Cheshire bulk tanker operator Arclid Transport is reporting that its new Euro 6 DAF CF mid-lift axle FTP tractor, fitted with alloy wheels has resulted in a weight of just 7,780 kgs, including driver and half a tank of fuel.
Tankers
Metcalfe Plant of Penrith has taken delivery of a pair of 360bhp Scania tippers bodied with Thompsons Loadmaster tippers, each specified for different roles.
Tippers
Aberdeen-based Caledonian Logistics has taken delivery of 13 new MAN TGX 26.540 6x2 tractor units for its Aberdeen, Inverness and Cumbernauld locations.
Tractor Units
BOC's new LNG (liquefied natural gas) dual-fuel refuelling station, at Asda Logistics Services' Avonmouth site, is now up and running.
Alternative Fuels
The first new series FH rigids in the UK have gone into service with Sheffield-based Universal Recycling Company, which recently also took delivery of a '63' plate Volvo FMX 8x4 hooklift.
Municipal Vehicles
This summer's IRTE Skills Challenge is gathering steam, according to organiser IRTE, as eight new bus and coach operators sign up for the contest.
Apprenticeships
Wimbledon-based contractor Cappagh has taken delivery of 20 7.5-tonne Fuso Canter tippers.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Chimflue is now using three from the Mercedes-Benz lineup: a Citan 109 CDI Long, a Long-bodied Vito and a Medium-length Sprinter.
Light Commercial Vehicles
UAE-based civil and infrastructure engineering specialist Saif Bin Darwish is taking delivery of 150 heavy MAN TGS 40.440 WW 6x4 tractor units this month (March 2014).
Tractor Units
Bodybuilder Bevan Group and vehicle repair and refurbishment specialist A&R Vehicle Services say they will be promoting their 24-hour back-up at a joint presentation at next month's Commercial Vehicle Show (29 April to 1 May 2014).
Trailers
Cartwright has launched another recruitment drive for a further 40 new apprentices in the 16 – 19 age range, who will bring the total employed by the body and trailer manufacturer to 120 in the past two years.
Apprenticeships
CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) president Jim Steer is expected to call for more joined up thinking in transport planning today (25 March 2014) in his nnual president's lecture.
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