Newmachar-based Allen Transport has been banned from running vehicles for two years, after using vehicles from its English base to work on a contract for the Aberdeen bypass.
Transport CPC
Wincanton has signed a three-year deal with MiX Telematics for the supply of telematics solutions for the operator’s 1,800-strong fleet.
Telematics
Gregory Distribution has taken delivery of two new double-deck curtainsiders, from Tiger Trailers, each of which can operate as either a single or a double-deck unit.
Trailers
Glasgow-based McPhee Mixers has been acquired by private equity firm Elaghmore Partners for an undisclosed multi-million pound sum.
Concrete Mixers
Container logistics operator Monahans Transport has taken delivery of two Box Liner container carriers from Krone – said to be the first in operation at Southampton Port.
Trailers
East Anglian retailer Jarrold has taken delivery of two Atego trucks, from Mercedes-Benz, for its furniture deliveries.
Rigids
In Norway and Sweden, Volvo Trucks is introducing a cloud-based service that allows Volvo trucks and Volvo cars to automatically alert each other to hazardous traffic situations in real time.
Road Safety
Mercedes-Benz Trucks dealer City West Commercials has achieved a long-held ambition by opening a new service centre in Exeter.
Workshop Management Systems
Bridgestone UK has secured the company’s biggest-ever commercial fleet partnership across Europe, after signing a five-year supply and service agreement with Stagecoach.
Tyres & Retreads
A visit to RoadEfficiency LIVE event helped convince Port Express that its next batch of trucks should be equipped with the latest, state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz safety technology.
Road Safety
IVECO has launched its own second-generation parts line providing operators of light commercial vehicles and trucks – typically six years old or more – with a competitively priced and growing range of new parts.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Slicker Recycling of Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire has taken delivery of two new Volvo FM 8x4 Tridem rigids to join its fleet of 130 vehicles.
Rigids