Sentinel Systems has unveiled a new LED warning light as an addition to its Bike Hotspot vehicle safety system.
Safety systems
Vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle is using the StaySafe app to monitor and protect its mobile engineers.
Driver / People Management
Skip hire and waste management business Gowing & Pursey has upgraded its fleet to Mercedes-Benz vehicles, after a trial last year in which the brand “really shone out”.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Organisers of the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) exhibition are promising the biggest showcase of its kind, with the event’s move to the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Sam Fazackerley, of Thomas Hardie Commercials’ Trafford Park site, is Volvo Trucks’ apprentice of the year.
Apprenticeships
Second-generation biofuels have a crucial role to play in reducing the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Alternative Fuels
Operators in the Freight Transport Association’s Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS) have outperformed industry as a whole, achieving a 7% reduction in emissions since 2010.
Emissions Control
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced that it is now offering a tipper body chassis cab for the Transporter.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Go-Ahead London has confirmed its third electric bus order from the Alexander Dennis (ADL) and BYD partnership for 30 more Enviro200 EV 10.8m buses – bringing the total ordered to 95.
Electric Vehicles
Bristol Water has signed a new four-year agreement with Peugeot for a fleet of cars and light commercial vehicles, including 18 New Expert vans.
Light Commercial Vehicles
A new service has launched offering operators the ability to check driver licences, with discounts for members of FORS (the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme).
Driver / People Management
Michelin has unveiled a new £10 million European distribution centre (EDC) at its Stoke-on-Trent logistics facility.
Tyres & Retreads