The Road Haulage Association has released its London Mayoral manifesto, in which it challenges candidates to reject calls for a ban on rush-hour truck deliveries and urges them to work with the industry to reduce congestion, pollution and increase road safety.
Road Safety
Dearman announced yesterday (20 April 206) that it is partnering with vehicle leasing firm Dawsonrentals truck & trailer to demonstrate its innovative zero-emission transport refrigeration technology.
Alternative Fuels
French technology developer Adrego says it will unveil “the world’s first operational energy-saving hybrid electric system for road transport” at next week’s CV Show (26—28 April 2016, NEC, Birmingham).
Alternative Fuels
Fraikin is expanding its rental site in Wellingborough, Northampton less than a year after opening as its first trailer rental branch.
Finance & Leasing
Savilles Freights has added eight DAF XF 460 FTG tractors, with Super Space Cabs, and a 26-tonne CF 330 FAS with a Space Cab to its general haulage operations.
Rigids
Quality furniture specialist G Plan has ordered 18 bespoke double-deck step frame tandem axle semi-trailers from bodybuilder Cartwright, stating that build quality is excellent.
Trailers
Volvo dealer Thomas Hardie Commercials has joined forces with bulk discharge and tanker builder HDE to deliver a new Volvo FE 6x2 rear-steer fuel tanker demonstrator, on show this week at FPS Expo (Liverpool Exhibition Centre; 20-21 April).
ADR Vehicles
Grocery business Heron Foods has signed up with ATS Euromaster for supply and management of tyres for its 45-strong fleet – and is already reporting benefits such as lower running costs and reduced downtime.
Tyres & Retreads
Fiat’s Doblo Cargo, VW’s Transporter and Mercedes-Benz’s Sprinter (pictured) all picked up top awards for their size categories at the 2016 Van Fleet World Honours, held yesterday (19 April) in London.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Glen Davies, freight and fleet programme manager for TfL (Transport for London) – with responsibility for CLOCS (Construction Logistics Cyclist Safety) and the new LoCITY initiative, which is targeting commercial vehicle emissions – has joined the speaker list at the Microlise Transport Conference (18 May 2016, Ricoh Arena, Coventry)..
Telematics
The Freight Transport Association has launched two new audits, designed to help operators improve fleet compliance “from the top down”.
Road Safety
Chilled and frozen food distributor Brakes has carried out a five-week trial of Frigoblock’s refrigeration system and found it could save almost 17 tonnes of carbon per vehicle over a year.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles