Reading Buses has placed a £1.3 million order with Wrightbus for six StreetDeck double-deckers – with which “luxury will meet efficiency”, according to the operator.
Bus & Coach
Euro Bus Expo 2016, the European showcase for the bus and coach industry, returns to the NEC, Birmingham on 1-3 November – and will be the biggest yet, predict the organisers.
Bus & CoachAhead of formal standardisation for electric bus charging – not expected until 2019 – four bus manufacturers have joined forces with charging system suppliers to agree an open charging infrastructure.
Electric Vehicles
Thomas Hardie Commercials is celebrating after scooping the top dealer award for 2015 from Volvo Trucks.
Dealerships
Temperature-controlled distribution business Buffaload Logistics is expanding its fleet with 15 trailers, all fitted with Carrier Transicold’s Vector 1950 units.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
VBG has released details of its stand at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show (NEC, Birmingham; 26-28 April), where visitors will be able to see drawbar couplings, vehicle approved chassis mounting kits and rear underrun kits.
Couplings
MAN Truck & Bus UK has announced that three of its dealers can now retrofit nearside door viewing panels in its trucks to enable operators to meet the recommendations of Transport for London and CLOCS (Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety) standards.
Road Safety
Renault Trucks has won an award for its work to design part of a truck cab from composite thermoplastic – which could reduce cab weight by 25%.
Bodywork
Ahead of the budget this week (16 March), campaign group FairFuelUK is calling for a continued freeze on fuel duty – or, better still, a 3p cut – claiming that its supporters would prefer to pay more for non essentials such as alcohol, gambling or tobacco.
Fuel Pricing
Pegasus Grab Hire has taken delivery of a Volvo Tridem tipper grab – the first truck of its type to have a body built by Thompsons and which, says Pegasus, offered “unmatched” manoeuvrability.
Tippers
Used truck and contract lease provider Hanbury Riverside has taken delivery of its 1000th new Volvo truck, a specially liveried FH tractor.
Tractor Units
Solihull Council has replaced three old lease-hire vehicles with specialist drain and gully cleaning tankers from Whale Tankers.
Tankers