Lightfoot is launching a new rewards programme for drivers this month, with a ‘fleet driver of the week’ scheme.
Driver / People Management
Required to manage the Fleet Workshop, including Operating Centres incorporating compliance, operations and strategy for maintenance and operation of all the Council’s vehicles, plant and equipment.
Top Irish showjumper Billy Twomey has taken delivery of a Bloomfields horsebox to transport his horses to competitions in the UK and Europe. The horsebox is built on the Renault Trucks Master chassis and, says Twomey, is “far superior” to others on the market.
Chassis
Andover Trailers has launched a new range of tri-axle step frame trailers, designed to carry a range of machines while maintaining a flat deck.
Trailers
Global logistics operator Suttons Group has improved maintenance administration for its fleet of 500 vehicles and 1,000 trailers in the UK, after installing a solution from Freeway.
Fleet Management Systems
XS Transport has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545LS 6x2 tractor unit – its first under a three-year full-service contract hire agreement with Asset Alliance.
Finance & Leasing
More details have emerged on ULEMCo’s successful funding bid to trial hydrogen dual-fuel commercial vehicles under the government’s £20 million Low Emission Freight and Logistics programme.
Alternative Fuels
DFDS Logistics Belfast has commissioned a fleet of refrigerated semi-trailers from Gray & Adams for temperature-controlled transport work across the Irish Sea and into Europe.
Trailers
Volvo Buses has announced that it has passed the 3,000 mark for global sales of its hybrid, electric hybrid and all-electric buses – with the UK accounting for almost half of this total.
Electric Vehicles
Staffordshire-based RJK Logistics has taken delivery of three MAN tippers, delivered ‘road-ready’ from the manufacturer’s Trucks to Go offering.
Tippers
LPG distributor Flogas has taken delivery of six 7.5-tonne Isuzu N75.190 trucks, increasing its fleet of Isuzu vehicles to 10% of the 500-strong fleet, delivering bottled propane and butane gas across the UK.
Rigids
Imperial Commercials, the UK’s largest DAF Dealer group, has launched Imperial Truck & Trailer, a dedicated TRP all-makes truck, trailer and van parts shop on the Harpur Hill Business Park in Buxton.
Gearboxes