No fewer than 18 teams from 10 bus operators took part in the fifth annual IRTE Skills Challenge for bus and coach technicians, which took place last month at S&B Automotive Academy, in Bristol.
Apprenticeships
Telecoms giant BT Group has taken delivery of 5,000 vehicles worth £80 million – delivered in five months by its vehicle division BT Fleet.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Contract hire and fleet repair business Prohire has become a partner for the Freight Transport Association’s Van Excellence scheme.
Light Commercial Vehicles
The new TfL-funded commercial vehicle enforcement unit, run by the City of London Police, has stopped 136 vehicles in the city and taken 95 dangerous vehicles off the road in its first month of operation.
Road Legal
The UK can develop the infrastructure necessary to deliver low carbon fuels for the future – but good coordination between central and local government, as well as industry, is essential to make it happen.
Alternative Fuels
Future Transport Systems (FTS) has won the innovation category in the British Renewable Energy Awards 2015 – its first national award.
Electric Vehicles
Food and drink logistics operator Culina has ordered 83 Vector 1550 trailer refrigeration units from Carrier Transicold UK as part of its 2015 fleet investment strategy.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Container operator Maritime Transport has taken delivery of the first 70 trucks of a 120-strong order for Euro 6 DAF XF tractors.
Tractor Units
Volvo Trucks has certified HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) synthetic diesel for use in all its Euro 5 engines, and is currently preparing to certify the fuel for Euro 6 trucks.
Alternative Fuels
The population explosion in cities – and its accompanying surge in congestion – means transport managers need to continually find better ways to address the challenge of deliveries for the consumer supply chain.
Driver / People Management
Cardiff-based P&T Woodruff Haulage has taken delivery of a Volvo FM 8x4 mixer and is reporting high productivity thanks to the truck’s increased ground clearance.
Construction Equipment
Karlstadsbuss, in Sweden, will shortly be operating three all-electric Optare Solo buses in the city centre – all 9.2m Optare Solo EVs, with 25 seats and a wheelchair bay.
Electric Vehicles