Volvo Trucks is adding new driver support functionality to its Volvo Dynamic Steering system, namely Stability Control and Lane Keeping Assist.
Driver Assistance Systems
Scott Lewis of the Best Connection driving agency has won the 2018 DAF Transport Efficiency Driver Challenge – a UK-wide competition open to DAF and non-DAF drivers.
Driver / People Management
Cardiff Bus is introducing tablets for its workshop engineers to reduce paperwork and improve the management of maintenance and compliance for its 231-strong fleet.
Fleet Management Systems
Bed business Dreams has updated its fleet with a £2.5 million order for 53 trailers, supplied through Asset Alliance Group.
Finance & Leasing
Warehousing and haulage operator WT Transport has moved to a new, larger facility in Northampton to meet increased demand for its services.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Eminox has unveiled its new range of Euro VI replacement diesel particulate filters (DPFs) – which, it says, delivers original equipment quality at affordable prices.
Emissions Control
Bus builder Wrights Group has announced that a further 95 jobs could go at its Ballymena, Northern Ireland facility.
Bus & Coach
The Shell ‘Starship’, a concept truck designed to push the boundaries of fuel performance, has completed its US coast-to-coast run, achieving 2.5 times the typical freight hauling efficiency.
Lubricants & Systems
DHL has partnered with trailer maker Don Bur to launch TRAiLAR, a solar system designed for vehicle roofs.
Alternative Fuels
Paneltex Martrans used last week’s Tip-Ex event (31 May to 2 June; Harrogate) to showcase its new lightweight range of walking floor bodies.
Trailers
Loughborough-based haulier Selby’s Garage has become the first UK operator to take delivery of a new Stralis X-Way tipper, describing it as “absolutely perfect” for its mixed on/off-road operations.
Rigids
JCT Truck & Trailer Rental has taken delivery of two 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros and three 3.5-tonne Sprinter chassis cabs, all ordered to fulfil a contract hire deal with new customer SAS International.
Heavy Goods Vehicles