Wordsworth Excavations has taken delivery of a Volvo FM 6x2 rear-steer fuel tanker to support its on and off-highway fleets as the company expands its range of services.
Tankers
Insulated glass unit manufacturer Ravensby Glass has taken delivery of five new trucks from Fraikin on a six-year contract hire deal.
Finance & Leasing
Logistics business Howard Tenens has been recognised for its group-wide improvements in health and safety with a Gold Award from the Royal Society of the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Health & Safety Legislation
Building services business Lorne Stewart Engineering has upgraded its fleet with 210 new vans and is reporting a “substantial” reduction in carbon reductions.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Transport and logistics business CM Downton is reporting another successful annual apprenticeship open day, which was held on 20 May and which was attended by more than 30 potential recruits.
Apprenticeships
Finnish companies Visedo and Sisu Auto have developed a hybrid electric parallel power system for heavy trucks, capable of delivering 850kW (1,140bhp) and more than 5000Nm torque.
Engine/Transmission Management
Swiss operator PostBus has ordered 19 double-decker vehicles from Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), based on the British bus maker’s Enviro500 model.
Bus & Coach
The director of a haulage firm has been banned for five years and disqualified indefinitely from acting as a transport manager, after a string of breaches showing “serious, sustained and deliberate” non compliance.
Transport CPC
The Cardiff Window Cleaning Company (CWCC) is deploying GPS tracking in its three vans and one company car, after a trial resulted in lower fuel consumption and fleet efficiency improvements.
Telematics
Storage and distribution business Farrall’s Group has taken delivery of 10 curtainsider trailers and three rigid bodies from Tiger Trailers, after a trial unit “performed outstandingly”.
Trailers
Trailer manufacturer Krone has provided a special Profi Liner curtainsider to Volvo Trucks for a test run from Gothenburg to Scotland.
Trailers
Delivery management business Whistl has signed a deal worth £2.5m with Don-Bur and TIP Trailers for 41 double-deck trailers.
Trailers