Northern Irish truck and trailer rental business Hireco has acquired 20 GRP box vans from Krone, in a deal said to be worth £500,000.
Trailers
DAF Trucks held its annual apprentice of the year awards and graduation ceremony last week, in Bristol – the 20th anniversary of its apprenticeship programme.
Apprenticeships
Anglesey-based Mona Precast has taken delivery of a Volvo FM-410 Tridem 8x4 to deliver concrete building blocks, paving and other products to its customers in North Wales and across the UK.
Rigids
The Road Haulage Association is calling on the government to tackle the growing problem of ‘off-payroll’ drivers.
Driver / People Management
Assured Container Services is reporting significant benefits since installing Verilocation’s vehicle tracking system six months ago – and co-owner Paul Asbury says “I wish we’d installed it sooner”.
Tracking
Midland Cryogenics says it has improved efficiency, compliance and driver behaviour after implementing a telematics system from Masternaut across its fleet of vans.
Driver / People Management
Luxury coach hire company Kingsferry Coaches has extended its contract with tyre manufacturer Bridgestone for a further three years.
Tyres & Retreads
Fresh fish transporter The Real McKay has extended its fleet with six new trailers, equipped with Carrier Transicold Vector 1350 units.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
MAN Truck & Bus has announced that it is to extend its range with the addition of a light commercial vehicle, built in conjunction with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Swindon-based Les Smith Haulage has upgraded 10 of its 31-strong fleet with new Iveco Stralis trucks, citing low total cost of ownership, fuel efficiency, driver comfort – and proven performance with other Iveco vehicles.
Rigids
Bakers Dolphin Travel has extended its fleet of custom-built Gold Service vehicles to five, with the latest delivery of another Scania/Irizar PB tourer.
Bus & Coach
Leading Scottish tour operator Lochs & Glens has taken delivery of five new Volvo B11R Euro 6 coaches, as part of its vehicle replacement programme, citing build quality, reliability and fuel performance as key factors in the decision.
Bus & Coach