A new FirstGroup and Hitachi joint venture (JV) called NextGen AssetCo is to purchase up to 1,000 electric buses valued at £100 million.
Goodyear is integrating its DriverHub mobile application into the Mercedes-Benz Truck App Portal, equipping drivers with additional visibility into tyre conditions.
Jost, a supplier of components for commercial vehicles, has appointed WG Tankers as their new service agent.
Go South Coast has upgraded its Morebus and Southern Vectis fleets with 35 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 low-emission buses.
Dealer Rygor Auto welcomed 13 new Mercedes-Benz apprentices into its business as part of its commitment to training and nurturing new talent.
Suffolk-based Scania Dealer group TruckEast has achieved ISO14001:2015 certification, a globally recognised standard for environmental management systems.
Alexander Dennis has undertaken a lease for additional warehouse capacity at its Scarborough facility in a move that will allow it to concentrate on logistics.
Abellio is rolling out a fleet of electric buses to operate on Route 433, which runs between Addington Village interchange and East Croydon.
Electric Vehicles
Travis Perkins has entered a fleet management partnership with Zenith for more than 300 assets, which include 1600 heavy goods vehicles and 800 light commercial vehicles.
The EU is extending its strict targets for CO2 emissions reduction from trucks, with a requirement for manufacturers to supply a VECTO (Vehicle Energy Consumption Calculation Tool) certificate for some trailers and bodywork from January 2024, reports Toby Clark
Social / Corporate Responsibility
On 31 May 2023, DfT legalised the general use of longer semi-trailers in the UK. Their use comes with conditions and, as Peter Shakespeare discovers, route availability can depend on which type of steered axle they are fitted with
Axles
Transport fleets are increasingly embracing EBPMS – electronic braking performance monitoring systems – as a means of keeping a close eye on the efficiency of the brakes on their trucks and trailers, reports Steve Banner
Rolling Roads