Schmitz Cargobull has been awarded trailer of the year 2017 in Russia for its S.KO Cool Complete semi-trailer.
Trailers
Bespoke furniture retailer Wharfside has taken delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz delivery van, a Sprinter 316 CDI Long chassis cab, declaring it to be “in a different league” from its previous van.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Leicestershire-based AR Demolition has added another Volvo Tridem rigid to its fleet, an FH-540 8x4 tag axle chassis fitted with a cabin specification platform body and a Fassi 545 truck-mounted crane with five extending boom sections.
Rigids
O’Donovan Waste Disposal has reaffirmed its commitment to road safety, with its support for the Metropolitan Police’s Exchanging Places events in National Lorry Week (11-16 September).
Road Safety
Wabco has announced a partnership with Nexteer Automotive, which will see the two companies collaborating on steering systems for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
Steering Systems
Scottish wholesaler Williamson Foodservice has expanded its 29-strong truck fleet with two new Volvo FE-280 18-tonne rigids.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Retailer Iceland Foods has taken delivery of its 1,000th Mercedes-Benz Sprinter panel van, four years after starting its move to an all-Mercedes strategy for its home delivery fleet.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Kitchen designer and manufacturer Wren Kitchens has ordered 54 tri-axle curtainsiders and 10 box vans from Cartwright to service its network of 61 showrooms across the UK.
Trailers
Waste oil recycling business Oil Monster has taken delivery of two Renault Range D trucks, with two more on order, after positive reports from its sister company J&G Environmental.
Rigids
Ford has unveiled its new plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) Transit Custom van this week (6-7 September) at the Cenex-LCV event, at Millbrook.
Alternative Fuels
Yeovil-based fuel and heating supplier Darch Oil has taken delivery of a new oil tanker – its first on an Isuzu chassis – citing payload and manoeuvrability as key reasons for the decision.
Tankers
ULEMCo has completed a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel conversion for one of Oxfordshire-based Grundon Waste Management’s waste disposal trucks, in a deal which is said to mark several industry firsts.
Alternative Fuels