Rygor, the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles dealer group, says it intends to continue investing in technicians at all of its 20-plus workshops by going for the IRTE’s irtec technician accreditation.
Irtec
As part of a five-year contract hire deal for pizza giant Domino’s, Total Reefer is supplying five 26-tonne DAF CF rigids and two CF 4x2 tractor units for its 60-plus fleet.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Concrete and aggregates operator Hart’s Haulage has switched from a mixed tyre policy to 100% Michelin, following a trial which revealed improved cost efficiency, reliability and longevity.
Tyres & Retreads
Lincolnshire-based haulier MS Wayman and Sons has extended its fleet with a 44-tonne Renault Range T for use on top weight tipping tanker haulage, tanker and general haulage work across the UK.
Microlise has released an upgraded Knowledge Portal for its transport management solution, providing online learning to all users.
Fleet Management Systems
A total of 16 Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz Econic 2630 rear-steer trucks has joined the London Borough of Redbridge fleet – and is already out-performing against expectations for reliability and fuel-efficiency.
Municipal Vehicles
Tiger Trailers says it will be demonstrating the sheer variety of its trailer design and manufacture at the CV Show (26—28 April, NEC, Birmingham), using a mega straight frame chassis with a curtainside body to make the point.
Trailers
DJ Grab Services of Horley, near Gatwick airport, has added another super-truck to his aptly named superhero fleet – with a Volvo FMX-based Batman joining his SuperMan, Captain America, Incredible Hulk and others.
Tippers
A free web portal that enables fleet engineers to assess the real value of proposed changes to fleet operations or vehicle specifications has been released by the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight and Value Chain Lab.
Alternative Fuels
A revolutionary range-extended electric vehicle prototype, claimed to be designed for trucks and buses from 2 to 26 tonnes gvw, is undergoing endurance testing at the Millbrook test track.
Electric Vehicles
Knapen Trailers says that it will be going live with a multi-million dollar flexible manufacturing project in July (2016) that will see new Knapen trailer production “robotised on a large scale”.
Trailers
Northampton-based electrical systems specialist SEC Electrical says it has seen efficiency improvements since installing AGM RouteMaster’s free mobile vehicle tracking app.
Telematics