Commercial vehicle converter ULEMCo is planning to convert a diesel-powered 16-l Volvo FH truck to run on hydrogen combustion.
Alternative Fuels
Road marking business WJ UK has taken delivery of the UK’s first 18-tonne Volvo FL with factory-fitted crew cab, after positive experience with a 16-tonne version.
Rigids
DAF dealer Imperial Commercials reopened its Wellsbourne Park, Warwick site last week (9 April) exactly one month after a serious fire at an adjacent business.
Dealerships
Lancashire-based office furniture manufacturer Senator has taken delivery of new drawbar trailers and demount bodies from Tiger Trailers, to help boost efficiency for inner city deliveries.
Trailers
Nottingham-based tipper operator Oakfield Plant & Transport has taken delivery of four new Scania vehicles fitted with Loadmaster Lite bodies, by Thompsons.
Tippers
Volvo Trucks has announced that the first vehicles from its new FL Electric range have gone into operation with two customers in Gothenburg.
Electric Vehicles
Allison Transmission has expanded its UK service network with the appointment of two new partners.
Engine/Transmission Management
Dumfriesshire-based forestry haulier WD & A Haley has taken delivery of two Range T520 tag axle tractors, its first vehicles of this type.
Tractor Units
Hull-based Ashcourt Group is reporting cost savings of 20% after switching to a tyre management contract with Continental.
Tyres & Retreads
The government has announced that all electric vans registered before 1 March 2015 will now require an MOT.
Commercial vehicle leasing business Fraikin has announced that all 74 of its maintenance technicians in the UK have achieved level two of irtec, the technician safety and competence accreditation established by the Institute of Road Transport Engineers.
Irtec
Priden Engineering has been acquired by Elaghmore Partners, a private equity firm, for an undisclosed “multi-million pound” sum.
Bodies & Bodywork