Wales' oldest operational brewery has taken delivery of three new Scania four-wheel rigid distribution trucks with Bevan curtainsider bodies, from Scania dealership Silurian Scania.
Rigids
The eagerly awaited contract for VOSA's new-style authorised testing facilities (ATFs) has been unveiled by the testing agency. Alastair Peoples, CEO of VOSA, responding to previous criticisms of test station closures, says it is his intention to increase services and add flexibility, rather than take them away.
VOSA Testing
A £500,000 investment in its facility in Leicester has enabled BPW to undertake assembly of suspension systems in the UK for its nationwide heavy trailer customers.
Suspensions
The newest vehicle on Volvo Trucks' Driver CPC training fleet has been fitted with a Monityre tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) from Safe Europe.
Driver CPC
Arriva Southern Counties has launched a bespoke technician training bus, designed to revolutionise its approach by taking training to depots, rather than getting fitters to attend residential courses.
Apprenticeships
More than 1,800 Eaton UltraShift HV-equipped trucks are scheduled to go into Penske Truck Leasing Co's consumer rental fleet in the second quarter of this year.
Gearboxes
High spec capability and flexibility led to Optare getting the order for two buses for Ffoshelig Coaches in Wales.
Bus & Coach
The Government has dealt itself a poor hand, having revealed that one of the largest culprits for the rise in inflation last year was fuel costs, Says the FTA,
Fleet Operating Costs
Fuel cell and hydrogen technologies are to be stimulated by £7 million worth of new government investment through the Technology Strategy Board.
Alternative Fuels
Hull-based waste management firm Cleartech Waste Services has taken delivery of a Renault Midlum 240.18 skip loader, a 7.5 tonne Midlum with 20ft steel cage tipper and dump-through tail lift, as well as an eight-wheeler Premium Lander with multi-lift hook lift.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
The UK police force has extended its contract with stolen vehicle recovery operator Tracker across all 52 units, covering police patrol vehicles and helicopters.
Telematics
High Wycombe-based distribution firm Geodis Calberson has taken delivery of five DAF XF105 FTG 6x2 tractor units, bringing its UK fleet to 38 tractors and rigids, with a mix of 59 single and double deck trailers.
Tractor Units