SMMT communications manager Janet Wilkinson and FTA director of global and European policy Chris Welsh have both been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
People
Grocery retailer Heron Foods has renewed its contract with Verilocation Tracking Solutions Telematics, which covers its 70-strong vehicle fleet.
Telematics
Federal-Mogul Powertrain is to exhibit its recently acquired engine valve technology for the first time at the 2015 IAA show, in Frankfurt this September.
Engines & Engine Parts
Ryder is updating its rental trailer fleet with 350 new trailers from Cartwright and Schmitz Cargobull, comprising 200 EN12642XL rated pillarless curtainside trailers, 50 box trailers and 100 single compartment fridge trailers.
Trailers
Idem Telematics has released a solar-powered tracking system designed to monitor trucks, trailers and containers, and is offering operators a six-month trial of the product.
Telematics
Owner-operator Tony Gough has acquired a new Volvo FH-500 8x4 tipper to mark 20 years in the transport business. The truck is believed to be the first of its type to be bodied as a tipper in the UK.
Tippers
D Steven & Son, the most northerly haulage company on the UK mainland, says Michelin tyres are the only choice for its 30-strong truck fleet, delivering the best all-round performance.
Tyres & Retreads
Operators who plan to acquire new vans should do so by the end of this year to ensure they secure the maximum tax advantage. That’s the message from Mercedes-Benz Vans, which is reminding businesses that the annual investment allowance (AIA) will drop to less than half its current value from 1 January 2016.
Finance & Leasing
London is set to get the largest fleet of electric buses in Europe with the announcement yesterday (29 July) of a collaboration between bus and coach builder Alexander Dennis and Chinese electric bus manufacturer BYD.
Electric Vehicles
Cheetah Couriers & Logistics is trialling a new load strapping system, called Strap2Go, on some of its single- and double-deck trailers and rigids, and says it anticipates rolling the product out to the rest of the fleet.
Load Restraints
Infrastructure services business McNicholas has awarded a 372-vehicle deal to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for Caddy Maxi and Transporter vans to meet increased demand for its telecoms team to install broadband services across the UK.
Light Commercial Vehicles
North Lindsey College, Scunthorpe, has acquired a range of vehicle lifting equipment from Stertil Koni as part of a £12 million project to fit out a new engineering and motor vehicle workshop.
Apprenticeships