Reduced weight, lower costs and improved driver comfort have all been achieved by Cheshire operator Arclid Transport on its bulk powder tankers, following an interesting specification.
Truck Efficiency
Bitumen supplier Nynas UK has taken delivery of another six Volvo FM tractor units, citing build quality, safety, parts support and backup as key reasons for sticking with Volvo.
Road Safety
Courtney Coaches of Bracknell is taking delivery of two Tempo 12 metre buses from Optare, built to run on pure plant oil using Regenatec technology.
Alternative Fuels
This month marks the launch of the production version of Supertrucks' low-loading Citröen Relay-based Space van.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Maintaining its 70% share of reefers fitted with temperature control systems, Euro Foods Group has just taken delivery of a MAN TGS 26.320 rigid truck, equipped with Supra 750 multi-temperature system technology from Carrier Transicold.
Rigids
The 48th edition of The Yearbook of Road Transport Law is now available. The 2010 edition, published by the Freight Transport Association (FTA), covers information about the fixed penalty system that was introduced in May 2009, which is used by VOSA and police in roadside enforcement.
Driver / People Management
Plans have been published by the UK's DfT (department for Transport) to change driving licenses for truck and bus drivers, as well as those towing medium-sized trailers.
Driver CPC
The Fixed Price Repair programme run by Scania has been extended to cover more workshop jobs, such as standard services.
Fleet Operating Costs
Isuzu Truck has confirmed that its Euro 5 prices for the Forward and Grafter ranges have been finalised and fixed for 2010 at an approximate 8% increase across the board.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Evans faces European challenge
New responsibility beckons for the CEO of MAN UK Des Evans after he was promoted to head of business development for new and used truck sales in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. Evans has held his current position for the past six years during which time he has overseen the integration of the ERF business unit, streamlined the dealer network and restructured sales and aftersales operations.