Construction industry supplier Aggregate Industries has partnered with the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) to roll out a programme of accreditation for its sub-contractor haulier fleet.
FORS
Lewisham Council has taken delivery of its second Mercedes-Benz Econic fitted with a Geesinknorba plug-in electric body, for use on Lewisham Market.
Standards & Practices
BFGoodrich will introduce its first ever tyre range for trucks, buses and coaches in the UK and Ireland.
Tyres & Retreads
Food wholesaler Brakes is expanding a trial to run all DAF LF vehicles from its Park Royal, London depot on Shell Gas To Liquid (GTL) fuel, from Certas Energy.
Alternative Fuels
The owner of a Blaydon-on-Tyne scaffolding business has lost his transport licence and been disqualified from running vehicles for two years because he posed a “serious risk to road safety”.
Transport CPCA steering shaft coupling may not have been correctly manufactured. This may create a clicking noise and the steering may become restricted. In extreme instances the steering may lock. A total of 174 vehicles are affected. Vehicle IDs: WMA18SZZ0HP087916 to WMA49SZZ7HM735683.
RecallsThe "high load" parameter setting of the Electronic Braking System may not have been correctly programmed. In extreme instances, this may affect EBS brake application and vehicle stability. A total of 264 trucks are affected. Vehicle IDs: WDB9560032V247877 to WDB9560632V248975.
RecallsThe vehicle’s electronic control unit (ECU) may have been incorrectly updated. This may affect the operation of systems controlled by the ECU. A software update is required to deal with the issue. Four vehicles are affected. Vehicle IDs: WDB9066332P173780 to WDB9066352S989278 and WDF63960523381401 to WDF63960523381401.
Recalls
Scotland’s largest independent coach operator Park’s of Hamilton has ordered 39 new Volvo vehicles – the largest single order ever received by Volvo Bus.
Bus & Coach
A Birmingham poultry firm has had its transport licence suspended for two weeks after it flouted a previous licence revocation in 2014 and ran vehicles illegally under another operator’s licence.
Transport CPC
Heating and energy business Glen Dimplex is boosting its fleet of Mercedes-Benz Vito vans, with an order for 16 long-bodies Vito 111 CDIs to add to 20 already delivered this year.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Previous MD of MAN Truck & Bus, Simon Elliott, has renewed his association with Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler by taking up the position of managing director at one of the manufacturer’s franchised commercial vehicle dealerships, Intercountry Truck & Van of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
People