An overview of Freeway’s system for managing vehicles and other assets; providing automation to simplify the management of maintenance, defects, compliance, stores and purchasing.
Fleet Management Systems
Andy Graves, Dennis Eagle marketing manager, explains the testing and optimisation of the Dennis Eagle eCollect in this Institution of Mechanical Engineers webinar from November 2020.
Electric Vehicles
Walkers Transport is adding a further three 6x2 pusher axle tractor units to its expanding fleet.
Tractor Units
Responsible for supporting the Operational Logistics Manager in the provision and maintenance of the right fleet, tools and equipment for our employees to carry out their jobs safely and effectively.
People
Scania has further extended its portfolio of dedicated gas-fuelled trucks with the introduction of a 6x2/2 LNG (liquified natural gas) tractor unit equipped with a lightweight Hendrickson centre lift-axle.
Alternative Fuels
Ryder has supplied new customer Salisbury Linen Services with a range of DAF vehicles under a lease hire deal to meet SLS’s health service delivery requirements.
Finance & Leasing
Fraikin has appointed Andy Towns to the new role of operations director, with a brief to lead the firm’s engineering and operations functions as it works to bring more maintenance back in-house.
Repair & Maintenance
Advice on care and maintenance of salt spreaders, simple as it might be, should not be overlooked, finds Will Dalrymple
Repair & Maintenance
Early in my road transport career, one of my roles was to provide quality assurance audits to fleet operators. Occasionally, I was called to provide evidence at a public inquiry (PI) in front of traffic commissioners (whose role is currently being reviewed by DfT).
Road Legal
Richard Simpson examines the implications of switching from diesel to hydrogen fuel cell drivelines for the fleet engineer, using as an example a new bus fleet
Alternative Fuels
May 2019 saw ADL acquired by Canadian bus and coach manufacturer NFI Group, while September of the same year saw the collapse into administration of Northern Ireland’s Wrightbus. It was subsequently bought out of administration by hydrogen evangelist Jo Bamford, son of JCB chairman Lord Bamford.
Bus & Coach
After 40 years in engineering roles at National Express – including work on the Levante coach specifications – Richard Ball has become new vehicles director. A hydrogen fuel cell coach concept is his next quarry. He spoke with Will Dalrymple
Bus & Coach