ABE Transport has implemented the Truckfile workshop and fleet management system, and transport compliance manager Jeff Pryce says “I can’t ever imagine being without it”.
Fleet Management Systems
Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo has taken delivery of DAF’s first fully electric truck, the CF Electric.
Electric Vehicles
£41,909 - £53,076 (depending on experience) – plus excellent benefits package and bonus
People
A 22-year-old apprentice from City West Commercials, in Avonmouth, has won the Mercedes-Benz award for commercial vehicle technical apprentice of the year.
Apprenticeships
Commercial vehicle hire and sales business MV Commercial has launched an asset finance division, promising flexible funding packages for new premium trucks.
Car Transporters
Porsche has commissioned a fully electric MAN eTGM for logistics operations at its Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen factory, where it is developing the first all-electric Porsche.
Electric Vehicles
Explanatory cut-away video that explains the mechanical principles of the ZF intarder, its transmission-mounted hydraulic retarder that the company claims can save 90% of service brakes.
Braking Systems
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has issued a tachograph special notice to cover matters relating to the EC legislation on ‘smart’ tachos, which comes into effect on 15 June 2019.
Standards & Practices
Machinery mover James Garside & Son has taken delivery of a double-drive Volvo FH-540 for its machinery relocation operations, describing the powerful FH as “the complete package”.
Tractor Units
Somerset-based Blackmores Machinery Haulage has taken delivery of a new bespoke forklift trailer from Andover Trailers – its first from the manufacturer.
Trailers
Commercial vehicle business MV Commercial has expanded into a multi-million pound “super site” in Airdrie, after its largest ever investment into the site formerly owned by TOM Vehicle Rental.
Dealerships
Alliance Electronics has rebranded to Alliance Transport Technologies (ATT) to better reflect the company’s expanded range of aftermarket services for the bus, coach and commercial vehicle sector.
Vehicle Electrics & Electronics