Coach tour operator Dunwood Travel has taken delivery of its third 53-seater Scania coach with Irizar i6 bodywork, after receiving excellent customer feedback on the two vehicles it purchased last year.
Bus & Coach
Gas distribution company SGN has ordered 189 Transit Custom vans from Ford, to act as emergency response vehicles for its mobile engineers.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Scottish quarry operator Jamieson’s has extended its tipper fleet, with 10 eight-wheelers already in operation and another five being built, all built by Thompsons.
Tippers
The transport sector’s skills gap and the need for better training were two of the key issues raised by Beverley Bell at the inauguration lunch earlier this week to mark her presidency of the Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport.
Apprenticeships
Optimum Oils, which claims to serve around 40% of British bus and coach fleets with specialist oils, is partnering with Chevron Lubricants to introduce a new engine cleaning product for the industry.
Lubricants & Systems
Civil engineering services specialist Applebridge Construction has ordered 18 new Caddy vans from VW Commercial Vehicles, to maintain work sites across Yorkshire and the north east England.
Car Derived Vans
Jacqueline O’Donovan, managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, is among finalists in this year’s FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics awards, run by the FTA (Freight Transport Association) in the Leader of the Year category.
Driver / People Management
More than nine out of 10 Scania trucks registered in the UK since 2011 are now connected with Scania’s OnBoard telematics systems and its associated online reporting package.
Telematics
Family run bus and coach operator Richard Bros has added four Optare Metrocity buses to its fleet.
Bus & Coach
Perthshire-based Docherty’s Midland Coaches has taken delivery of its third Streetlite bus from Wrightbus, citing fuel performance as a key factor for its selection.
Bus & Coach