Trailer manufacturer Cartwright Group and Royal Mail are hailing the success of an apprentice exchange initiative, which aims to provide trainees with greater insight into other operations.
Apprenticeships
Scottish haulier Hayton Coulthard Transport has taken delivery of three Volvo FH tractors, the first the operator has ordered with Volvo’s Tandem Axle Lift.
Axles
Humberside Fire & Rescue Service is taking delivery of two 18-tonne Scania P-series rigids – the first of Scania’s New Generation trucks to go into service with any UK fire and rescue operation.
Emergency Service Vehicles
Hydrogen technology company UlemCo says fully hydrogen-powered trucks are “a realistic prospect” in the short term, after reporting record energy efficiency results from its latest project.
Alternative Fuels
Gatwick Airport Storage and Hydrant Company (GASHCo) has taken delivery of two specially equipped Mercedes-Benz Sprinters to maintain the network of aviation fuel hydrants at Gatwick Airport.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Renault Trucks is expanding its range of used vehicles with the Range T P-Road, a tractor converted into a rigid.
Rigids
Jacobs Vehicle Systems has launched Active Decompression Technology (ADT), which enables larger commercial vehicles to use an engine stop-start system by overcoming the traditional problem of engine-shake at both start-up and shutdown.
Engines & Engine Parts
A three-year, 3,000-vehicle project to test the impact of electric commercial vehicles has been announced today (30 November), after receiving the go-ahead from UK energy regulator Ofgem.
Electric Vehicles
Oil, lubricants and treatments manufacturer Millers Oils has launched a new fully-synthetic commercial vehicle engine oil developed for Euro VI engines.
Lubricants & Systems
Volvo Trucks is introducing new monitoring services, for tyres and truck components, in a bid to boost customer uptime by predicting potential failures before they occur.
Truck Efficiency
Scottish high street retailer Semichem has taken upgraded its fleet to Euro VI with delivery of two DAF tractors and four DAF rigids, supplied by Ryder.
Finance & Leasing
Goodyear is launching a new range of mixed-service truck tyres, promising better damage resistance and longer service life than previous versions, plus an accidental damage and retreading guarantee.
Tyres & Retreads