Graham Poole Transport is now operating a special new Euro 6 MAN TGX 26.440BLS 6x2 tractor unit complete with XXL cab in a cerise livery.
Tractor Units
Ten UK universities are to appear in the University Showcase section at the Cenex-LCV2014 lo carbon vehicle community exhibition and conference.
Electric Vehicles
Scania is offering free 10 year subscriptions to its base level OnBoard Monitor telematics package for operators with Scania trucks built from 2011 onwards.
Telematics
Stertil Koni has launched a wheel hub trolley jack and mini caliper crane designed to simplify the removal of hubs and brake calipers in a safe, one-man operation.
Lifting Equipment
Ryder Europe has completed the purchase of nationwide trailer repair and maintenance specialist Bullwell Trailer Solutions.
Trailers
Now in its seventh year of partnering with road safety charity Brake, Brigade Electronics has now donated a total of £40,500 to support people bereaved and seriously injured throughout the UK.
Road Safety
Industrial drives giant GKN and bus operator Go-Ahead have agreed a deal that will see electric flywheel systems, developed for F1 racing, retrofitted to 500 buses over the next two years.
Bus & Coach
More than 1,000 older buses on London's routes have now been fitted with equipment that removes 90% of NOx emissions, marking the conclusion of the world's biggest emissions busting retrofit scheme.
Bus & Coach
Commercial kitchen specialist Advance Catering Equipment has taken delivery of a new fleet of Mercedes-Benz vans, the first of which have been allocated to its team of field-based engineers.
Car Derived Vans
The bus industry's top technicians were named late last week (17 July 2014) at the IRTE Skills Challenge 2014 winners' presentation, held in the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.
Continuing Professional Development
IMI has launched an apprentice ROI (return on investment) calculator aimed at helping employers and training providers to improve the business case.
Apprenticeships
UK government needs to ramp up efforts to bring renewable transport fuels into the mainstream, according to a report 'Policy strengthening required to meet future carbon budgets', published yesterday (15 July 2014) by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
Alternative Fuels