Recycling business Brocklebank & Co Demolition has taken delivery of its latest batch of Thompsons Loadmaster tippers, citing durability and reliability as the key selection criteria.
Tippers
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a new generation of Crafter panel van offering a maximum payload of 5.5 tonnes, a larger maximum cargo volume of 18.4m3 and a variety of drivelines.
Panel Vans
Highway services specialist Via East Midlands has purchased another 12-tonne Stertil Koni four-post vehicle lift for its Bilsthorpe depot workshop, following earlier success with similar lifts.
Lifting Equipment
Uckfield-based K2 Transport has updated and extended its HGV fleet with eight more trucks from Mercedes-Benz, in the wake of joining the Pall-Ex network.
Rigids
Schools and community groups are being encouraged to bid for grants to acquire new minibuses under a second round of government funding worth £2 million.
Bus & Coach
Innovate UK is inviting bids for a new round of funding to cut the greenhouse gas emissions produced by the UK’s transport sector.
Green Vehicles
A government report published on Friday (9 September) admits that electrification of HGVs is unlikely, even in the long term, and that government must incentivise operators to move to biomethane.
Alternative Fuels
Mahle Powertrain will reveal a new version of its eSupercharged demonstrator vehicle at this week’s LCV2016 (Millbrook; 14-15 September).
Alternative Fuels
Europe’s largest fleet of all-electric buses was officially ‘switched on’ by Val Shawcross, deputy mayor of London for transport, on Friday (9 September).
Alternative Fuels
Cat Lift Trucks distributor Impact Handling has taken delivery of its second Scania R450, to deliver materials handling equipment to customers around the country.
Tractor Units
Delegates at next week’s LCV2016 event (Millbrook; 14-15 September) will be transported in some of the latest examples of low emission bus technology which are now being adopted in large numbers by UK operators.
Bus & Coach
Aylestone Transport has taken delivery of a Volvo FH-540 tractor, with Globetrotter cab and a full suite of safety equipment, for use on its contract with Aggregate Industries.
Tractor Units