Commercial vehicle parts manufacturer Jost Group has now agreed terms with Daimler for the formal acquisition of Mercedes-Benz TrailerAxleSystems.
Axles
Temperature-controlled distribution business Cool Solutions has taken delivery of 17 Actros 2545 tractors with BigSpace cabs and has ordered 10 more, after reporting "huge" potential savings in fuel and AdBlue.
Tractor Units
Chinese coach manufacturer Yutong Bus is making its debut at the forthcoming Euro Bus Expo (4-6 November, NEC, Birmingham), with two Euro 6 vehicles designed for the UK and Irish market.
Bus & CoachMotor dealership Vospers has signed a three-year deal to use Lightfoot, the in-cab driver efficiency system, after a 12-month trial revealed monthly fuel savings of 12-14%.
Telematics
Coach operator City Circle UK has ordered 16 Scania Irizar i6 coaches – Scania's largest retail coach order for 20 years – after being "delighted" with the performance of six similar vehicles acquired last year.
Bus & Coach
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company, part of the Go Ahead Group, has ordered 24 Euro 6 Wrightbus StreetDeck integral double deckers ahead of the vehicle's official launch at the Euro Bus Expo show next month (4-6 November, NEC, Birmingham).
Bus & Coach
Trade Garage Equipment is launching the Technique T8000 product, which combines a brake tester and gas analyser in one unit.
Diagnostic Equipment
Frozen food logistics operator Yearsley Logistics is extending its fleet with 35 S.KO Cool refrigerated trailers from Schmitz Cargobull, citing cost of ownership as the key factor for selection.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Scaffolding business Construction Access has taken delivery of its first Isuzu truck, a Euro 6 Urban N75.150 rigid.
Drop Side
The organisers of Euro Bus Expo 2014 – the biennial trade show for the bus and coach sector – are promising visitors a packed programme of launches and announcements from the 280-plus exhibitors for the event.
Bus & Coach
Bus manufacturer Wrightbus has topped three categories in this year's FirstGroup/Millbrook fuel economy trials (FMFET).
Bus & Coach
James Bond and a herd of wild horses were just two of the images used by Volvo Truck's design engineers to visualise the styling for its latest series of trucks.
Heavy Goods Vehicles