Solomon Commercials, the manufacturer of rigid refrigerated vehicles, is to create 50 new jobs at the Lancashire-based business.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Bus manufacturer Wrightbus is to create up to 300 permanent jobs after winning a string of orders from the UK and Ireland. It will also convert 120 existing temporary jobs into permanent positions as it looks to ramp up production at its Ballymena headquarters.
Alternative Fuels
An overview of the safety systems on the new Mercedes Actros, including Active Brake Assist 5.
Road Safety
SOE Safety & Sustainability awards sponsor Filtration Control Limited (FCL) used its expertise and foresight during the first phase of the pandemic to develop a pathogen eliminating air filter that would make travel safer.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
An animal by-product processor has simplified its fleet and driver management by using TruTac’s compliance software suite, TruControl.
Fleet Management Systems
National provider of plant and site equipment, Garic, has taken delivery of four new Volvo FH 8x2 rear-steer rigids and one Volvo FM Globetrotter 6x2 rigid, with several additional FMs to follow later in the year.
Rigids
UK fleet company Rivus Fleet Solutions, formerly BT Fleet, has expanded its offering to fleet customers in Bristol with the opening of a new vehicle service centre in the south of the city.
Workshop
The Department for Transport is encouraging industry, local authorities, trade organisations and passenger groups to review the role of Traffic Commissioners in an online consultation (available via the link below; it expires on 8 September).
Road Legal
Commercial vehicle rental and sales firm MV Commercial has opened its fifth depot near Oxford to better serve new and existing customers in the area and provide HS2 contractors easy access to Euro VI equipment.
Dealerships
Logistics firm Knowles Transport has supplemented its fleet following the recent purchase of 50 Volvo FH460 turbo compound vehicles – the largest single order in company history.
Tractor Units
ULEMCo has been awarded government funding with its partners to produce an optimised design for specialised hydrogen fuelled vehicles. Working with Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and its Fire and Rescue Service, ULEMCo will design the fuel cell electric powertrain configuration for zero emission fire appliances.
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Tina Chander, head of the employment law team at Wright Hassall, guides businesses and individuals through the employment tribunal process
People