Commercial vehicle leasing business Fraikin has announced that all 74 of its maintenance technicians in the UK have achieved level two of irtec, the technician safety and competence accreditation established by the Institute of Road Transport Engineers.
Irtec
Priden Engineering has been acquired by Elaghmore Partners, a private equity firm, for an undisclosed “multi-million pound” sum.
Bodies & Bodywork
Aberdeen City Council has taken delivery of a hydrogen dual-fuel roadsweeper – said to be the first of its kind in the world.
Alternative Fuels
Flintshire-based Hollingsworth Bros has taken delivery of a new 26-tonne, Volvo FE-320 rigid equipped with Cheesewedge plant body, built by Sterling.
Rigids
A Rutherglen-based food and drink supplier has been suspended from running vehicles this month, after it was found to have put business matters ahead of vehicle safety.
Standards & Practices
Refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle hosted an open day last month (22 March) to mark the official opening of its new Leeds service centre.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Fleet operator association ACFO has released a five-point action plan to help operators to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect on 25 May.
Fleet Management Systems
NHS Trust Leeds Teaching Hospitals has deployed the web-based Ctrack telematics solution for its 32-strong van fleet.
Telematics
DAF Trucks unveiled its New CF Construction FAD eight-wheeler dedicated mixer chassis at last month’s UK Concrete Show 2018 (21-22 March; NEC, Birmingham), with the manufacturer declaring the vehicle “hits the bullseye” for construction operators.
Concrete Mixers
Family-owned builders’ merchant Lawsons has taken delivery of its first natural gas-powered truck – a 26-tonne Stralis NP, from IVECO.
Alternative Fuels
The government has announced that operators of volumetric concrete mixers will be subject to the same regulations as HGV operators, starting from September 2018.
Standards & Practices
Willenhall-based supply chain business Aspray24 has taken delivery of six MAN TGE vans – the operator’s first from the manufacturer – saying the vehicles “rival anything on the market”.
Light Commercial Vehicles