First Glasgow has taken delivery of two all-electric Enviro200 EV buses, built by the BYD-ADL (Alexander Dennis Ltd) partnership, for the M3 route between Milton and Glasgow city centre.
Electric Vehicles
Oxford could become the first UK city to have a zero emission zone (ZEZ), following plans by Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council to introduce a ‘red zone’ in the city at the end of this year.
Emissions Control
Online electrical retailer AO has expanded its fleet with eight Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units, supplied by Fraikin on five-year, full-service contract hire agreements.
Tractor Units
Frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has added 43 multi-temperature refrigerated trailers to its fleet, upgrading from tandem axle to tri-axle units for added operational benefits and residual value advantages.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Temperature-controlled distribution business Harrisons Transport has added eight Volvo FH 4x2 tractor units to its fleet.
Tractor Units
In 2018/19, there were 3,112 driver conduct hearings. This example was filmed by Transport for London using actors but is set in one of the rooms used for public inquiries and driver conduct hearings.
Health & Safety Legislation
Trailer manufacturer SDC has announced that its Freespan curtainsider is now available to operators in the UK.
Trailers
Scottish charity New Start Highland has taken delivery of its third Mercedes-Benz Fuso Canter truck, declaring the vehicle’s body and payload to be “the best on the market” for 7.5-tonners.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Chichester District Council has signed a two-year extension for its tyre supply and management contract with Bandvulc, part of Continental Tyres, for its fleet of 26 Mercedes-Benz Econic refuse collection vehicles.
Tyres & Retreads
Bus and coach manufacturer Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has announced it is producing wheelchair-accessible Plaxton Leopard coaches to comply with the new PSV Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR), built to stock to meet customer requirements.
Bus & Coach
Scottish Citylink has taken delivery of 18 Panorama double-deck coaches, from Plaxton, to meet growing demand for express services between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Bus & Coach
Brakes Foodservice has taken delivery of a bespoke vehicle specially designed for faster, more efficient city centre deliveries.
Light Commercial Vehicles