Millbrook CEO Alex Burns has been appointed to the board of the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP). Burns became CEO at Millbrook in February last year following the transfer of ownership from General Motors to Rutland Partners in December 2013.
PeopleSenior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell is to be the next president of CILT, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. Mrs Bell, who has been a Fellow of CILT for 10 years and vice-president for the past two, will take over the one-year tenure from Jim Spittle at an inauguration lunch to be held in London on 8 May 2015.
People
Foodservice wholesaler Bidvest 3663 has taken delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz trucks, after a trial of an 18-tonner delivered better fuel efficiency than its fleet average.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Commercial vehicle hire business Fraikin is partnering with telematics provider Masternaut to roll out a telematics package, called mySmartFleet, to all existing and new hire vehicles.
Telematics
Automotive filtration business MANN+HUMMEL is launching a campaign to remind workshop managers of the long-term benefits of using quality components.
Filtration Equipment & Systems
New pricing for FORS (the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) has been announced as by the FORS Community Partnership (FCP) rolls out its truck safety scheme nationally.
Driver / People Management
Iveco is offering maintenance contracts on Daily vans and chassis cabs from £49.66 per year for vehicles aged from three to eight years old.
Repair & Maintenance
Portable toilet business Dial-A-Loo has extended its vehicle fleet with a Euro 6 MAN TGM 6x2 rear steer.
Rigids
More trailer and tanker manufacturers will be exhibiting at the 2015 Commercial Vehicle Show (14-16 April at the NEC, Birmingham) than at any other of the events since the pre-recession show in 2008, according to the organisers.
Trailers
Chilled food logistics provider NFT has selected the Jost fifth wheel to be fitted to all 65 Volvo vehicles specified in the past year.
Fifth Wheels
Storage and distribution business Edge Transport has taken delivery of its first new series Volvo trucks – six FM tractors and three FL rigids – after experiencing good performance and driver feedback from three FL rigids purchased 18 months ago.
Rigids
Microlise has announced that Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, will take to the stage as keynote speaker at the Microlise Transport Conference 2015, taking place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on 20 May.
Driver / People Management