received much-deserved praise after coming to the rescue of a pregnant Bristol woman who was stranded with a flat tyre.
Apprenticeships
DAF Trucks has announced that managing director Ray Ashworth (pictured) will be retiring in the next few months and will be replaced by Robin Easton, currently managing director of Paccar India.
People
Transport for London’s proposal to ban half the existing HGV fleet from London, starting in 2020, is causing consternation in the transport industry.
Fleet Operating Costs
Scania has opened what is believed to be Europe’s first dedicated indoor Used Truck Sales Centre – close to the M6 in Warrington, Cheshire.
Dealerships
Simon Gibson Transport has commissioned 51 new Volvo 6x2 tractor units, all equipped with factory-fitted light-weight Volvo pusher axles.
Tractor Units
Next month (April 2017) will see Cumbria’s Unimog U500 ultimate off-roaders’ Econ grit hoppers and spreaders swapped to 4,000-litre water tanks bodies with high-pressure Angloco spraying pumps and racking for hill firefighting.
Off RoadersUltracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies has launched a new engine start module to help power heavy industry vehicles in extreme conditions.
Engines & Engine Parts
Next month’s Commercial Vehicle Show (25-27 April; NEC, Birmingham) will be “the biggest and best shop window yet for the road freight industry”, according to Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association.
Electric Vehicles
Renault-Nissan has announced that it is forming a new light commercial vehicle business unit, in a bid to grow its market share.
Light Commercial Vehicles