Home entertainments business Jooced has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 214 CDI medium with high roof – the second Mercedes van to join its fleet.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Rye-based haulier Jempson’s Haulage held a celebratory dinner recently as part of its 150th anniversary.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Scarborough DialARide has taken delivery of the first Tucana II low-floor minibus, from Mellor Coachcraft.
Bus & Coach
Recycling and waste management business Mick George, of Huntingdon, has selected Hyva as its preferred supplier for tippers, skiploaders and hookloaders.
Tippers
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has embarked on a road trip of the South West to showcase two of its popular models, the Caravelle and Amarok.
Light Commercial Vehicles
GBA Services has taken delivery of 22 new Krone trailers – 10 curtainside sliding roof euro liners, 10 dry liner box trailers and two twin-evaporator fridge trailers together worth £500,000 – to meet its European growth plans.
Trailers
Operators are being urged to better protect their HGVs using extended warranties, with Fleetband Warranty Services making the point that trucks and trailers represent their lifeblood.
Repair & Maintenance
LGV Trainers has taken delivery of two new 44ft Cartwright tandem-axle semi-trailers to support its professional driver training courses, having previously rented its trailers.
Trailers
Volvo Trucks’ Iron Knight has officially won the title of the world’s fastest truck: driven by Boije Ovebrink, it beat the existing speed records in both the 500- and 1,000-metre standing start categories on a test track in Sweden.
Tractor Units
Scania yesterday (23 August 2016) launched its next generation premium truck range at a major event in Paris with a live global webcast – stating that it represents 10 years of development work by 4,000 employees, and investments surpassing SEK 20 billion (£1.8 billion).
Tractor Units
Stagecoach South East run over 450 vehicles throughout east Kent and East Sussex, with seven depots stretching from Thanet to Eastbourne.
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Recalls