Piling and foundation equipment supplier Piletec has taken delivery of its first Isuzu vehicles, five 7.5-tonne rigid trucks.
Rigids
MAN has delivered nine TGS 8x4 heavy recovery trucks to the Russian city of Sochi, host of the Winter Olympics.
Recovery Vehicles
Bodybuilder Thompsons has launched a website to enable customers to buy tipper-related parts online.
Bodies & Bodywork
Road safety charity Brake has extended the deadline for entry to its Fleet Safety Awards to 28 February.
Road Safety
The Metropolitan Police Service has taken delivery of a new MAN TGX 26.480 6x2 tractor unit to spearhead its 'Exchanging Places' cycle safety and awareness campaign.
Road Safety
Volvo Trucks is now offering a full 100% uptime guarantee for its FH and FM tractor units – the first such service contract ever.
Telematics
West Country logistics operator Framptons Transport Services has awarded a five-year contract to Ctrack to upgrade its telematics solution, deployed across the 66-strong fleet.
Telematics
A new online test has been launched for bus and coach technicians planning to enter the 2014 IRTE Skills Challenge.
Maintenance
Commercial vehicle repair business Smiths Mechanical Services has installed new heavy-duty lifting equipment at its Bridgend workshop.
Lifting Equipment
Workshop equipment supplier Trade Garage Equipment has added the Technique T2120 wheel balancer to its range of products.
Wheel Balancing
Arla Foods has opened a dedicated bio-LNG (liquefied natural gas) refuelling station at its new £150m dairy complex at Aylesbury – set to become the UK's first zero carbon dairy – to support its move towards fleet-wide dual-fuel truck conversion.
Alternative Fuels
Cambridge University is hosting a five-day professional development course later this year, focusing on the mechanics of heavy goods vehicles.
Continuing Professional Development