National logistics business Howard Tenens has taken delivery of eight new Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool tri-axle deep freeze trailers, for a fruit and vegetable contract around the south of England.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) Gold accredited operator CEMEX demonstrated its novel Mercedes-Benz Econic tipper truck at last week’s annual Construction Week exhibition, at the NEC in Birmingham.
Municipal Vehicles
Pirelli is supporting the Apprenticeship Charter from Unite the TUC as part of its campaign to ensure apprentices have the support they need to progress and develop in the workplace.
Apprenticeships
Grayson Thermal Systems will be unveiling two new products for the bus and coach sector next week at Busworld Kortrijk Europe (16-21 October).
Bus & Coach
Turf and topsoil supplier Paynes Turf has implemented Verilocation’s real-time GPS tracking system across its seven-strong delivery fleet to ensure new turfs can be delivered in prime condition and laid without delay.
Telematics
Haulier Olivers Transport has achieved a new record mileage of 362,689km on a set of Michelin X MultiWay 3D XDE drive tyres – beating its previous best by more than 60,000km.
Tyres & Retreads
Knapen Trailers is launching a new moving floor which, it claims, has outperformed a rival in tests and sets a new benchmark for durability.
Trailers
The new Iveco Eurocargo rigid is to make its UK debut at London’s Freight in the City Expo, on 27 October at Alexandra Palace.
Rigids
Tyre distributor Viking Wholesale has taken delivery of two customised 7.5 tonne DAF LF trucks, designed, specified and supplied by Ryder.
Flatbed
At a meeting of European transport ministers in Luxembourg today (Thursday 8 October 2015), transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin highlighted the importance of protecting UK consumer interests in the wake of the VW ‘defeat devices’ scandal.
Emissions
Enhanced electric supercharging systems aimed at reducing fuel consumption in commercial vehicles are to be developed under a collaboration agreement by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) working with emissions reduction specialist Eminox.
Emissions Control
North-East highways contractor Northumbrian Roads has commissioned another three Mercedes-Benz 8x4 Arocs 3240 tippers with insulated aluminium tipping bodies from Weightlifter Bodies.
Tippers