The Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers & Importers (ALLMI) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, with the association saying its “longevity, evolution and success” is testament to the members.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
BYD’s founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu met with Teresa May and Liam Fox last week, as part of the UK government’s trade mission to China.
Electric Vehicles
Foodservice business McCormick (UK) has replaced its 166-strong UK fleet of Citroen Berlingo crew vans with a mix of Berlingo and Dispatch crew vans.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Schmitz Cargobull has announced the launch of its Transformers trailer, which it says has been proven to reduce CO2 emissions by 15% in comparison with a conventional trailer, with reductions possible of up to 25%.
Emissions Control
Exercise machine business Northwick Associates has taken delivery of three Mercedes-Benz Vito vans, adding to the three Sprinters it acquired last summer.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Operators that fit an AdBlue emulator to a vehicle will be dealt with as severely as if they use a magnet to interrupt a tachograph.
Transport CPC
The National Register of Large Good Vehicle Instructors (NRI) has announced that in its first year of operation 540 instructors joined the register and 20 exam centres were approved, carrying out 103 examinations.
Driver / People Management
Creed Foodservice has taken delivery of its first twin-deck semi-trailer, from Gray & Adams, and is reporting a “very substantial” improvement in carbon emissions, with the new trailer saving more than 300 tonnes a year.
Semi-Trailers
Volvo Buses has unveiled a new double-deck chassis to meet the high-capacity transport requirements of operators in Asia Pacific and beyond.
Bus & Coach
Scania (Great Britain) has announced the construction of another South East dealership, which will be located off the M23 close to Gatwick Airport.
Dealerships
Waste wood recycler and equipment hire firm East Anglian Resources has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH16-750 tractor with Tandem Axle Lift – describing this as a “pioneering development” for fuel efficiency.
Axles
Bus and coach operator Compass Travel is replacing multiple standalone software systems with a package from Freeway Fleet Systems to gain better management of vehicle maintenance and compliance.
Fleet Management Systems