Mercedes-Benz dealer Orwell Truck & Van has opened a new £1 million sales centre in Ipswich, promising ‘best-in-class’ product presentation.
Light Commercial Vehicles
A livestock haulier has been disqualified from running and driving HGVs for four years, after falsifying driving records.
Driver CPC
JT Leyland has taken delivery of its first new Renault vehicle, an 18-tonne Range D18 wide 4x2 curtainsider.
Rigids
Holdsworth Foods has taken delivery of 14 Isuzu Forward 7.5-tonne rigids, with a further five on order for delivery in September.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Postal and retail logistics business Secured Mail is reporting savings of £160,000, after implementing a driver behaviour programme underpinned by Webfleet telematics, from TomTom.
Driver / People Management
Tower Transit is rolling out 20 new Wrightbus StreetLite vehicles, after reporting “impressive” fuel savings from its first 11 StreetLites, which went into service in 2015.
Bus & Coach
A new white paper has been released to give commercial fleet operators up-to-date information on best practice and compliance for wheels.
Wheels / Wheel fixings / Trims
The director of a haulage firm has been disqualified for two years after using a magnet to falsify driving hours.
Driver CPC
Trailer rental business Deans Transport has acquired two more Schmitz Cargobull trailers, in response to customer demand for the brand.
Trailers
Haulage firm DB International has taken delivery of three more Mercedes-Benz Actros – completing its move to a 100% Mercedes fleet.
Tractor Units
Warehousing and transport business GMA has taken delivery of four DAF FTG XF 510 Super Space Cab tractors, part of a fleet upgrade to meet increased demand for its services.
Tractor Units
Teams from Cambridgeshire-based Buffaload Logistics are going head to head with the world’s strongest man, in an event to raise funds for a disabled children’s charity.
Heavy Goods Vehicles