Bus operator Go-Ahead has continued its two-decade-long relationship with Michelin, by renewing its Effitires tyre management programme for a further three years.
Tyres & Retreads
Food and beverage transport operator Bidvest Logistics has upgraded its contract with Microlise to include driver access to the telematics products.
Driver / People Management
Waste management company BioMarsh Environmental has taken delivery of 20 new DAF trucks after securing a £2m funding facility from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
Finance & Leasing
The IRTE Conference 2016 will be held at Eastwood Hall, Nottinghamshire on 28th September 2016.
Fleet Operating Costs
ND Civils has taken delivery of a high-spec Volvo FMX-450 drawbar tipper – its first Volvo vehicle, selected after the dealer was able to meet “an involved and complex spec”.
Rigids
North West Roofing Supplies has taken delivery of the first of two new Iveco Stralis Hi-Street rigids, ordered after positive experience with an earlier trial vehicle.
Rigids
Lighting manufacturer Dextra has taken delivery of four Mercedes-Benz Actros, specified with low-height chassis and rear-steer axles to maximise load volumes and manoeuvrability.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
FTA’s (Freight Transport Association) Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) is now 50 years old – and marking its half century at an event at Volvo, Warwick today (27 September 2016).
Repair & Maintenance
ZF confirmed its position at the hub of the commercial vehicle electrification drive at the IAA exhibition, in Hanover, Germany, showing an all-electric central drive in Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck concept vehicle.
Drivelines
Quarry operator and haulier Smiths & Sons (Bletchington) has been praised by the road safety campaigning organisation SteerSafe for its proactive approach to ensuring the safety of vulnerable road users.
Tippers
BioLPG will be available to the warehousing, transport and logistics sector from Q2 2017, when Calor becomes the first energy company in Europe to provide the new, renewable fuel source.
Alternative Fuels
Somerset-based bulk haulier W Rolls has taken delivery of a new 32-tonne Renault Range C, joining eight more Range Cs and three Premium Landers already in its fleet.
Heavy Goods Vehicles