Bulk haulier Monk Transport has purchased three new Volvo FH-500 tractors, all with factory-fitted Lite pusher axles, which now offer the highest payload potential in the company’s mixed marque fleet.
Tractor Units
Gasrec, which operates natural gas refuelling stations for commercial vehicles, is reporting a 369% rise in demand for gas during the first half of 2019, versus the previous six months.
Alternative Fuels
Kent County Council (Kent CC) is introducing its first electric minibus, a Renault Trucks Master ZE, which will be operated by disabled charity Compaid.
Electric Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz dealer Sparshatt Truck & Van has opened a new £2m dealership in Kent, and is inviting operators to view the facility at an open day on Thursday 11 July.
Dealerships
Artificial grass supplier Eternal Lawns has taken delivery of two 18-tonne Harsh hookloaders, mounted on 3.45m wheelbase DAF LF chassis, describing the bespoke combination as “the perfect operating solution”.
Lifting Equipment
Visitors to Coach & Bus UK, at the NEC Birmingham on 2-3 October, will be able to ride in the UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus, which is being trialled by Stagecoach.
Bus & Coach
Eminox has opened a new retrofit service and support centre in Stoke-on-Trent, to meet growing demand for its emissions control products.
Emissions Control
Continental Tyre Group has acquired R&J Strang Tyre Service, a family-run business servicing commercial vehicle fleets across Scotland from its four depots.
Tyres & Retreads
Telematics business SmartDrive Systems has announced the death of Aidan Rowsome, its vice president EMEA, following a light aircraft accident on 14 June.
Fleet Management Systems
First West Yorkshire, part of FirstGroup, has retrofitted exhaust aftertreatment systems to 21 buses operating on three routes in Calderdale.
Emissions Control
Hereford-based logistics operator Arthur Oakley Transport says it has boosted payload and flexibility since adding a Krone Coil Liner curtainsider to its HGV fleet.
Trailers
Nottingham City Council is opening an electric vehicle service centre this summer – believed to be the first in the UK run by a local authority – saying its fleet team will be able to tap into a market “on the verge of rapid growth”.
Electric Vehicles