Jon Burgess, supplier of new and used livestock transporters, recently placed the winning bid at an internet auction for a 1974 Volvo F86 three-axle rigid – and, when he took it for an MOT, the only fault was a valve in the brake pedal assembly.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Licence monitoring company LicenceCheck has joined the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) as an associate supplier, giving FORS-registered operators a number of benefits.
Driver / People Management
Danish manufacturer Garia, best known for its high-spec golf carts, has launched a new range of road-legal utility vehicles and appointed Oldham-based ePower Trucks to distribute them in the UK.
Electric Vehicles
Gray & Adams will be unveiling an insulated and refrigerated panel van conversion at next week’s Commercial Vehicle Show (NEC, Birmingham; 26-28 April).
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Doncaster-based McGregor Logistics has taken delivery of 20 fixed-roof curtainsider trailers from Schmitz Cargobull – the first of their type to go into service in the UK.
Trailers
A new apprenticeship body for the transport sector has been launched today (15 April), tasked with supporting the government’s pledge to deliver 30,000 new apprenticeships in transport by 2020.
Apprenticeships
Volvo dealer Truck & Bus Wales & West is supporting a major South Wales cancer charity by having its demonstrator vehicle liveried in pink and sporting the organisation’s logo.
DealershipsThe increasing amount of in-vehicle technology should not result in fleets relinquishing control of their vehicles’ data.
Fleet Management Systems
Independent paper merchant Premier Paper has taken delivery of 17 DAF 18-tonne and 26-tonne rigids – all with Day Cabs and bodied by Alloy Bodies – from the commercial vehicle contract hire specialist Ryder.
Finance & Leasing
Michelin has added five new tyres to its range of X Works tyres for the construction sector, with two more tyres to be launched next month.
Tyres & Retreads
Volvo Trucks has announced that operators can now benefit from fuel savings of up to 5%, thanks to upgrades to its FM, FMX, FH and FH16 models – delivered via engine efficiency and aerodynamic improvements to cabs and chassis.
Engine/Transmission Management
Citroen has announced that the new Citroen Dispatch will make its world premiere at the Commercial Vehicle Show later this month (NEC, Birmingham; 26-28 April).
Light Commercial Vehicles