Freeway Fleet Systems has developed intelligent document reading software to automate the handling of paper documents, in a bid to help its customers in their switch from paper to digital.
Fleet Management Systems
Vehicle recovery business CMG Rescue has installed eight mobile column lifts at its Newport Pagnell base, to ensure its fleet of vehicles is maintained swiftly and efficiently.
Workshop
Commercial vehicle accident repair business C&C Vehicle Services has opened a new centre near Chesterfield, six months after opening another new site in Wolverhampton.
Workshop
Sheffield-based haulier Newell & Wright says its drivers are proactively improving their driving style, and in turn boosting fuel efficiency, since implementing a telematics solution from Orbcomm.
Driver / People Management
Bodybuilder MTS Suction Systems UK has ordered seven Mercedes-Benz Arocs and one Mercedes-Benz Econic, which it is fitting with bodies and equipment for excavating roads and footpaths.
Bodies & Bodywork
Representatives from two Cambridge councils, along with other local authorities and private operators, attended an event recently to look at the potential for electrifying refuse collection vehicle fleets.
Electric Vehicles
Licence Bureau is warning operators to ensure they fully understand the licence requirements for towing loads.
Driver / People Management
Isuzu Truck UK has announced a number of dealer changes to boost its presence in the South, South West and South Wales.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
East Midlands bus operator Trentbarton has signed a five-year deal with Michelin, returning to the marque after three years with a competitor brand.
Road Safety
Edinburgh-based facades business Charles Henshaw & Sons has taken delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz truck.
Rigids
Two driver-trainers from transport and distribution business Fowler Welch have completed a two-week placement at a Transaid charity project in Tanzania, describing it as an “experience of a lifetime”.
Road Safety
Hull-based Ashcourt Group has taken delivery of two 18-tonne Volvo FL skiploaders, equipped with the latest version of Harsh’s radio-controlled skiploader units.
Lifting Equipment