Arriva has placed a £2 million order with MAN Bus & Coach for EcoCity vehicles powered by CNG (compressed natural gas) fuel.
Alternative Fuels
Swedish industrial business VBG Group is acquiring commercial vehicle climate control system supplier Mobile Climate Control (MCC), in a deal which VBG says will deliver “favourable growth opportunities”, notably in the bus sector.
Bus & Coach
Knorr-Bremse is reporting that the board of Swedish braking systems supplier Haldex has advised shareholders that Knorr-Bremse’s offer of SEK 125.00 per share has strong financial and business benefits.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Dearman, the clean cold technology company, has won a prize at the National Air Quality Awards, held yesterday (10 November) at the QEII Centre, in London.
Alternative Fuels
Commercial vehicle livery business Smart Graphics has taken delivery of four 3.5-tonne Ford Transit vans, on a four-year contract hire from Ryder.
Finance & Leasing
Tesco has expanded its deployment of Microlise telematics solutions to 940 of its trailers in Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Telematics
Multi-modal logistics operator Maritime Transport has taken delivery of 30 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors for use on a major new contract, and has ordered 35 more for use on its general fleet – its first Mercedes trucks for five years.
Tractor Units
The 10mph speed limit increase for HGVs is improving road safety and operating efficiency. That’s the view of the Road Haulage Association, following the speed limit increase in April 2015 to 50mph on single carriageways and to 60mph on dual carriageways.
Road Safety
Green Group has cut its tyre-related breakdowns by 30%, since signing up to ATS Euromaster’s MasterCARE fleet inspections two years ago.
Tyres & Retreads
Truck rental business MC Rental has taken delivery of 175 Isuzu rigid trucks in the past two years, and now has more than 300 vehicles from the marque in its fleet, mostly the 7.5-tonne Forward and the Urban.
Rigids
Two enforcers, one defender, with news on O-Licence reforms, DVSA’s future goals and what Brexit means to operators. Brian Weatherley reports on the IRTE’s legal stream seminar
Irtec
For IRTE to continue its current growth trend, the organisation needs to encourage younger members and stay relevant. Steve Banner listened to senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell
Driver / People Management