A Birmingham-based waste recycling business has been refused permission to run extra vehicles, after applying to increase its fleet from six to 10 vehicles.
Paper recycling company Parry & Evans has boosted its fleet to 25 vehicles with the delivery of seven vehicles from MAN Truck & Bus.
Tractor Units
Route Monkey has announced that it is working on a new generation of algorithms for the transport sector.
Fleet Management Systems
Goodyear has launched a new light truck tyre, designed to maximise mileage and reduce the total cost of ownership.
Tyres & Retreads
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As one of the largest and most successful further education colleges in Europe, and rated level 2 (good) by Ofsted, The Manchester College provides education and training to a wide range of learners and clients across the City of Manchester and beyond. The mission of the college is to deliver a high quality, inclusive and comprehensive curriculum, in an accessible and flexible way.
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Driver First Assist (DFA), the not-for-profit road safety initiative, has won funding from the Department of Transport to help grow awareness of first responder training to a wider audience.
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Southampton-based turf supplier and skip hire operator John Hinton has lost his licence to run HGVs after the regulator found he persistently failed to put adequate maintenance systems in place.
Cold storage and transport firm NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics has taken delivery of 36 Volvo FH tractors, as part of a fleet upgrade to meet increased demand for its services.
Trailers
Wincanton has ordered 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors as part of its expansion plans – and the logistics firm says this could be followed up with “future orders of a similar nature”.
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Recalls
A new free phone app from Goodyear, for iOS and android devices, promises to make the management of tyre retreading more efficient.
Tyres & Retreads