Budget UK has chosen Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as its sole LCV supplier for a new van rental service in London.
Panel Vans
Haulage firm Hawk Express has taken delivery of five Renault Range T460.25 6x2 E6 tractors with sleeper cabs, making its fleet now 100% Renault.
Tractor Units
West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has replaced some of its fleet with a selection of vehicles from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, including the Crafter, Transporter and Caddy models.
Emergency Service Vehicles
Commercial vehicle registrations in March were up by more than 25%, according to latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), and were buoyed by further recovery in the truck sector, which posted a 45% increase.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
FORS (the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) has achieved its 3,000th company accreditation, with the certification of Worksop, Nottinghamshire-based portable roadway access specialist TPA Portable Roadways.
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Gray & Adams, Thermo King, VDO, Isotrak, Vehicle Weighing Solutions, OBS Logistics, Junair and Toyota Material Handling are among the latest to announce their intentions for next week’s CV Show (14—16 April 2015, NEC, Birmingham).
Forklift Trucks
Family run Coastal Coaches has taken delivery of the first three of a batch of eight new Optare Solos – adding to its existing all Optare bus fleet.
Bus & Coach
Licence Bureau is to debut its Compliance Managed Services online licence checking portal at next week’s Commercial Vehicle Show (14-0-16 April, NEC, Birmingham).
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Volvo Trucks’ latest addition is an FH with a new heavy-duty bumper, which, claims the company, makes the truck better suited to rugged roads and rougher applications, such as construction and timber.
Rigids
The RHA (Road Haulage Association) is sponsoring a car in the 2015 British Touring Car Championships in a bid to raise its profile, both within the industry and with the general public.
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Transport refrigeration specialist Frigoblock will be displaying its latest AW generation of inverter-based alternators at the CV Show (14—16 April, NEC), claimed to increase cooling capacity while simultaneously reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Refrigeration
Grimsby-based rental business Ready Rent a Car has ordered eight Euro 6 Isuzu N75.150 Urban rigids to replace other 7.5-tonne box-bodied and dropside vehicles in its 1,500-strong fleet.
Rigids