Driver First Assist (DFA), the not-for-profit road safety initiative, has won funding from the Department of Transport to help grow awareness of first responder training to a wider audience.
Driver CPC
Southampton-based turf supplier and skip hire operator John Hinton has lost his licence to run HGVs after the regulator found he persistently failed to put adequate maintenance systems in place.
Cold storage and transport firm NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics has taken delivery of 36 Volvo FH tractors, as part of a fleet upgrade to meet increased demand for its services.
Trailers
Wincanton has ordered 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors as part of its expansion plans – and the logistics firm says this could be followed up with “future orders of a similar nature”.
Tractor Units
Seven out of 10 commercial fleet operators are predicting growth in the coming year, but cost control remains a primary concern for many.
Lubricants & Systems
Michelin’s ONCall breakdown assistance service now features a geolocation app and a pay-as-you-go facility.
Tyres & Retreads
Health and social care meal provider Apetito says it has “revolutionised” the efficiency of its 50-strong fleet with the web-based fleet management solution from Telogis.
Fleet Management Systems
Dunmow Waste Management has taken delivery of four Volvo FL skiploaders as part of a fleet expansion to meet business demand.
Rigids
Volvo Buses has won an order for four Volvo 7900 electric-hybrid buses from the city of Värnamo in southern Sweden. Once in operation, Värnamo will be the first Swedish city to have all-electric public transport.
Electric Vehicles
Sava Tyres, a Goodyear brand, has announced a new high load trailer tyre, the Sava Cargo 4 HL, designed with additional load capacity to meet higher permitted weights in Europe.
Tyres & Retreads
Asian paper business Shan-Loong has taken delivery of a DAF CF 85.410 tractor – its 115th DAF vehicle and the 5,000th DAF truck to be built in Taiwan.
Tractor Units
The Ford Transit Custom is Glass’s used van hero for December, with the organisation’s commercial vehicle editors citing great product features, a comprehensive range and wide dealer network as reasons for the vehicle’s selection.
Light Commercial Vehicles