Waste management and tipper business Hague Plant has taken delivery of its latest tipper truck, from Thompsons, with special livery to mark the firm’s 40th year in business.
Tippers
Fleet operators who cut corners and use untrained technicians to fit vehicle safety equipment are sitting on a time bomb.
Road Safety
UPVC window and door supplier National Plastics has taken delivery of 10 Sprinter vans from Mercedes-Benz.
Light Commercial Vehicles
The Freight Transport Association is urging army personnel to consider a career in logistics when they leave the force, and presented the sector to service leavers at an event last week (25 June).
People
Inglenorth Contracting says the Hyva FC137 tipping cylinder is delivering on the promise made by the manufacturer, giving reliable service on waste disposal and recycling duties.
Independent retailer Lee Longlands has taken delivery of six Mercedes-Benz Atego 7.5-tonne trucks, to transport furniture to its customers.
Rigids
Disc-Lock Europe, which distributes the Disc-Lock safety wheel nut for commercial vehicles, is to be acquired by Tension Control Bolts, which designs and manufactures high strength, bolted systems.
Wheel Security
Iveco has opened a unique book for drivers, owner-operators, enthusiasts, media and employees past and present, aimed at sharing special moments from its four decades of building vehicles – being celebrated this year.
Rigids
With 185,000 vans broken into every year, there are simple but effective measures drivers can take to avoid becoming another statistic and jeopardising insurance payouts.
Security Equipment
Manchester Airport Group has added 14 Euro 6 Optare Versa buses to its fleet, for operation on car park routes.
Bus & Coach
Vacu-Log has launched the latest Westlake truck and bus tyre range to the UK market.
Tyres & Retreads
Frozen food and ice-cream distributor Eden Farm has upgraded its Paragon fleet routing and scheduling system, enabling the company’s planners to process data up to five times faster than before.
Fleet Management Systems