Iveco has unveiled a Stralis Hi-Road powered by liquid biofuel (bio-LNG), which was launched at the inauguration of the BioGNVAL industrial pilot site at the Valenton plant in Val-de-Marne, France, and was fuelled for the event with gas produced by the facility’s wastewater treatment process.
Alternative Fuels
Logistics firm Aspray24 has renewed its Effitires contract with Michelin Solutions for a further three years, after suffering zero tyre-related breakdowns in the last five years.
Tyres & Retreads
Fleets are being invited to bid for £2 million of funding to support the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell cars and vans.
Alternative Fuels
Fife-based haulier Gordon Hunter Transport has taken delivery of a new addition to its fleet, a 26-tonne Renault Range T, citing exemplary customer service with Renault vehicles in the past.
Rigids
Animal feed manufacturer HJ Lea Oakes has taken delivery of two Volvo FM-420 8x4 Tridems, the first trucks of this configuration to join the mostly Volvo fleet.
Rigids
City of Edinburgh Council is fitting its 40-strong waste and recycling collection fleet with safety equipment, in a bid to demonstrate its commitment to improved road safety – in particular, the protection of cyclists and pedestrians.
Road Safety
The Mercedes-Benz Citan will be available from June with a dual-clutch automatic transmission.
Light Commercial Vehicles
TH White Lorry Cranes says it has saved more than 60 hours of administration time per week after implementing r2c Online, a web-based maintenance management platform.
Fleet Management Systems
Chilled food logistics business Samworth Brothers Supply Chain has placed its largest ever single order for trucks, 35 Volvo FH tractors – also the first Volvo vehicles to join the operator’s 100-strong fleet.
Tractor Units
Musical instrument business Mr Tuba has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Citan van and is reporting superb fuel efficiency – achieving 73 mpg on a recent trip from Cwmbran to London.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Food service company Hannah Foods has taken delivery of two DAF CF75.310 Euro VI 6x2 multi-temperature rigids, to replace two of its existing 26-tonne refrigerated distribution vehicles.
Finance & Leasing
One of the brains behind Google’s self-driving car has founded a new business to provide autonomous driving systems for trucks that can be retrofitted to vehicles.
Heavy Goods Vehicles