AN Richards of Llangollen, Imperial Commercials of Peterborough and HRVS Group Ripley won the small, medium and large (respectively) dealer of the year 2015 awards at the MAN Truck and Bus annual dealer event, at Wembley Stadium.
Dealerships
Digger hire specialist HE Services is reporting success with its move to DAF CF 8x2 rear-steer trucks fitted with Sterling fold-forward cheese wedge plant bodies equipped with ‘working at height’ handrail systems.
Rigids
James Hall & Co, wholesaler and distributor for retailer Spar, has taken delivery of four new trailers fitted with Vector 1950 MT (multi-temperature) systems.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Private hire operator Hampden Cars has extended its 500-strong fleet with 18 Mercedes-Benz Citan Tourers.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Carlson Vehicle Transfer has standardised on GPS vehicle tracking from Seven Telematics across its 150-strong fleet of car transporters, and says it now has unprecedented levels of fleet visibility.
Telematics
Us extreme semi-trailers manufacturer Faymonville has launched a particularly versatile flatdeck vehicle extendable up to four times to a maximum overall length of 64m.
Trailers
The City of London has unveiled what it is describing as “a ground-breaking construction vehicle” in the form of a Mercedes-Benz low-entry Econic 3235 ENA.
Municipal Vehicles
Construction trucks in London are continuing their move to Mercedes-Benz Econic low-entry chassis cabs, with Bow, East London-based Premier Carriers, revealing what it believes to be first flat-bed version.
Flatbed
Masternaut’s telematics technology was put to an unusual use recently, tracking comedian Jo Brand as she completed her Sport Relief challenge, dubbed Jo Brand’s Hell of a Walk.
Telematics
Food supply chain business Solstor is reporting a 73% risk reduction after deploying the Lytx DriveCam video-based safety solution.
Driver / People Management
Exeter-based heavy haulage firm Aardvark Hire has taken delivery of the UK’s first Renault Trucks Range C520.26 6x4 tractor running at 80 tonnes under Special Types Category 2.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
German commercial vehicle parts group Europart Holding has acquired Swedish CV parts distributors LVD Lastvagnsdelar and Trailereffekter from Axel Johnson International.
Gearboxes