At a digital event held at IVECO UK’s headquarters in Basildon, Essex hosted by Cara Roberts and motor-racing driver Steve Parrish, IVECO introduced right-hand drive variants of its new IVECO S-WAY heavy truck to the UK.
Tractor Units
Variety retailer B&M has taken delivery of 21 Tiger trailers to further strengthen its sizeable fleet, warehouse and store portfolios as an essential business that has remained open during both UK lockdowns.
Tail Lifts
Bodybuilder Whitby Morrison, which specialises in customised ice cream vans, has ordered 55 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Thompsons has introduced a major upgrade to its heavy duty Loadmaster tipper body. From now on, this double-skinned design is being built without front cornerposts. And the first 40 such examples are going to London-based Cappagh.
Tippers
Preston-based H Parkinson Haulage (HPH) has taken delivery of seven 460hp IVECO Stralis NP AS440S46T/P CNG 4x2 tractor units after successfully running seven of the Stralis NP 400 4x2s for 30 months, with each truck having covered 550,000km in that time.
Alternative Fuels
The Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trials (LEFT) was a £20 million government-funded programme (2017-2020) to cut emissions and improve air quality by focusing on emissions-busting technologies for trucks and vans.
Alternative Fuels
Worcestershire-based D E Talbot Transport is set for increased productivity following an investment in bespoke brake testing equipment from Totalkare.
Workshop
NRG Fleet Services and Hills Waste Solutions have opened up a workshop and servicing facility in Calne, Wiltshire.
Workshop
Swedish truck manufacturer Scania has announced plans to build a battery assembly plant and laboratory to support the range of electric trucks that it will manufacture in the coming years.
Battery Technology
Isuzu Truck UK has supplied two new 11-tonne Isuzu rigid trucks to road repair specialists Velocity, who needed a solution to help them tackle potholes and defects on the most constricted parts of the UK’s road network.
Municipal Vehicles
Prometeon has released PRO CHECK, a digital monitoring solution specifically conceived to offer an easy and effective tyre management for fleets and dealers.
Tyres & Retreads
The UK’s largest and most important road transport event announces new dates for 2021.
CV Show