Scania has partnered with Brigade Electronics to offer truck buyers a choice of optional vehicle safety kits that will enable them to comply with specifications such as FORS (Freight Operator Recognition Scheme), Crossrail, Costain, CLOCS (the Construction Logistics and Cycling Safety scheme) and others.
Road Safety
Greencarrier Freight Services UK has expanded its trailer fleet with 20 Dry Liner box vans and 15 Profi Liner curtainsiders from Krone Trailers UK, supplied on a long-term lease by TIP Trailer Services.
Trailers
The AA has taken delivery of an additional 17 custom-built fuel retrieval tankers from Whale, fitted into Transit vehicles, for its Fuel Assist Service fleet.
Pumps
Williams Transport has taken delivery of 10 Actros 2545 tractor units, six months after starting a trial on an identical tractor provided by Intercounty Truck & Van.
Tractor Units
Wrightbus has announced that its Torotrak (formerly Flybrid) Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) has gone into full-service trial with Arriva on a route in Gillingham, Kent.
Braking Systems
Tip Trailer Services has been fined £500,000 plus £56,938 costs after an employee suffered horrific injuries when she was crushed between two trucks.
Couplings
Eight electric-hybrid Volvo 7900 buses was deployed yesterday (16 March 2015) on a bus route that runs through the centre of Stockholm, Sweden.
Electric Vehicles
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a range of approved racking and storage systems that the firm says is aimed at all trades.
Storage Systems
Carrier Transicold will be unveiling its EverCold and OneCall services to the UK market at next month’s Commercial Vehicle Show (14-16 April, NEC, Birmingham).
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Registration has opened today (17 March 2015) for the European Bus Forum conference and expo, due to be held at the University of Manchester on Thursday 2 July 2015.
Bus & Coach
Visitors to Truckfest Scotland (1-2 August, Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh) will have the opportunity to view a mock public inquiry, where Scottish traffic commissioner Joan Aitkin will preside over a fictional case.
Continuing Professional Development
Williams Transport Services, part of the Williams Shipping Group, has put six top-specification Euro 6 DAF XF tractors into operation this month on its specialist logistics and general haulage work.
Tractor Units