Owner-driver John Phillips has taken delivery of a Euro 6 Mercedes New Actros with a 625bhp, 15.6-litre OM 473 six-cylinder engine – the top-rated power plant in the range and the most powerful in operation in the UK.
Tractor Units
Ford is reducing the price of selected parts for Transit and Transit Connect vans by up to 58%, in a bid to bring more older models into its workshops.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Beyond debuting its new Euro 6 range of long haul, construction and distribution trucks and launching the new Renault Master van at the CV Show, Renault also announced a cut in TCO (total cost of ownership), with a two-year, unlimited mileage warranty across its Euro 6 range.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Tower Transit Operations Limited is a part of the Transit Systems Group based in Australia. The new London based business was established in 2013 and employs over 1600 staff across three sites and operates 420 buses.
People
Tower Transit Operations Limited is a part of the Transit Systems Group based in Australia. The new London based business was established in 2013 and employs over 1600 staff across three sites and operates 420 buses.
People
We shall soon be opening a Commercial MOT Testing Station, ATF and Tachograph Centre in Rochdale under the name of Queensway Commercials, this will sit within the James Nuttall (Transport) Ltd group.
People
The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) launched an updated version of its Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness yesterday (30 April 2014) at the Commercial Vehicle Show, in Birmingham.
Road Legal
Fleet management business eDrive Group has unveiled its latest product, which, it says, will turn the telematics market "on its head".
Telematics
Ryder has added a further 37 7.5-tonee DAF vehicles to the contract hire fleet it supplies to the nationwide delivery operation of Expert Logistics.
Light Commercial Vehicles
An ERF tractor unit, which has delivered tanker containers across the UK and Europe, is still going strong after clocking up nearly 1.7 million miles.
Lubricants & Systems
The FTA (Freight Transport Association, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this week at the Commercial Vehicle Show – 29 April to 1 May) is urging government not to ignore the needs of freight operators.
Fleet Operating Costs
Telematics firm Lytx Europe has welcomed the findings of Shell's Fuel Matters 2014 report, published earlier this week (29 Aril 2014 – see link below) at the CV Show, which revealed that two-thirds of hauliers believe driving behaviour is key to reducing fuel consumption.
Telematics