Volvo Trucks and Swedish waste management operator Renova are testing an autonomous refuse truck, which ‘learns’ specific routes and can be operated in reverse.
Municipal Vehicles
Renault Trucks will be exhibiting three vehicles from its construction range at the forthcoming TIP-ex event (1-3 June; Harrogate Convention Centre).
Axles
Bodybuilder Thompsons will using the forthcoming TIP-ex show (Harrogate Convention Centre; 1-3 June) to unveil its new ServiceTech support business.
Workshop
WH Malcolm is using a customised heavy-duty platform lift, from Sterti Koni, to facilitate vehicle washbay operations at its Glasgow site.
Workshop
Hydraulic hose business Hydraquip has taken delivery of another batch of Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, with 20 more due to enter service by the end of this year – totalling 100 new Sprinters in three years.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Tiverton-based Blakes Coaches has returned from the UK Coach Rally in Blackpool (6-7 May) with the Irizar Trophy.
Bus & Coach
Concrete supplier Trenchcon has taken delivery of a Volvo FE low-entry cab (LEC) 6x2 rigid for truckmixer applications – the first vehicle of its type to enter service in the UK.
Road Safety
Family-owned haulier Dalton Transport & Storage is awaiting delivery of a flagship MAN TGX, after ordering the vehicle at the Commercial Vehicle Show last month.
Tractor Units
London-based materials handling company Hiremech has taken delivery of two 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Antos 6x2 rigids, equipped with bespoke curtainside plant bodies from Andover Trailers.
Bodies & Bodywork
Schmitz Cargobull has announced that flashing side markers can now be selected as a standard factory-fitted option on new trailers, with no impact on delivery lead times.
Road Safety
Cumbria-based Lakes Scaffolding has taken delivery of three new Isuzu trucks over the past year – a 3.5-tonne Grafter and two 7.5-tonne Forwards – completing its move to an all-Isuzu fleet.
Drop Side
Transport operator Titan has taken delivery of new extending tri-axle platform trailers for delivery of containers to wind farms in Ireland.
Trailers