Wilcox Commercial Vehicles says it has improved rigid and tipping trailer bodybuilding efficiency and saved energy by installing specialist Miller welding equipment, from Foster Industrial, throughout its entire factory
Welding Equipment
Community retailer Countrywide, which operates a fleet of 80 commercial vehicles from vans to articulated trucks, reckons it has saved money and improved vehicle uptime since switching to ATS Euromaster for tyre maintenance and checks.
Tyres & Retreads
Charlton-based H Sivyer Transport has taken delivery of nine Volvo FMX-420 8x4 tippers – the first of a 25-strong order, all specified on the X-High, N3G construction chassis.
Rigids
Cenex (Centre of Excellence for low carbon technologies) has joined the TRL (formerly Transport Research Laboratory) led consortium selected by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to deliver its two-year Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration project.
Alternative Fuels
Outside broadcast power supplier Film & TV Services says it has improved fleet uptime and fuel economy, thanks to technical support from Michelin which it describes as “beyond the call of duty”.
Tyres & Retreads
Continental is reminding truck and bus operators that now is the time to consider winter tyres for the coming season.
Tyres & Retreads
Voith Industrial Services is developing a new multi-million pound facility for wheel and tyre assembly in Coventry.
Tyres & Retreads
Improved traction, optimised braking performance and better fuel economy and mileage are among Hankook’s claims for its SmartWork AM09 all axle on- and off-road truck tyre, which replaces its AM06.
Tyres & Retreads
Sightseeing operator Bath Bus Company has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 vehicles, two Volvo B5TL double-deckers.
Bus & Coach
Cardiff City FC Foundation – a charity linked to Cardiff City Football Club – has taken delivery of 13 Mercedes-Benz vans for coaches to use to visit schools and community venues across South Wales.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Paneltex Somers has won refrigerated panel van of the year for the third year running, at last week’s TCS&D 2015 awards.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
As the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal escalates from half a million cars implicated in the US – and now being recalled – to the automotive and CV giant admitting to 11 million diesel engined vehicles carrying its test ‘defeat’ software, the SMMT (society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) has issued a statement.
Social / Corporate Responsibility