Recycling and skip hire business D&E Roberts has taken delivery of four new tipper trucks, all equipped with Loadmaster bodies from Thompsons.
Bodies & Bodywork
Fly By Nite, international haulier for the entertainment and events industry, has added five more DAF XF 480 FT low-deck tractor units to its fleet, citing the marque’s reliability.
Tractor Units
Suffolk-based HC Wilson Transport has taken delivery of its first new Volvo truck, a high specification FH-540 8x4 tridem tractor.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Scottish scaffolding business Abscaff has taken delivery of its first Isuzu trucks, with four Grafter Green 3.5-tonne dropside rigids joining the 22-strong fleet.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Madrid’s largest fuel distributor Reques e Hijos says Blackmer’s TX Series pumps are its preferred truck-mounted and loading bay units, delivering durability and reliability for its heating oil and diesel distribution operation.
Pumps
Ford says it intends to double its commercial vehicle profitability in Europe in the next five years, as part of a shake-up of its business model.
Light Commercial Vehicles
An apprentice vehicle technician at Royal Mail’s fleet workshop in Chichester has won a top prize at the Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.
Apprenticeships
Technicians may be misdiagnosing exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) failures or failing to address the underlying issues of EGR valve failures, according to vehicle aftermarket product and service supplier ELTA Automotive.
Exhaust Gas Recirculation
Shareholders of braking systems supplier WABCO have approved the company’s acquisition by German commercial vehicle technology business ZF Friedrichshafen.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Boughey Distribution is rolling out Michelin’s Effitrailer telematics system across its 236-strong trailer fleet, following a successful trial.
Telematics
James Hall & Co has added to its 70-strong refrigerated transport fleet with an 11.4m urban double-deck trailer from preferred supplier Gray & Adams.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Kent-based haulier Kelly International has upgraded its trailer fleet with six new Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders, fitted with the manufacturer’s trailer telematics system to boost trailer uptime, visibility and security.
Telematics