Owner-driver Daìre Maher has switched to Michelin’s X-Multi tyres on his Scania truck after rising fuel costs prompted him to remove a competitor set with 13mm tread remaining.
Tyres & Retreads
Renault has expanded its range of customised used vehicles with the Range T X-Road 460, designed for non-standard haulage on mixed terrains.
Tractor Units
Hovis driver Richard Barnes has won the Microlise driver of the year award for 2018, beating more than 180,000 other UK drivers to take the top spot.
Driver / People Management
DAF Trucks has announced that its CF Electric truck will begin field tests with customers later this year.
Electric Vehicles
Sales of heavy goods vehicles in the UK fell in the first quarter of 2018, with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) pointing the finger at economic and political uncertainty.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
PCS is presently seeking highly skilled Engineers and Technicians with either ZF or Cummins experience, having worked in bus industry and being involved particularly with these products.
People
First Cymru are looking for a passionate and motivated person to join our Senior Leadership team as Fleet Engineer.
People
Recovery truck bodybuilder Recovery World has ordered 13 Isuzu Forward 7.5-tonne rigids, adding to the 250-plus Isuzu vehicles it has ordered since it began working with Isuzu in 2001.
Rigids
Finance and leasing business Asset Alliance has placed a £35 million order with Mercedes-Benz for 430 Actros models.
Finance & Leasing
Bodybuilder Thompsons has revealed details of its new Loadmaster X-Lite, ahead of the vehicle’s launch later this month at TIP-Ex 18 (31 May to 2 June; Harrogate Convention Centre).
The IRTE’s own technical conference for commercial vehicle operators returns on 27 September.
Apprenticeships
The European Commission has published its first ever CO2 emissions standard for heavy-duty trucks, with the aim to cut emissions by a third by 2030.
Emissions Control