Fleet operators are risking severe financial losses by adopting inadequate forward-facing cameras that fail to capture correct data.
Telematics
Andrews Haulage has acquired 12 8x4 Scania tippers fitted with Thompson Loadmaster bodies, in a change of tactic that sees the haulier moving from a used to new equipment policy.
Tippers
Aftermarket heavy-duty diesel engine emission control engineering specialist Eminox has won the Contribution to Sustainable Transport trophy at the London Transport Awards.
Emissions Control
Concrete producer Watts Mix, has added a pink MAN 26-tonne TGM 26.340 6x4 mixer chassis to its distribution fleet – taking its total of MAN trucks to five.
Concrete Mixers
Haulage and distribution operator Archer's Transport has taken delivery of the first two Renault Range T460.26 6x2 tractor units in its Nissan red and limestone livery.
Tractor Units
Brian Yeardley Continental has added a top-spec Iveco Stralis Hi-Way, tuned for long-distance operations into mainland Europe, to its fleet.
Tractor Units
Renault Trucks UK has recognised best performers in its Advanced Apprenticeship Options Programme, at an Apprentice of the Year awards ceremony at the Dunstable head office.
ApprenticeshipsBraking systems specialist Haldex's European R&D base, currently being built at MIRA Technology Park in Hinckley, is on track to open during the final quarter of this year (2014).
Braking Systems
Volvo Trucks' UK dealer network achieved a record 97.4% MOT first time pass rate in January 2014 (on 1,554 trucks), exceeding the previous monthly record set in mid-2013 by 1.3%.
MOT Testing Equipment
Encon Insulation has renewed its contract with Fraikin to supply and maintain FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) compliant vehicles for its nationwide distribution fleet.
Rigids
Transdek UK is launching its latest double-deck trailer – designed for urban deliveries – at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show.
Trailers
Q8Oils has released an upgraded version of Q8 T910, a high-performance synthetic heavy duty diesel oil which, it says, will enable fleet operators to rationalise on one multi-vehicle engine oil.
Lubricants & Systems