Commercial vehicle contract hire business Fraikin has placed a £4 million order with Iveco for Euro 6 trucks for its rental operation.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Robert Evans, chief executive of Cenex (the UK's first centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies), delivered the keynote at yesterday's (17 September 2014) annual IRTE Conference.
Alternative Fuels
Bus operator Go North East has awarded a contract to emissions reduction specialist Eminox for its SCRT technology, which will be fitted to 40 Euro 3 buses – bringing them up to Euro 6 standards.
Bus & Coach
High-tech emergency vehicle livery from Bluelite Graphics has now passed endurance tests in the Falkland Islands and the West Indies.
Emergency Service Vehicles
Owner driver Mike Boyd and his partner Caroline Gardner brought their wedding plans forward when they saw the new Euro 6, FH16-750 tractor unit on the Volvo Trucks stand at Truckfest, Peterborough.
Tractor Units
Three out of ten fleet managers don't know how often their drivers are checking tyre pressures, and 44% of fleets check their tyres once a quarter, instead of the industry's recommended monthly check.
Tyres & Retreads
Waste management company Willshee's has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 trucks, DAF's LF and CF models.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
An astonishing road rage incident has been caught on camera, when a motorist swerves in front of a lorry driver before stopping in the fast lane and opening his door to remonstrate with the driver.
TelematicsLondon mayor Boris Johnson is being urged to back fuel emulsions to reduce pollution, rather than recommending a ban on diesel vehicles.
Alternative Fuels
Bodybuilder Carlsen Baltic has launched a 3.5-tonne multi-compartment, multi-temperature body that uses a low-carbon, eutectic refrigeration system.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Livestock feed manufacturer Harbro has taken delivery of three Mercedes Actros tractor units which, it says, are already beating its average fleet fuel performance by 12%.
Tractor Units
ZF is to acquire TRW to form what the pair describe as a global leader in the automotive supplier business with pro forma combined sales of about € 30 billion and 138,000 employees.
Engine/Transmission Management