Coach operator Coachstyle says it is “extremely pleased” with the fuel efficiency of seven Optare Solo vehicles it acquired last year, to meet growing business demand and to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) which came into force for public transport operators last month.
Bus & Coach
‘Relay Ready to Run’ is the new name for Citroën’s Relay ready-bodied vehicles, which include high-specification tippers, dropsides and Luton vans.
Car Derived Vans
Following the Treasury’s invitation to the FTA (Freight Transport Association) to talk about the HGV driver crisis, the RHA (Road Haulage Association) has also now been called to a meeting with Treasury officials next Friday (20 February 2015).
Driver / People Management
Scotland’s only independent industrial gas supplier SIG has taken delivery of a MAN TGL 12.220 4x2 BB rigid for cellar and industrial gas cylinder deliveries.
Rigids
If proof were needed that the skills shortage is uppermost in operators’ minds, the Freight Transport Association has announced that its Driver Crisis Summit (12 March at the Ricoh Stadium, Coventry) is oversubscribed, with a waiting list for places.
Driver / People Management
Truck and trailer wheel distributor Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has sounded a note of caution about the government’s recent report into wheel safety and its classification of commercial vehicle wheels as ‘safety critical’.
Wheels / Wheel fixings / Trims
Improvements to the UK’s major road network will be streamlined and more efficient, says the government, after the Infrastructure Act completed its passage through parliament and became law yesterday (12 February).
Standards & Practices
Volvo Trucks’ UK dealer network achieved a record breaking MOT first-time pass rate of 96% for 2014.
MOT Testing Equipment
Despite business being difficult in Russia, commercial vehicle manufacturers see the longer-term potential, according to the organisers of Comtrans 2015, who note that 114,000 trucks over six tons were sold there in 2013, making it the world’s seventh largest CV market.
Finance & Leasing
Workshop, at the Commercial Vehicle Show (14—16 April, NEC, Halls 3a, 4 and 5), is an increasingly key to the UK’s major road transport event, because of importance of compliance to operators.
CV Show
Mercedes-Benz has released details of its new Vito van range, which will be launched at the Commercial Vehicle Show (NEC, Birmingham) on 14 April.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Following independent trials of camera-based vulnerable road user protection technology for HGVs, buses and coaches, Ealing Council will be the first to fit the system to its entire HGV fleet.
Road Safety