Adam Baker from DAF dealer Chassis Cab has won DAF’s UK technician of the year title for 2018.
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Mercedes-Benz has announced that ten of its fully electric eActros trucks will begin on-road trials with operators in the next few weeks.
Electric Vehicles
Band 4 + Recruitment and Retention payment of £3250.
The post is for a mechanic to be based at our Haydock workshop, on successful appointment training will be given in the various aspects of work on ambulance vehicles. There is potential following induction that the post holder will be able to join the out of hour’s rota to provide additional cover to our fleet.
Lloyd Morgan Group are the one of the country’s leading PCV/ HGV compliance monitoring and training companies, which is enforced by our Corporate partnership to the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT).
Due to our growth, we are looking for a highly motivated specialist to join our expanding team of compliance engineers who is willing to travel and spend nights away from home.
Preston-based H Parkinson Haulage has taken delivery of seven Stralis NP 4x2 tractors – its first IVECO vehicles and also its first natural gas-powered units.
Alternative Fuels
RTITB is hosting a seminar to help logistics and transport training providers ensure that they comply with the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Vehicle recycling business Charles Trent is reporting positive performance with six new Volvo trucks delivered last year.
Car Transporters
Food distribution business Fowler Welch has taken delivery of 56 Schmitz Cargobull reefers as part of a replacement programme for its 780-strong fleet.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Gatwick Airport has replaced two 11-year-old Mercedes-Benz Sprinters with two new Sprinters, this time with crew cabs, citing the brand’s “all-important reliability”.
Light Commercial Vehicles
O’Donovan Waste Disposal has taken delivery of more Mercedes-Benz Econic skiploaders. The latest arrivals, according to the waste management business, make it the largest operator of direct vision skiploaders in the UK.
Road Safety
Thompsons has launched a new 8x4 side-tipping grab truck aimed at the utilities sector and is promising “dramatically improved versatility and productivity”.
Tippers
Haulage firm V Fraser & Sons has taken delivery of one of 50 special Volvo FH ‘Aisla Edition’ trucks released by the manufacturer to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
Tractor Units