Transport logistics business Transdek UK held a ceremony last month to celebrate receiving a Queen’s Award for Innovation for the Wedge trailer – the third time it has won this award.
Trailers
Foodservice business Brakes is reporting a 47% reduction in NOx emissions since switching its Park Royal, London-based fleet of DAF LF trucks to Shell Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) fuel.
Alternative Fuels
Biomass wood pellet supplier Verd Energy has taken delivery of a new DAF 6x2 fitted with Harsh bulk tipping equipment to help drive its strategy to bring the benefits of biomass to a wider customer base.
Rigids
Swansea Council has taken delivery of 40 Peugeot Partner Electric SE L1 vans, citing Peugeot’s support with the charging infrastructure as key to the deal.
Electric Vehicles
International logistics and supply chain business Suttons Group is investing more than £6 million in new cabs – the first in the UK road tanker fleet to feature the company’s new branding.
Tractor Units
Hounslow-based McGovern Plant Hire has expanded its fleet with a flagship Volvo FM sweeper.
Rigids
UK motor insurers have voted for the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) to handle claims from victims involved in a vehicle-related terrorist event.
Standards & Practices
A Fraikin technician from Harrow, Middlesex has been crowned joint winner of the group’s international Top Tech Challenge, which recognises the engineering expertise of employees across Europe and the Middle East.
Irtec
DAF Trucks is donating a New CF 370 rear-steer 26-tonne 6x2 rigid for use by members of the Transport Association (TA) in return for donations to charity Transaid.
Rigids
Online grocery retailer Ocado has taken delivery of a hydrogen dual-fuel van from ULEMCo – the retailer’s first and the first such conversion based on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.
Alternative Fuels
Scottish haulier Smith of Denny has trialled a new yard-based tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ahead of its launch by Continental Tyres, and says the system has “proved its value” many times over.
Tyres & Retreads
Livestock food supplier A-One Feed Supplements has taken delivery of a second 44-tonne tri-axle curtainsider from Cartwright, citing the trailer manufacturer’s willingness to meet its specification needs.
Trailers