First Bus, Scotland’s largest bus operator, is promoting its engineering apprenticeships during National Apprenticeship Week 2022.
Tail Lift Stay Safe is a new working-at-height safety device for tail-lifts. Fixed retaining arms keep rear doors in position, offering side protection from passing traffic and falls from the side of the tail-lift. In addition, a retractable strap across the rear protects against falls.
Tail Lifts
One year on from the new IVECO S-Way appearing on UK roads, the first 8x4 chassis has now been delivered to customer JAB Haulage. It is fitted with an aluminium aggregate tipper body built for JAB Haulage in Coventry and built by Swadlincote Aluminium & Welding Co.
Tippers
The Go-Ahead Group is seeking to recruit 180 staff at its Go-Ahead Ireland bus business, bringing its total workforce in Ireland to close to 800 people across all functions. The company is looking to recruit bus drivers, engineers, administration, supervisory and business support functions.
Bus & Coach
Commercial vehicle finance specialist, Asset Alliance Group, is acquiring more than 1,400 new vehicles worth more than £100 million this year in pursuit of its ambition to have the youngest contract hire and leasing fleet in the UK.
Finance & Leasing
UK Fuels has enhanced its fuel bunkering services with an expanded network of 3,500 filling stations that will accept operator-branded Bunkerplus fuel cards. The bunkering service is specifically designed for high-volume diesel users, allowing businesses to bulk-buy wholesale fuel, with the ability to fill up at any fuel station in the UK Fuels network.
Fuel Pricing
MJD, road hauliers to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) among others has announced a total transition to a hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) drop-in biofuel called GD+ across all its haulage operations from this month. The fuel will be used in MJD’s existing diesel engine trucks, with no modifications required, and is expected to cut carbon emissions by 17,000 metric tonnes of CO2e per year.
Alternative Fuels
MV Commercial’s service and back-up support has seen Neil Sullivan & Sons extend its fleet with an additional three vehicles from the specialist truck provider. The customer provides concrete services and maintenance to domestic and commercial clients.
Rigids
Loxam group member company Nationwide Platforms Limited, the UK provider of powered access equipment, has taken delivery of 69 Scania vehicles. They comprise a mix of 19 rigids and 50 tractor units and were supplied by West Bromwich-based Scania dealer, Keltruck. These are the first Scania vehicles to be taken by the company. An additional 48 Scania trucks are now on order for delivery later this year.
Road Safety
Aftermarket telematics service providers (TSPs) currently dominate the market for commercial vehicles' fleet telematics management services. This is about to change, as Belgium’s Ptolemus Consulting Group has found in its new commercial fleet telematics global study.
Telematics
Rivus Fleet Solutions and Pullman Fleet Solutions have announced they will be integrating two fleet industry brands into a single organisation, to be known as Rivus, from 28 February 2022.
Fleet Operating Costs
ProTyre Truck, which is based in Winchester, was named in the fourth quarter 2021 Goodyear TruckForce Service Awards. The awards begun in 2021 to highlight partners that provided exceptional service across the pan-European TruckForce network.
Tyres & Retreads