Northern Ireland’s McBurney Transport has marked its 50th year in business by extending its trailer fleet with 50 more refrigerated semi-trailers from Gray & Adams.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Specialist bakery business Aryzta Food Solutions has rolled out fleet performance and journey management solutions from Microlise across its UK fleet of 105 vehicles, after a successful trial earlier this year.
Telematics
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced that its Caddy Life, Caddy panel van and Caravelle are now available to order with a petrol engine.
Light Commercial Vehicles
There is a boost for operators considering a move to ultra-low emission vehicles, with the news that ULEMCo’s conversion of a Ford Transit to dual fuel has been approved by Transport for London for a 100% congestion charge discount.
Alternative Fuels
Michelin Solutions has launched a telematics-based trailer management system, available to any fleet regardless of current or future tyre policy and which Michelin describes as “a quantum leap” for trailer management.
Tyres & RetreadsCitroen says 94% of Citroen LCVs stolen during 2015 have been recovered within two hours, thanks to its Teletrac Navman telematics platform.
Telematics
Reading Buses is trialling Optare’s first Metrodecker demonstrator vehicle for one month.
Bus & Coach
Concrete mixer manufacturer Xact 21 Mixers has selected the Renault Range K chassis for its modular volumetric concrete mixer.
Chassis
Four apprentices at body and trailer maker Cartwright are celebrating after winning prizes in its annual awards scheme.
Apprenticeships
St Austell Brewery has taken delivery of its first DAF trucks, five CF220 FALF 16-tonne rigids, to expand the capacity of its dray fleet.
Rigids
Leeds-based operator The Gritting Company has extended its Volvo fleet with two 18-tonne gvw Volvo FL 4x2 rigids.
Rigids
Home delivery firm JMHC Logistics was able to stop and recover a hijacked van recently, thanks to the Ctrack telematics system.
Telematics