Vehicle engineering and safety equipment supplier SM UK is opening a £3m vehicle conversion workshop in the Midlands this month.
Workshop
ZF is reminding workshops that a thorough check of vehicle chassis before the worst winter conditions arrive could prevent costly repairs.
Workshop
Ashtead Technology has added new remote visual inspection technologies to its line-up of rental equipment.
Diagnostic Equipment
Hiab has appointed MAW Engineering as its sales and installation partner for Northern Ireland.
Cranes
A technician from the Thurrock branch of Isuzu dealer MC Truck & Bus has participated in a competition in Japan to find the best Isuzu technical team in the world.
People
New worldwide harmonised light vehicle test procedure (WLTP) rules for vans could result in fleets shunning fuel-saving designs.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Lincolnshire County Council has purchased four 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz 6x4 Arocs gritters, with the new 6x4 vehicles replacing older eight-wheelers by the same manufacturer.
Chassis
Irish transport and warehousing business Virginia International Logistics has added a new Ekeri trailer to its fleet, citing load security and flexible handling as key reasons for the purchase.
Trailers
West Midlands-based quarry business NRS has taken delivery of two Volvo FMX tippers, one a fleet replacement and the other an addition to meet growing demand.
Tippers
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has published three final reports relating to HGV emissions, with their release completing ETI’s work ahead of its planned closure earlier this week.
Emissions Control
Wimbledon-based logistics company ELB Partners has retained its FORS Gold accolade for the sixth consecutive year – the only London-based business to have achieved this.
FORS
Reading-based operator Horseman Coaches has added five more Plaxton coaches to its 60-strong fleet as part of its fleet modernisation programme.
Bus & Coach