TruckEast technician Colin Woodcock has been recognised for his work identifying quality deviations in Scania vehicles, winning a golden spanner for his efforts.
Repair & Maintenance
Recyling business Environcom has taken delivery of its first Montracon tipper and BMI moving floor trailer, supplied by Ryder.
Finance & Leasing
Cartwright has created what it believes to be the most advanced Insuliner trailer for Scottish freight, distribution and transportation operator Northwards, one of the main operators on the routes to Orkney and Shetland.
Trailers
Temperature-controlled distribution business AGRO Merchants Group is rolling out fleet maintenance software from Freeway Fleet Systems at its Irish headquarters in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland, and is reporting “tens of thousands of pounds” of savings from improved efficiency and stockholding.
Fleet Management Systems
Platooning, low carbon vehicles and London’s Direct Vision Standard are among the topics to be discussed at FTA’s Fleet Engineer Conference, sponsored by Brigade Electronics, Goodyear Tyres, Texaco and Volvo Trucks.
Road Safety
An Oswestry-based potato merchant has been denied an operating licence until January 2018, after running vehicles illegally for 18 months under another licence.
Transport CPC
Medical equipment transporter RH Logistics has expanded its fleet of Mercedes-Benz Sprinters with three Sprinter 316 CDI long chassis cabs, citing product quality and dealer service as reasons for the decision.
Light Commercial Vehicles
The gap in roadworthiness between foreign and Great Britain lorries has diminished for the second year in a row, according to new DfT enforcement figures provided by DVSA for April 2016- March 2017.
Road Legal
Carmarthenshire-based Castell Howell is expanding its fleet with its first double-deck trailer, complete with a Carrier Transicold Vector 1950 multi-temperature (MT) refrigeration unit.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Scania (Great Britain) has announced that work is underway on its new UK headquarters in Milton Keynes, due for completion in summer 2018.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
The director of a haulage firm has been banned for three years after deceiving DVSA inspectors about the existence of a transport manager.
Success story of one of first customers of Volvo's LNG truck.
Alternative Fuels