Wheely-Safe has launched new technology for truck, bus, coach and trailer operators, which is designed to tackle multiple issues of wheel loss, tyre pressure drops, and brake and hub overheating.
Tyres & Retreads
Nottingham City Transport has taken delivery of all 53 of its double-deck biogas-fuelled buses, ordered last year in a £17m deal from Scania and Alexander Dennis (ADL) and part funded by the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (see link below).
Alternative Fuels
Bibby Distribution has invested more than £1 million installing in-cab cameras throughout its fleet in a bid to boost driver safety and improve performance.
Driver / People Management
Landscaping and ground maintenance business Flora-tec has outsourced the management of its 55-strong car and van fleet to Fleet Operations, and says it is already benefiting from cost savings.
Fleet Operating Costs
Infrastructure services company FM Conway is trialling two Nissan e-NV200 plug-in vans in its London-based fleet, supplied on rental by Enterprise Flex-E-Rent.
Finance & Leasing
One in five of UK drivers, some 7.5 million road users, experience road rage at least once a week, while 6% – more than 2 million – admit to being angry behind the wheel every day.
Road Safety
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is taking tougher action to limit the use of old tyres on heavy goods vehicles or trailers.
Road Safety
Scottish bus operator McGill’s has signed a £4.8m deal with Alexander Dennis (ADL) for 26 single-deck vehicles built to Low Emission Bus standards.
Emissions Control
Volvo Trucks has announced that Robert Grozdanovski will take over from Arne Knaben as managing director for UK and Ireland.
People
The world’s first trial of a full-sized autonomous bus fleet will operate between Fife and Edinburgh, with Stagecoach running five single-deckers across the Forth Road Bridge.
Bus & Coach
Gloucestershire-based Creed Foodservice has specified its first Carrier Transicold Iceland Twincool engineless refrigeration systems for 12 new DAF LF rigid trucks, declaring the system “perfectly suited” to its fleet operation.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
A training school, contemporary auditorium and entrance atrium were all on the list for DAF Trucks, when it gave a team of designers the brief for its new UK headquarters.
Heavy Goods Vehicles