This year’s edition of the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC Birmingham from 29 April to 1 May is shining a spotlight on sustainable transport, thanks to the dedicated Decarbonisation Theatre led by The EV Café.
Environment
Devon-based waste and recycling specialist, Coastal Recycling, has bolstered its fleet with a new Renault Trucks D12 tailored for maximum manoeuvrability in commercial and residential sites with tight access.
Vehicles
South Wales-based JV Tree Services, has taken delivery of its latest Isuzu N35.125 Grafter from Commercial Motors (Wales), completing a project started in 2019 to convert the company’s four 3.5-tonne commercial vehicles to the Japanese manufacturer.
Vehicles
Gaskells Waste Services is set to transform the maintenance of its refuse vehicles with a fully digital system in the workshop.
Workshop
Two specially modified and uniquely liveried S.KO COOL box-body semi-trailers have joined family-owned business C&M Transport’s fast-growing fleet in Wrexham.
Vehicles
Road Transport Expo (RTX) will be back again this summer, with a bumper line-up of more than 300 exhibitors already confirmed – and more signing up daily.
Vehicles
Readymix concrete, cement and aggregates supplier, Cemex, has received the delivery of 20 new DAF XD 410 eight-wheel tippers as part of its ongoing vehicle replacement programme
Vehicles
Heavy haulage specialist J.C. Gillespie has transformed the management of its operation with logistics software from Podfather, removing hundreds of sheets of paper every day, replacing them with digital job sheets, real-time updates, and automated invoicing.
Fleet Management
MAN Truck & Bus has appointed Jan Kohlmeier as managing director (MD) of MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd, and he will take up his new position on 1 August 2025.
People
Essex County Fire & Rescue Service has expanded its workshop capabilities in Colchester with the addition of two new Stertil-Koni mobile column lifts, giving its maintenance team greater flexibility and improved efficiency when servicing vehicles.
Workshop
Alexander Dennis has delivered a new Enviro200 bus to English operator Hatch Green Coaches.
Vehicles
Worthing-based AD Fuels has turned to Volvo for the supply of four ADR-spec FH 540 6x2 tractor units, acquired due to a period of growth for the business.
Vehicles