Dealer Iveco Retail has opened a new £1.1m facility in Farnborough, Hampshire, offering commercial vehicles from 3.5 to 44 tonnes.
Dealerships
The HGV market has recorded a steady first quarter for 2017, with 10,406 new vehicles registered – up by almost half a percent on Q1 2016.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Europe’s truck makers have welcomed a vote by EU politicians on the procedure to determine CO2 emissions from new vehicles, but are warning that the lead time is too short.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Devon-based coach operator Dartline has taken delivery of two more Irizar i6 Integral vehicles, after positive experience with its first two acquired in 2015.
Bus & Coach
Haulage firm Revis of York has taken delivery of 25 Volvo FH 6x2 tractors with lightweight mid-lift axles – the first of a 35-unit order.
Tractor Units
The director of Midland Poling Services has been banned for eight years and the business has had its operating licence revoked, after the traffic commissioner found it to be “extraordinarily negligent”.
Transport CPC
Morley Glass has taken delivery of three more Renault Master vans, two panel vans and one dropside, describing them as “superb vehicles” with “best quality service and maintenance support”.
Drop Side
Major truck manufacturers have unveiled their plan to introduce platooning to Europe’s motorways by 2023.
Road Safety
Wholesaler Euro Foods Group has taken delivery of four 7.5-tonne Fuso Canter trucks fitted with Xarios 500 refrigeration systems from Carrier Transicold – completing a switch to Carrier as its sole transport refrigeration equipment supplier.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz dealer Rygor has upgraded its Gloucester facility to include Class 4 and Class 7 MOT testing along with an ATF lane.
Dealerships
Cork-based Butlers Buses has taken delivery of two new Volvo B11R 9700 coaches to use for tours across Ireland and Scotland.
Bus & Coach
A1 Services (Manchester) has taken delivery of three Volvo FMX 8x4 rigids with Marshall tipper bodies and Epsilon Palfinger M125L construction cranes, equipped with Kinshofer clamshell buckets.
Rigids