SAF-Holland automotive equipment and VSE trailer steering systems distributor IMS is sponsoring Gary Johnson in this year’s Supersport season.
Axles
Wrightbus has struck a deal with Close Brothers Commercial Vehicle Solutions for distribution and financing of its StreetLite bus range.
Bus & Coach
Bridgestone is now offering a mobile nitrogen inflation service for commercial vehicles which, it says, will reduce natural pressure loss by a third.
Tyres & Retreads
Temperature-controlled distribution operator Reed Boardall Group has taken delivery of 50 Euro 6 Volvo FH tractors as part of its fleet upgrade programme.
Road Safety
Commercial vehicle hire specialist Scammell Commercial has taken delivery of three Mercedes-Benz Arocs 1824s 18 tonners – two fitted with Boughton Engineering skip-loading equipment, and the other with Hyva gear.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Brighton University and engineering innovation firm Libertine are claiming a ‘first’, with the demonstration of a commercially viable exhaust heat recovery system for trucks, running in test at 20kWe.
Engines & Engine Parts
Secure waste disposal and recycling specialist Spartacus Solutions says it has cut fuel consumption by 8% and insurance premiums by 10% since installing in-cab cameras and vehicle tracking, from Verilocation, eight months ago.
Telematics
PPG Refinish UK has launched an upgraded website for its FleetWatch brand, a network of commercial vehicle paintshops and repairers.
Repair & Maintenance
The Nottinghamshire Vehicle Consortium – comprising 11 local authorities – has taken delivery of two refuse vehicles from Terberg Matec UK, in a deal worth more than £300,000.
Municipal Vehicles
International haulage firm MAM Transport has taken delivery of three Volvo FH tractors, with two more arriving next month, and is already reporting impressive fuel returns.
Tractor Units
Janet Wilkinson, the SMMT’s communications manager, has been awarded an MBE for services to the motor industry and charity in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
People
FTA director of global and European policy Chris Welsh has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list for services to shippers and the shipping industry.
People