South East-based tipper operator Bushcade Haulage has invested in two Charlton-bodied Scania eight wheelers, bringing the company's fleet to 30 tippers.
Tippers
PSV operator Transdev has chosen GreenRoad in a bid to cut both the risk of accidents and its fuel consumption.
Telematics
Tom Moorhouse and Son is celebrating 125 years in the road haulage business by adding a red and gold DAF super space cab XF105 tractor to its Huddersfield-based fleet.
Tractor Units
Norbert Dentressangle has taken 13 new Renault trucks from BRS for its Mitsubishi Electric contract, following fuel returns of more thsn 13mpg on a Renault Midlum demonstrator.
Rigids
MAN is delivering the first batch of a total of 120 MAN TGS WW tipper semitrailer tractors to the Chagoury Group, in Lagos, destined for the EKO Atlantic City urban development project on the Nigerian coast.
Tippers
ATS Euromaster has opened a new £450,000 centre on the Gatwick International Industrial Estate in Crawley, West Sussex.
Tyres & Retreads
The FTA (Freight Transport Association) has launched an Internet-based app claimed to make drivers' vehicle walk-around checks easier.
Road Safety
The wraps were taken off Schmitz Cargobull's latest semi-trailer yesterday (18 September 2013) at the TCS&D temperature-controlled transport show in Peterborough.
Trailers
Senior Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell wants road transport people to get more involved with their professional organisations and earn the sector better credentials and better PR.
Continuing Professional Development
Austrian haulage firm Frikus has moved to an extended oil-drain interval of its 400 Mercedes-Benz trucks and, at the same time, reduced fuel consumption, following trials of Shell Rimula R6 LME.
Lubricants & Systems
The government has changed the allocation process for operator permits to run longer semi-trailers under its 10-year freight haulage trial.
Longer Heavier Vehicles
South Wales freight operator CJ Bird Transport has taken delivery of two Euro 6 DAF XF tractor units, following what managing director Chris Bird describes as "exceptionally good fuel consumption" during trials with a demonstrator.
Tractor Units