Independent brewer Joseph Holt has taken delivery of a new Volvo FL-250, 4x2 rigid dray-wagon to meet its busy festive delivery schedules in the North West.
Rigids
Anderson Travel has placed its first order with Scania for 10 Scania Interlink HD coaches – ahead of the model’s official unveiling at next month’s Euro Bus Expo (NEC, Birmingham; 1-3 November).
Bus & Coach
Allied Plant has taken delivery of two Schmitz tipping trailers fitted with Hyva’s heavy-duty tipping cylinders, declaring the specification as “absolutely ideal” for its work.
Tipping Gear
Road surfacing contractor Quality Marking Services (QMS) has taken delivery of three new Renault vehicles – two Range D16 chassis 4x2 R Sweeper 250 E6s with Johnston VT651 sweeper bodies, and a Range C430 6x2 with a bespoke body.
Rigids
Maen Karne Concrete Products has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Arocs, specially equipped to enable delivery of ready-mix to sites with restricted access across the South West.
Concrete Mixers
Logistics firm Bedfords has taken delivery of its first MAN vehicles – 14 TopUsed TGX tractors.
Finance & Leasing
The Road Haulage Association is calling for an urgent consultation with London mayor Sadiq Khan, after the publication of proposals this morning (30 September) which, the RHA says, are “demonising lorries”.
Road Safety
MAN Truck & Bus has announced that Manchetts of Newmarket has been appointed as a service partner, so expanding the brand’s presence in the Cambridge and Newmarket areas.
Dealerships
London mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled radical proposals to ban certain HGVs from London streets by 2020.
Road Safety
Construction material supplier Ardula Group has expanded its fleet to 50 with four new Charlton SuperLite steel-bodied tippers, selected after positive performance from its first three SuperLites last year.
Bodies & Bodywork
In a UK first, bulk tanker operator Clugston Distribution Services has taken delivery of three Range T Mini Mid-Lift (MML) ADRs with PET regs for use with petroleum tankers.
ADR Vehicles
Bridgestone has unveiled its Tirematics tyre monitoring system at the IAA Show (Hanover; 22-29 September), describing it as a cost-effective fleet solution delivering “great impact” on tyre performance.
Tyres & Retreads