Derbyshire Dales District Council has deployed the GreenRoad SaaS - (software as a service) telematics system to manage driving behaviour and fleet performance across its fleet of road sweepers, light vans, RCVs (refuse collection vehicles), etc.
Driver / People Management
Six engineering and development projects have been granted funding through the UK’s Niche Vehicle Network R&D programme.
Alternative Fuels
Fleet management specialist BT Fleet, which looks after far more than its own parent company’s vehicles, has been awarded a multi-million pound, five year R&M contract by the AA.
Repair & Maintenance
ZF is celebrating its centenary in Friedrichshafen, Germany – having been founded as Zahnradfabrik GmbH on 9 September 1915 – and still focusing on innovative technologies and continuous improvement.
Fuel Systems
Giti Tire has expanded its GT Radial range with a new trailer tyre, the GTL919, which it says will be “the mainstay” of its long-haul offering.
Tyres & Retreads
Surgical supplies manufacturer Unisurge International has taken delivery of two Volvo FL 4x2 10-tonne gvw rigids – and says the new vehicles are already reaping a 33% fuel saving compared to two older FLs.
Rigids
Bus manufacturer Optare and truck maker Scania were among the top prize-winners at the Low Carbon Champions awards held earlier this week (9 September).
Electric Vehicles
Family-run haulage business Ronnie S Evans says two Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545 StreamSpace tractors – its first new Mercedes trucks for more than a decade – are matching the best in the fleet for fuel efficiency.
Tractor Units
Commercial vehicles bodybuilder Cartwright has renewed its 100% Goodyear tyres contract for another two years following impressive performance, in terms of products and services, over the last year.
Tyres & Retreads
Iveco’s Magelys has been voted International Coach of the Year 2016 by senior journalists from 22 of Europe’s leading bus and coach publications.
Bus & Coach
Global testing agency TUV Rheinland has certified a 10.9% fuel saving for the Renault Range T Optifuel with driver training, compared to a standard (non Optifuel) Range T.
Tractor Units
Tardis Environmental has taken delivery of an MAN TGM 26.340 6x4, with the tipper chassis, fitted with a Whale tanker, as part of a replacement programme for its 100-strong fleet.
Rigids