The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has welcomed the Department for Transport's (DfT's) recommendations for action to boost biomethane and natural gas as a lower carbon fuel for heavy goods vehicles.
Alternative FuelsHaulage business B&T Hicks Transport has taken delivery of four Volvo FH 6x2 tractor units – three Euro 5 and one Euro 6, to enable the operator to compare fuel efficiency.
Tractor UnitsCommercial vehicle manufacturer MAN is reporting a successful start to 2014, with several large orders. The Munich-based business says the deals include a total of 500 buses and 1,600 trucks.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Building materials supplier Essex Insulation is reporting significant improvements in distribution efficiency and health and safety since introducing a Moffett truck-mounted forklift.
Forklift Trucks
FairFuelUK is delivering a letter to the prime minister today (12 March) urging him to use next week's budget to cut fuel duty by 3p – a tax cut which, say campaign backers, is self-financing since it would boost the economic recovery.
Fuel Pricing
Vehicle transportation business KHL Logistics has extended its 11-strong fleet with its first Euro 6 vehicle, a Mercedes-Benz New Actros 1843 LSnRA.
Car Transporters
Temperature-controlled vehicle body specialist Coolertech and Mercedes-Benz dealer Rossetts Commercials will be exhibiting a fridge-bodied version of the low-emission Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Leeds-based insurance broker Milestone is offering all fleet customers free SmartWitness vehicle cameras, as it has found accident disputes are as low as 2% when captured on camera.
Telematics
Fleet operators are risking severe financial losses by adopting inadequate forward-facing cameras that fail to capture correct data.
Telematics
Andrews Haulage has acquired 12 8x4 Scania tippers fitted with Thompson Loadmaster bodies, in a change of tactic that sees the haulier moving from a used to new equipment policy.
Tippers
Transdek UK is launching its latest double-deck trailer – designed for urban deliveries – at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show.
Trailers
Q8Oils has released an upgraded version of Q8 T910, a high-performance synthetic heavy duty diesel oil which, it says, will enable fleet operators to rationalise on one multi-vehicle engine oil.
Lubricants & Systems