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Transport CPC
Mellor presented its new Sigma range of battery electric, ‘zero-emissions zero-compromise’ buses at a special, COVID-19-restricted press preview event in December at the UTAC Proving Ground in Millbrook.
Electric Vehicles
Motus Truck & Van has opened an aftersales centre at Witham, Essex.
Workshop
Bristol Street Motors Harlow has invested more than £600,000 to create a state-of-the-art van service centre.
Workshop
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are offering a permanent post at our Operational Logistics Workshop in Malvern.
People
Promech Technologies, the UK-based commercial vehicle technology, chassis and powertrain integration specialist, has announced a partnership agreement with Renault Group and its specialist vehicle subsidiary, PVI.
Alternative Fuels
Salford Van Hire has become the first operator in the UK to run a fleet of Schmitz Cargobull’s new S.KO PACE SMART semi-trailers, acquiring 40 to work on nationwide contracts with major supermarkets, retailers and parcel delivery companies.
Semi-Trailers
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has contacted the Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers (ALLMI) regarding a fatal accident where an operator was crushed by a ‘swing-up’ (also known as ‘tilting’ or ‘rotating’) stabiliser.
Loaders
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People
A new digital solution, ZF Rescue Connect, links rescue forces with each other during operations and provides them with status information of the deployed vehicles and equipment in real time.
Emergency Service Vehicles
New Driver CPC periodic training modules designed specifically around the challenges faced by PCV (Passenger Carrying Vehicle) drivers are now available from RTITB.
Driver CPC
Based on the URBANMAX MCA design, the new MCA HL+ is adapted to support additional battery loads while enhancing lower energy consumption.
Tyres & Retreads