Road marking business WJ North has taken delivery of a bespoke, high-spec Volvo FM-460, its first new sweeper chassis.
Rigids
Scottish haulage firm MSL has taken delivery of three Mercedes-Benz Actros 2454 tractors and, with their arrival, has completed its three-year transition to an all-Mercedes fleet.
Tractor Units
Vital Energi has become one of the first organisations in the country to be awarded the ‘Go Ultra Low Company’ status, thanks to its adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
Alternative Fuels
Reading Buses has renewed its Effitires tyre management contract with Michelin Solutions for another three years, describing it as “an easy decision”.
Tyres & Retreads
Renault Trucks is extending its Optifleet onboard telematics solution with new functionality which, it says, will enable fleet managers to more accurately assess the performance of drivers on long-haul operations.
Telematics
Kent-based Mark Luck Transport has taken delivery of four more Thompsons-bodied eight-wheelers, bringing its total number of rigid tippers to 45.
Bodies & Bodywork
Leicester-based JCB franchise Watling JCB has taken delivery of two Mercedes-Benz Vito vans, with another due for delivery in September, to join its expanding 88-strong fleet of mostly Mercedes Sprinters.
Light Commercial Vehicles
John Hackling (Transport) has reduced its use of agency drivers by 80%, thanks to a young driver scheme.
Driver / People Management
Almost 21,000 transport and fleet managers attended the Commercial Vehicle Show this year – an increase of 6% on the previous year, according to figures just released by the event organisers.
CV Show
A standard Land Rover Discovery Sport was put through its paces last week, towing a 100-tonne train for 10km along a track through Switzerland.
Light Commercial Vehicles
ATS Euromaster has carried out a mass fleet inspection at an event in Leicester, where 60 vans and pick-ups were checked for LeasePlan UK’s customers, including Ecolab (pictured).
Tyres & Retreads
Knorr-Bremse has announced it is acquiring UK engine air management system supplier GT Group in a move designed to strengthen Knorr-Bremse’s position in Europe and North America.
Engines & Engine Parts