Wabco has signed a deal with a major European truck and bus manufacturer to supply automated manual transmission (AMT) valve technology.
Engine/Transmission Management
Builders and plumbers merchant Haldane Fisher has expanded its fleet with its first Volvo trucks, describing the manufacturer as “the clear winner” on product quality and dealer support.
Rigids
Kier Environmental has fitted CCTV solutions, from Brigade Electronics, to a 40-strong fleet of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) that it deploys on a contract for Walthamstow Forest Borough Council.
Telematics
Pontyclun-based LVT Transport has taken delivery of another Mercedes-Benz vehicle to its fleet – a Sprinter with an unusual body specification of one rigid side and one curtainside.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Commercial vehicle contract hire business Ryder has appointed Shaun Stephenson to the newly created role of director of engineering.
Finance & Leasing
Derbyshire-based Berrisford Sweeper Hire has taken delivery of a new Volvo FE-818, fitted with a Johnston sweeper body – the first in the operator’s planned fleet upgrade to all-Volvo vehicles.
Rigids
Kier Highways has taken delivery of a new barrier rig, built by TH White Lorry Cranes and ordered on Kier’s behalf by LC Vehicle Hire.
Cranes
British Gas has reappointed Kwik Fit as the exclusive supplier of tyre-related services for its 12,500-strong van fleet.
Tyres & Retreads
The 2018 Commercial Vehicle Show is now open for registration, with organisers promising “no better environment” for anyone involved in the road transport industry.
CV Show
Waste management organisation Veolia has taken delivery of three IVECO Daily Natural Power vans for use on a new graffiti-removal contract for London Borough of Camden.
Alternative Fuels
Global logistics business Suttons Group has received a 2017 roadworthiness award from the Freight Transport Association (FTA), which cited the Widnes-based group’s high standards of fleet safety, compliance and efficiency.
Standards & Practices
Drinks wholesaler HB Clark has taken delivery of six DAF New LF 16-tonne rigid curtainsiders, with two more arriving shortly. The order is the first stage of a fleet modernisation programme and, says the operator, DAF was chosen for its range of vehicles suited to stop-start dray work.
Rigids