Wrings Transport’s first four Euro 6 trucks – all Actros 2545 tractor units with flat-floored BigSpace cabs – are outperforming its Euro 5 trucks to the tune of one mile per gallon.
Driver / People Management
UK cancer charity Hope for Tomorrow is thanking the Fleet Industry Advisory Group (FIAG) for helping it to improve the first of its next generation mobile chemotherapy units.
Transport CPC
Max Trailer has unveiled its latest product, the MAX510 low-bed trailer, available as a two-axle unit immediately and with three axles later this year.
Trailers
Event transport business Entertec has taken delivery of a bespoke trailer from Schmitz Cargobull to move audio hardware across the UK and mainland Europe.
Trailers
Bulk excavation and aggregates operator Earthline has taken delivery of four Euro 6 DAF CF trucks, moving back to the marque following the opening of a new dealership nearby.
Rigids
Plant automotive test systems specialist Horiba has acquired advanced vehicle engineering, research and testing business MIRA.
Electric Vehicles
Brett Aggregates’ latest DAF 8x4 CF tipper, which has a PPG insulated alloy body, was retrofitted with Hyva’s new lightweight FCA129 tipping cylinder (in place of its standard FC137), as launched at the recent TIP-Ex show in Harrogate.
Tippers
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has announced that the access code for online licence checking will now be valid for 21 days – a move which the Freight Transport Association has welcomed.
Driver / People Management
Go Plant has specified Allison’s 3000 Series fully automatic transmissions for 15 new road sweepers based on the DAF LF chassis, due to go on the road this month.
Gearboxes
Irish operator GoBus.ie has acquired a Euro 6 Volvo B11R coach with the Volvo’s new Driver Support System (DSS), after taking part in a trial for the new system.
Bus & Coach
Airport transfer operator Terravision has extended its fleet with four more Scania coaches.
Bus & Coach
Campaign group FairFuelUK is calling on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to carry out a robust investigation into the processes behind fuel pricing at the pumps.
Fuel Pricing