Surrey-based Gastonia Coaches has taken delivery of its second Scania Irizar i6 coach.
Bus & Coach
Krone has become the first trailer manufacturer to offer Goodyear’s latest winter trailer tyres as original equipment, specifying the Ultra Grip Max T in sizes 385/65R22.5 and 385/55R22.5 for its trailers destined for severe winter operations.
Tyres & Retreads
ATS Euromaster technician Michael Vasey has scooped the REACT Roadside Technician of the Year award from the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) – the ‘Oscars’ for the tyre industry.
Tyres & Retreads
Information storage and management business Iron Mountain is reporting a 36% decrease in its insurance premiums over the past five years, thanks to its partnership with GreenRoad – resulting in both organisations winning the fleet safety partnership award from road safety charity Brake.
Road Safety
When the Bloodhound SSC supersonic car was unveiled last month, it had a lift from Totalkare, which donated a set of its S6cf cable-free lifts to the project.
Lifting Equipment
Retailer Pets at Home has taken delivery of six double-deck step frame curtainsiders from Cartwright.
TrailersTransport refrigeration equipment maker Thermo King has announced its acquisition of Celtrak, the Galway-based telematics system provider.
Telematics
National logistics business Howard Tenens has taken delivery of eight new Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool tri-axle deep freeze trailers, for a fruit and vegetable contract around the south of England.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Grayson Thermal Systems will be unveiling two new products for the bus and coach sector next week at Busworld Kortrijk Europe (16-21 October).
Bus & Coach
Turf and topsoil supplier Paynes Turf has implemented Verilocation’s real-time GPS tracking system across its seven-strong delivery fleet to ensure new turfs can be delivered in prime condition and laid without delay.
Telematics
Haulier Olivers Transport has achieved a new record mileage of 362,689km on a set of Michelin X MultiWay 3D XDE drive tyres – beating its previous best by more than 60,000km.
Tyres & Retreads
Knapen Trailers is launching a new moving floor which, it claims, has outperformed a rival in tests and sets a new benchmark for durability.
Trailers