Gulf Oil Supply Company has announced that it has appointed Rossmore Lubricants as sole importer and distributor for commercial vehicles.
Lubricants & Systems
Bulk transport operator M E Saunders & Sons has taken delivery of a new Volvo FM 500 Globetrotter 6x2 tractor unit, with two more set to follow. The three new FMs replace trucks from a rival manufacturer in the business’s 18-strong fleet.
Tractor Units
The DVSA’s guidance for vehicle examiners, The Categorisation of vehicle defects, has been updated. A new version of the document has been published. The changed rules will be enforced from 1 May 2022. That same day, DVSA will also publish the revised enforcement sanctions policy.
Road Safety
CoolKit, the manufacturer of temperature-controlled vans, has selected Orbcomm to deliver temperature monitoring, management and compliance for the refrigerated vehicles it provides to customers in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, food & beverage and agricultural industries.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
JSP Hauliers in Manchester has taken delivery of its first New Generation DAF truck – a DAF XG+ 530 FTG – as part of an expansion programme that will see a further five New Generation DAF XFs arrive in the coming months.
Tractor Units
Scania UK has announced Scania Go, its new used vehicle programme available from participating dealers.
Finance & Leasing
National haulier BJS Haulage has invested in an integrated telematics and asset tracking solution to improve efficiency and security across its fleet of more than 100 articulated trucks and trailers.
Telematics
January 2022 saw a new start for FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, with its new management team taking the reins from AECOM.
Driver / People Management
The second electric conversion of a Dennis Twin Pack refuse collection vehicle has been delivered to Islington Council from Refuse Vehicle Solutions. The second order follows last year’s first-ever Dennis Twin Pack refuse collection vehicle. The new unit is one of four that will be converted before 2023.
Municipal Vehicles
The Bamber Bridge, Preston-based dealer of IVECO trucks and vans, Isuzu pickups and Fiat vans has won IVECO’s top dealer prize for 2022.
Dealerships
Alexander Dennis Limited has supplied two new Enviro200 buses to Reading Buses.
Bus & Coach
Hydraulic Fleet Solutions (HFS) in Croydon is the newest addition to the lorry loader crane brand Hiab’s official authorised service centre list.
Loaders