More than one in eight tyres (12%) from a sample of 500 vehicles has been found to be under-inflated by 20% or more.
Tyres & Retreads
Northern Irish chilled and frozen food distributor PRM Group has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 trucks, a 15-tonne Mercedes Atego and a 26-tonne Antos.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) is calling for responses to a survey designed to gauge opinion on the likely technologies and uptake rates for low-carbon trucks.
Alternative Fuels
The government has announced today (23 December) that £6 billion is being made available to tackle potholes and local road improvements between 2015 and 2021.
Road Safety
Volvo Trucks has announced that its FH and FH16 sleeper cabs are now available in extra-low roof versions, making them suitable, says the manufacturer, for mining applications where height is restricted.
Tractor Units
Lift installation and servicing business Morris Vermaport has taken delivery of 12 Mercedes Citan vans, eight of which have replaced petrol-electric hybrid cars for its mobile engineers.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Apex Plant has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 truck, a Mercedes-Benz 26-tonne Antos 2532L with a beavertail body.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Three of Volvo's new hybrid buses have gone into commercial service in Hamburg, Germany.
Bus & Coach
C&C Taxis has taken delivery of one of the first all-electric Nissan e-NV200 Combi models to arrive in the UK, and is hoping the vehicle will save it £10,000 a year in fuel bills.
Electric Vehicles
Volvo Trucks has announced that Mike Corcoran will be taking over as commercial truck director from next year, with responsibility for fleet sales in the UK and Ireland.
People
Construction industry contractor Clancy Docwra has taken delivery of the first of two MAN TGS 26.440 6x2-2 BL tanker chassis for use on its contract with Southern Water.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Telematics provider Masternaut will soon be offering the MT-330 device – a trailer tracking unit certified for use in notified hazardous environments.
Telematics