West Midlands-based warehousing and logistics firm Transcentral has taken delivery of new trucks and trailers, all protected by a collision damage vehicle cover package provided by commercial vehicle and services supplier Ryder.
Finance & LeasingTransport Engineer’s newsroom is now closed for the Christmas period.
People
DVSA has published guidelines about vehicle cleanliness during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect its vehicle standards assessors (VSAs) carrying out annual tests.
VOSA Testing
Axle weighing specialist Axtec has secured the contract to maintain and certify the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) national network of 46 roadside enforcement weighbridges, located throughout the UK.
Diagnostic Equipment
The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket, WM Morrison Supermarkets, is taking delivery of innovative trailers from Tiger.
Trailer Equipment
National pump hire, rental and distribution specialist, Selwood, headquartered in Hampshire and serving a nationwide network of 25 locations, has expanded its DAF multi-axle rigid fleet with the delivery six new DAF CFs.
Rigids
The first three hydrogen-powered double decker buses built by Wrightbus have entered service in Belfast.
Bus & Coach
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Euro NCAP and Thatcham Research are urging van manufacturers to fit more lifesaving collision avoidance technology to their vehicles as standard after tests for a new commercial van safety rating revealed some alarming results.
Light Commercial Vehicles
VL Test Systems has been awarded a contract by Tesco to supply and install new brake testers with load simulation at Tesco vehicle maintenance units throughout the UK.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Europe’s commercial vehicle manufacturers have concluded that by 2040 all new trucks sold need to be fossil-free to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
Alternative Fuels
From 1 February 2021, UK Construction and Use Regulations will not allow tyres aged over 10 years old to be used on the front steered axles of HGVs, buses, coaches or all single wheels fitted to a minibus (9 to 16 passenger seats).
Road Safety