LC Vehicle Hire, of Leeds, has ordered another 100 new Thompsons tippers this year, establishing a new record for the tipper bodies manufacturer from a single customer – of 1,150 tippers since 2002.
Municipal Vehicles
Commercial vehicle company MAC’s Truck Sales has invested £10 million in new vehicles ahead of its launch of a truck rental business next month.
Heavy Goods VehiclesSecurity solutions business The Shield Group has seen a 400% surge in orders in the past month for its on-vehicle CCTV systems – an increase, it says, that can be directly attributed to the Calais migrant crisis.
Security Equipment
Low-carbon energy company Vital Energi has taken delivery of 30 Mercedes-Benz Citans and nine Sprinters, selected for their green credentials and reliability, described by Vital as “head and shoulders above the rest”.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Bridgestone says June 2015 represented its best month for truck and bus radial original equipment (OE) tyre sales for seven years.
Tyres & Retreads
C Neil Dowson is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the purchase of a new series Volvo FH-500 tractor unit from Crossroads Truck & Bus – adding to its 26-strong fleet, 18 of which are Volvo FH 6x2 tractors.
Tractor Units
Electrical services firm Ayjay Group says it has improved project turnaround and call-out response times, while also rationalising fuel consumption, since implementing Masternaut Telematics across its van fleet.
Telematics
Isuzu Truck’s Advanced Apprenticeship Programme – launched a year ago with Skillnet to support the dealer network in training young apprentices to become master technicians of the future – is going well.
Apprenticeships
Northern Irish operator McBurney Transport has ordered 25 Euro 6 Volvo trucks, as part of its fleet replacement cycle for 2015, including 15 FH 500 6x2 Globetrotters and 10 FM 460 Globetrotter models.
Tractor UnitsManufacturer Aldercote has appointed APS as it UK distributor for a new range of vehicle-mounted boom lifts, which the distributor describes as a “ground-breaking product”.
Lifting Equipment
Recycling and waste management firm Bourne Skip Hire says AGM Telematics’ RouteMaster system has become “an integral part” of its business, delivering a host of unforeseen benefits.
Telematics
Construction specialist Day Aggregates is running its first Mercedes-Benz truck for more than a decade, having taken delivery of an 8x4 Arocs from Surrey and Sussex dealer Rossetts Commercials.
Tippers