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
Banner's starter battery Power Bull has been awarded 'Best in Test' by Swedish testing organisation Testfakta – ahead of competitors including Bosch, Exide, Varta – with a score of 4.4.
Batteries
Scania is celebrating its first half century in the UK this year with a Golden Griffin – a limited edition V8 tractor unit.
Tractor Units
Fifty seven Stagecoach drivers scored a perfect zero in GreenRoad's Fleet Elite competition last year, while Iron Mountain came in with the safest UK fleet and First Group achieved more than 800 Fleet Elite Drivers.
Driver CPC
Aberdeen-based haulage firm Dyce Carriers, which recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, has taken delivery of five Mercedes-Benz New Actros tractor units, all with range-topping GigaSpace cabs.
Tractor Units
RGF Logistics is conducting fuel trials on two Volvo New FH Euro-6 6x2 tractor units with a view to comparing them against other vehicles in its 80strong fleet.
Tractor Units
'Could have done better', appears to be the transport industry's verdict on yesterday's (19 March 2014) budget. While it may have been for doers, makers and savers, as the Chancellor put it, there wasn't much joy for hard-pressed transport operators.
Fleet Operating Costs
Ford's all-new Transit and Transit Connect vans have delivered the company's first double victory in its 23-year history – winning the Arctic Van Test, one of the most gruelling vehicle performance tests on the planet.
Light Commercial Vehicles
The UK Petroleum Industry Association and the Tank Storage Association are working with the FTA (Freight Transport Association) to launch a revised Safe Loading Pass Scheme (SLPS) for loading road tankers at fuel distribution terminals.
ADR Vehicles