Continental is reminding truck and bus operators that now is the time to consider winter tyres for the coming season.
Tyres & Retreads
Voith Industrial Services is developing a new multi-million pound facility for wheel and tyre assembly in Coventry.
Tyres & Retreads
Sightseeing operator Bath Bus Company has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 vehicles, two Volvo B5TL double-deckers.
Bus & Coach
Cardiff City FC Foundation – a charity linked to Cardiff City Football Club – has taken delivery of 13 Mercedes-Benz vans for coaches to use to visit schools and community venues across South Wales.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Paneltex Somers has won refrigerated panel van of the year for the third year running, at last week’s TCS&D 2015 awards.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Fruit importer S H Pratt & Co has ordered 25 MAN TGX tractors, which will operate under the company’s Kinship Logistics banner.
Tractor Units
Bristol-based DB Plant & Lifting has taken delivery of a £200,000 truck with full-spec bespoke platform body by Charlton – the operator’s largest yet in its all-Charlton fleet.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
High street retailer Iceland has selected Paneltex for the second year running to provide refrigerated panel vans and two of its latest vehicles were on show at last week’s TCS&D show (Peterborough Arena, 16-17 September).
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Cardiff City Council has seen a 95% reduction in out-of-hours callouts for its fleet in the first year working with ATS Euromaster.
Tyres & Retreads
Haulage firm Murray Hogg has taken delivery of a further 10 Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks and says its decision to move to Euro 6 ahead of the January 2014 deadline has paid dividends, with improved efficiency and lower fuel costs.
Rigids
Highway maintenance contractor Irvine Grenson says its implementation of AGM Telematics’ RouteMaster tracking system has meant it has its “finger on the pulse” at all times.
Telematics
Waste management business Chadwicks Recycling is reporting fuel and insurance cost savings across its 20-strong fleet, after installing Masternaut Connect telematics, and says the solution “pays for itself”.
Telematics