Top road transport technicians were in the spotlight at the annual IRTE Awards at the NEC (29 April), at which prizes were awarded to the top-scoring irtec licensed technicians and IRTE's top maintenance provider.
Irtec
Fiat has unveiled the new Ducato, the sixth generation of its popular light commercial vehicle (LCV) which has notched up 2.6 million sales since its launch in 1981.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Coach operator Omega Travel has taken delivery of three Scania OmniExpress tri-axle coaches, with two more to be delivered in the next couple of months, citing vehicle specification and value for money as the reasons for its choice.
Bus & Coach
Pork pie manufacturer Vale of Mowbray has taken delivery of five DAF LF45 7.5-tonne trucks, supplied on contract hire by Ryder.
Finance & Leasing
Chilled and ambient food distributor Gist has taken delivery of its first longer semi-trailers (LSTs), five Gray & Adams units, each fitted with Carrier Transicold Vector 1950 multi-temperature equipment.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Leyland Trucks has donated a diesel-electric hybrid truck to the British Commercial Vehicle Museum, following its use by the manufacturer in a development programme for hybrid technology.
Hybrids
Car hire business Europcar has taken delivery of 20 3.5-tonne Iveco Daily Luton vans, the first of a 95-vehicle order to be delivered during the year.
Light Commercial Vehicles
DAF's Euro 6 XF has picked up a prestigious Truck of the Year prize in Poland, with the top-of-the-range model cited for its design, safety features and driver comfort.
Tractor Units
Hyva is launching Alpha, its new range of tipping cylinders and tractor kits, at the forthcoming TIP-Ex 2014 event (Harrogate, 29 to 31 May).
Tipping Gear
Animal feed manufacturer Davidson Brothers (Shotts) has extended its 34-strong fleet with a Volvo FH Euro 6 tractor.
Tractor Units
Apollo Foods has extended its all-Mercedes fleet with four New Actros 1842 18-tonners, with narrow StreamSpace cabs.
Rigids
MAN Bus & Coach UK has launched TopUsed, its premium used vehicle package.
Bus & Coach