Alliance Transport Technologies (ATT) has launched a new division, Alliance Contractor Resourcing, which it claims will transform engineer recruitment in the bus, coach and commercial vehicle sector.
Driver / People Management
Ford Trucks has appointed TIP Trailer Services to provide warranty and other services as part of the truck maker’s aftersales network in Western Europe.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
German operator B&H Logistik is using a bespoke set-up of Thermo King generator sets and ThermoLite solar panels to increase reliability and efficiency during the transport of refrigerated containers.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Thermal management system supplier Eberspächer has acquired 100% of the share capital of Kalori SAS, a climate control business based in Lyon, France.
Air Conditioning
Flogas has become the first UK gas supplier to operate Volvo trucks powered by Bio-LNG, saying the two new additions will be “the first of many”.
Alternative Fuels
Scania has expanded its range of 13-litre engines to include a 540hp (533bhp) version.
Engines & Engine Parts
Bus and coach maker Alexander Dennis has announced that Arthur Whiteside, managing director for UK sales, is retiring at the end of this month.
Bus & Coach
Bibby Distribution is reporting a reduction of its net carbon emissions by 10% over the last five years through better driving, fleet investment and energy-efficient warehouses.
Emissions Control
Biffa has taken delivery of 43 new refuse collection vehicles, by Dennis Eagle, for a waste and recycling contract in East Sussex.
Municipal Vehicles
Widnes, Cheshire-based logistics business Suttons International has supplied a tank container to Border Force, the Home Office law enforcement agency.
Tankers
Protean Electric has developed an electric ‘corner module’ concept to integrate powertrain, steering and suspension technologies within a single product, and says this will help next-generation urban transport vehicles to better meet the needs of operators and users.
Axles
A driver for Wilkin & Sons says he was “blown away” by the emergency braking system on his Mercedes-Benz Actros, when the system activated to prevent the vehicle hitting a pedestrian.
Heavy Goods Vehicles