Gwent-based haulier Gerry Jones Transport has specified Michelin’s new X Multi D series drive tyres – first unveiled at the CV Show earlier this year – which promise up to 20% more mileage than the previous X MultiWay 3D range.
Tyres & Retreads
Swansea scrap merchant Crofty Point Metals has had its licence revoked after it was found to have operated too many trucks, failed to carry out HGV safety checks and ran some untaxed vehicles.
Transport CPC
Engine maker Cummins has unveiled a fully electric Class 7 concept truck, dubbed the Urban Hauler Tractor, which features a lighter, denser battery design for improved range and faster charging.
Electric Vehicles
Digital fleet management provider r2c Online is organising and hosting seminars on Earned Recognition and the future of digital compliance.
Driver / People Management
Giles Fearnley, Steve Whiteway, Helen Scholes, and Adrian de Courcey are among the top speakers now confirmed for Coach & Bus UK 2017, which returns to the NEC Birmingham on 4-5 October.
Bus & Coach
The 4R Group has taken delivery of a new Volvo FM11 Lite 6x2 tractor unit to haul its recently acquired D-Tec lightweight tanker trailer.
Tankers
Commercial vehicle services business Fraikin has published the first of a new series of guidebooks, designed to help commercial vehicle operators stay up to date with legislative issues and changing technology within the road transport industry.
Road Safety
Steve Rountree, from MTS Logistics, has won the UK national final of Renault Trucks’ Optifuel Challenge.
Driver / People Management
A driver has been suspended from professional driving after he was caught using his mobile phone on two occasions – one just days after new penalties had been introduced for the offence.
Driver CPC
Specialist electrical retailer Hughes has contracted Lightfoot to install its in-cab driver coaching device across a fleet of 200 vans and 20 cars. The deal follows a trial during which Lightfoot improved fuel savings of almost 7%, and reduced higher-risk driver behaviour by 75% (from 4% of driving time to 1% of the time).
Driver / People Management
Voith Turbo, a supplier of automatic transmissions specifically developed for the stop-start cycle of buses in the UK, has signed a three-year agreement with Majorsell to distribute Voith compressors through over 400 commercial vehicle factors in the UK and Ireland.
Bus & Coach