Paper and corrugated packaging firm DS Smith is the latest operator to sign up for Michelin solutions’ recently-introduced Effitrailer telematics scheme – fitting its new equipmkent to 40 single-decker trailers.
Tyres & Retreads
Beverley Bell, senior traffic commissioner and now patron of the IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) is to present the inaugural IRTE Fleet Engineer of the Year 2016 Awards.
Continuing Professional Development
Smiths of Gloucester has added two Volvo FH16-750 6x4 double-drive tractor units from Truck and Bus Wales & West, Avonmouth, to its 140-srong truck fleet – these for its heavy haulage business.
Longer Heavier Vehicles
Logistics giant Wincanton has added 12 Renault Trucks Range T460 6x2 tractor units, plated at 44 tonnes, to its 200+ dedicated construction vehicle fleet, as part of a multi-million-pound investment.
Tractor Units
HGV and plant maintenance and transport operator HW Martin reckons that since switching to r2c Online’s cloud-based compliance and maintenance system in December 2015, it has seen more than 73 hours per month productivity improvements.
Workshop Management Systems
TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring system) specialist TyrePal has launched a range of systems for commercial vehicles and buses, designed to alert drivers to tyre pressure and temperature problems.
Tyres & Retreads
Safety is paramount, despite the importance of communications with HGV drivers, says the FTA (Freight Transport Association) in response to research, released today (8 June 2016), which suggests using a hands-free kit is as distracting as holding a mobile phone.
Driver / People Management
West Midlands Ambulance Service has ordered 220 double-crewed ambulances from O&H Vehicle Conversions, in a four-year deal said to be worth £21 million.
Emergency Service Vehicles
Teams participating in the Euro 2016 tournament, kicking off in France this weekend, will be transported around the country in buses fitted with Conti Goal HA3 tyres.
Tyres & Retreads
Sir Geoff Hurst, of 1966 World Cup fame, has been signed by MAN Truck & Bus UK to launch its limited edition 66 registration plate MAN TGX tractor unit.
Tractor Units
AJN Steelstock has welcomed the opening of an ATF (Authorised Testing Facility) by local Mercedes-Benz dealer Orwell Truck & Van at its new £1 million branch in Newmarket.
Rigids
Northern Ireland heavy haulage specialist Mar-Train has taken delivery of a new five-axle extending step frame trailer from Andover Trailers, adding to an almost identical trailer that has been with the business for three years.
Trailers