Kerb appeal is top of the list for Irizar coach users, with two orders from an existing customer and a new order from a first-time Irizar operator.
Bus & Coach
The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show muted growth in the commercial vehicle sector, with total registrations up by 3.7% in July.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
An energy storage technology for everything from spacecraft to race cars could work for truck drivers and fleet operators suffering downtime due to dead batteries.
Batteries
LC Vehicle Hire, of Leeds, has ordered another 100 new Thompsons tippers this year, establishing a new record for the tipper bodies manufacturer from a single customer – of 1,150 tippers since 2002.
Municipal Vehicles
Commercial vehicle company MAC’s Truck Sales has invested £10 million in new vehicles ahead of its launch of a truck rental business next month.
Heavy Goods VehiclesSecurity solutions business The Shield Group has seen a 400% surge in orders in the past month for its on-vehicle CCTV systems – an increase, it says, that can be directly attributed to the Calais migrant crisis.
Security Equipment
Low-carbon energy company Vital Energi has taken delivery of 30 Mercedes-Benz Citans and nine Sprinters, selected for their green credentials and reliability, described by Vital as “head and shoulders above the rest”.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Bridgestone says June 2015 represented its best month for truck and bus radial original equipment (OE) tyre sales for seven years.
Tyres & Retreads
C Neil Dowson is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the purchase of a new series Volvo FH-500 tractor unit from Crossroads Truck & Bus – adding to its 26-strong fleet, 18 of which are Volvo FH 6x2 tractors.
Tractor Units
Electrical services firm Ayjay Group says it has improved project turnaround and call-out response times, while also rationalising fuel consumption, since implementing Masternaut Telematics across its van fleet.
Telematics
Isuzu Truck’s Advanced Apprenticeship Programme – launched a year ago with Skillnet to support the dealer network in training young apprentices to become master technicians of the future – is going well.
Apprenticeships
Northern Irish operator McBurney Transport has ordered 25 Euro 6 Volvo trucks, as part of its fleet replacement cycle for 2015, including 15 FH 500 6x2 Globetrotters and 10 FM 460 Globetrotter models.
Tractor Units