Following August's acquisition of Burnt Tree by Enterprise Rent-A-Car earlier this year, the Shrewsbury-based truck rental firm has benefitted from a further multi-million pound investment into its Refrigerental temperature-controlled division.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Indigo Waste Services has taken delivery of its first T460 6x2 tractor unit – an addition to its 15-strong Renault and Scania fleet.
Tractor Units
Non-emergency ambulance company Arriva Transport Solutions (ATSL) is reporting a 92% reduction in driving events – such as harsh braking, acceleration and cornering – six months after implementing the Masternaut telematics solution.
Telematics
National collection and delivery firm Tuffnells Parcels Express has ordered 64 Scania trucks for its 2014/5 fleet replacements, following fuel trials in which a Scania Euro 6 out-performed four rivals and delivered almost 1mpg better fuel consumption than its Euro 5 trucks.
Rigids
John Lewis Partnership is now running the Prins Autogas Dieselblend 2.0 dual-fuel conversion on 38 new DAF CF distribution trucks as part of its programme to reduce CO2e emissions using bio-methane.
Alternative Fuels
Tyre manufacturer Hankook is upgrading its range of light- to medium-duty truck tyres and is now supplying tyres for Mercedes-Benz Atego trucks.
Tyres & Retreads
Transport and logistics operator Brian Yeardley Continental has extended its fleet of Krone commercial vehicles this year with another 20 Mega curtainsiders and four Mega box vans to meet a surge in business demand.
TrailersUnder UK operations, the hazard warning switch can fail prematurely due to repeated use. This could result in an electrical overload and possible localised fire. Recall all affected vehicles to replace the hazard warning switch with the latest production version. Vehicle ID: WDB9573822V211840 to WDB9576822Z932599.
Recalls
Federal-Mogul's Powertrain Division has expanded its range of high-performance materials for valve guides, seats and turbocharger bushings to support greener, more efficient heavy-duty diesel engines.
Engines & Engine Parts
Bridgestone believes that its flexible tyre service, combined with consistency of supply, were reasons behind its success at the Euro Bus Expo 2014, which saw significant new fleet orders.
Tyres & Retreads
Aggregate Industries has taken delivery of 11 walking floor trailers from Paneltex Martrans, after trialling a demonstrator unit last July and finding it could offer up to 40% more payload than a typical eight-wheel rigid.
Trailers
Volvo Trucks is at The Skills Show this week (13-15 November, NEC, Birmingham) to talk to young people about apprenticeships at the manufacturer's commercial academy.
Apprenticeships