Demand for truck tyres in the UK replacement market is continuing to show a steady shift to 315/70 R 22.5 fitments, according to a report by premium tyres manufacturer Michelin.
Tyres & Retreads
Volvo is to demonstrate its self-driving, autonomous truck technology to the world’s press in a simulated mining environment at a conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 24 May 2016.
Construction Equipment
UK hauliers could face fines amounting to more than £6 million this year, as the number of illegal immigrants making their way in through Dover and other ports continues to rise.
Telematics
Southampton-based Inert Recycling has taken delivery of its first MAN trucks – four new MAN TGS 35.400 8x4 tippers, supplied by MAN Rental through the Trucks To Go scheme.
Tippers
Renault’s Formula 1 team will arrive at the first stage of the European season in Barcelona this month, transported by Renault Range T 4x2 tractors.
Tractor Units
Almost two thirds of fleet managers (65%) in the UK see fuel-related fraud as a major issue for their operations, according to independent research from Shell, published today (26 April 2016) at the CV Show, NEC, Birmingham.
Driver / People Management
Vehicle remarketing and auction business Aston Barclay has replaced its transporter fleet with six new Scania P410 trucks and Rolfo Pegasus trailers – the first trailers of their kind to take to UK roads.
Car Transporters
Weaver Transport has taken delivery of a Volvo FH 500 6x2 tag-axle tractor, its first ever new vehicle and ordered in memory of the company’s founder who, says son and managing director Nick Weaver, “swore by Volvo”.
Tractor Units
The IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) has gone live for bookings for this year’s national IRTE Conference, due to be held at Eastwood Hall, in Nottinghamshire on 28 September.
Continuing Professional Development
Safety equipment supplier Bunzl Greenham is reporting improved levels of service and efficiency after implementing Telogis Route for fleet tracking and optimisation.
Fleet Management Systems
Looking at what’s left of the cab after this incident on 22 March 2016, it’s hard to imagine that Paul Cooling, a driver for J Medler Haulage of Norwich, was able to walk away with only cuts and bruises.
Bodywork
Two dedicated gas-fuelled Scania tractor units are now operating on daily return-to-base services with Waitrose, extending parent company John Lewis’s move into clean, quiet, sustainable truck technology.
Green Vehicles