Citroen has announced a range of contract hire and finance lease offers for its light commercial vehicles.
Finance & Leasing
Haulage and storage company AJ Maiden & Son has taken delivery of three Stralis Hi-Way tractor units, its first Iveco trucks for 15 years.
Tractor Units
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced that its 2014 sales were the best ever, at 44,297 vehicles – up by 8.4% on the previous year.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Entries are now open for the IRTE Skills Challenge 2015, in which bus and coach operators put forward teams of three technicians in a bid to find the best in the business.
Apprenticeships
OE (original equipment) components manufacturer Schaeffler has produced the 100 millionth LuK dual mass flywheel (DMF) at its clutch plant in Bühl, Germany, 30 years after the technology was introduced.
Clutches/Transmissions
Fleet Service has developed what it believes is the first vehicle conversion that complies with the latest EC guidelines for the 'Good distribution practice of medicinal products for human use' (2013/c343/01).
Panel Vans
Mercedes-Benz Vans has appointed S&B Commercials as a retail outlet for Vito taxis from this month (January 2015).
Bus & Coach
Wincanton is trialling Brigade's 360 degree camera technology on an 18-tonne mobile shredding vehicle, in a bid to improve safety and reduce accidents.
Road Safety
The UK commercial vehicle market notched up double-digit growth in 2014, with total sales up by 11% to 363,155 units – the highest level since 2007.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
East Midlands-based Tara RoadAir is refreshing and expanding its truck fleet with seven new Euro 5 DAF vehicles on contract hire from Ryder.
Finance & Leasing
Regularly maintaining DPFs (diesel particulate filters) on taxis could not only see an end to the taxi strikes of last year, but also help diesel taxi operators to better meet emissions targets.
Emissions Control
Food retailer Bernard Matthews has renewed its tyre service contract with ATS Euromaster for the tenth consecutive year, saying quality of service makes it "an easy decision".
Tyres & Retreads