Civils and drainage product business JDP has taken delivery of nine DAF trucks, all specified with a range of safety enhancements including Atlas radio remote control cranes.
Rigids
Commercial fleet services business Fraikin has launched a new apprenticeship scheme, designed to find the next generation of team leaders for the organisation.
Apprenticeships
Construction industry supplier Aggregate Industries has partnered with the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) to roll out a programme of accreditation for its sub-contractor haulier fleet.
FORS
Lewisham Council has taken delivery of its second Mercedes-Benz Econic fitted with a Geesinknorba plug-in electric body, for use on Lewisham Market.
Standards & Practices
Food wholesaler Brakes is expanding a trial to run all DAF LF vehicles from its Park Royal, London depot on Shell Gas To Liquid (GTL) fuel, from Certas Energy.
Alternative Fuels
The owner of a Blaydon-on-Tyne scaffolding business has lost his transport licence and been disqualified from running vehicles for two years because he posed a “serious risk to road safety”.
Transport CPC
Scotland’s largest independent coach operator Park’s of Hamilton has ordered 39 new Volvo vehicles – the largest single order ever received by Volvo Bus.
Bus & Coach
A Birmingham poultry firm has had its transport licence suspended for two weeks after it flouted a previous licence revocation in 2014 and ran vehicles illegally under another operator’s licence.
Transport CPC
Heating and energy business Glen Dimplex is boosting its fleet of Mercedes-Benz Vito vans, with an order for 16 long-bodies Vito 111 CDIs to add to 20 already delivered this year.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Automotive parts haulier Alcaline has expanded its 147-strong trailer fleet with 10 mega-coiler curtainsiders and five mega Euroliners from Schmitz Cargobull, citing product quality and service support as the deciding factors.
Trailers
William Waugh (Edinburgh) has taken delivery of a new Volvo FM Tridem, chosen for its versatility for use on both recycling and logistics work.
Rigids
Tesla has unveiled its all-electric truck, called the Semi, which has a range of 500 miles and can achieve 0-60mph in five seconds.
Electric Vehicles