Cheshire-based PDQ Specialist Courier Services has selected Carrier Transicold Pulsor 400 multi-temperature (MT) refrigeration units for a pair of new 3.5 tonne Mercedes-Benz panel vans used to transport temperature-critical medications and clinical trial deliveries across the UK and Europe.
Refrigeration
The London mayor’s new proposals on air quality could put some small companies out of business. That’s the warning from the Freight Transport Association (FTA), which says the plans could add huge costs to all business in the capital and instead is urging him to look at “carrots as well as sticks”.
Emissions Control
Commercial vehicles tyre service specialist ATS Euromaster has opened another advanced tyre and vehicle service centre in Altrincham, following a £320,000 investment.
Tyres & Retreads
Tyres giant Continental has completed the roll-out of its Conti Hybrid range with the launch of its trailer tyre HT3 385/55 R 22.5, developed for combined use on regional roads and motorways.
Tyres & Retreads
The lack of legislation yet requiring tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) to be extended to commercial vehicles is exposing fleet operators to unnecessarily high fuel and breakdown costs – and their drivers to safety issues.
Tyres & Retreads
Shaun Bromby of Southampton-based Lambert Brothers Haulage is the 450th practitioner in the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS).
FORS
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the publication of the Department for Transport’s Motoring Service Strategy, highlighting the reforms to allow qualified experts in the private sector to conduct large goods vehicle (LGV) testing.
Road Safety
TruTac will be exhibiting its latest range of tachograph hardware, download tools and remote capture devices at next week’s Microlise Transport Conference (18 May; Ricoh Arena, Coventry).
Fleet Management Systems
Stagecoach Midlands operates a fleet of 420 vehicles from 7 depots on local bus services in Warwickshire and Northamptonshire and nationwide Megabus operations.
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a pro-active, experienced and ambitious individual to join the Company’s senior management team in the post of Engineering Director.
Volvo Bus has sold its 1,000th hybrid Volvo B5LH in the UK to RATP Dev London. The vehicle is currently the only double-decker of its type in service to use the parallel hybrid drive system.
Bus & Coach
Leaders from seven of the top truck manufacturers will come together to debate the future of road transport next week, at the Microlise Transport Conference (18 May; Ricoh Arena, Coventry).
Road Safety
Petro-Canada has launched a campaign website to explain the implications behind this December’s introduction of PC-11 heavy-duty diesel engine oils – the “biggest step change that the North American heavy-duty market will experience”, according to the company.
Lubricants & Systems