A 55-year-old Routemaster double-decker has become the oldest vehicle to achieve Low Emission Bus (LEB) certification, after being retrofitted with Allison’s new T2100 transmission.
Emissions Control
Fleet operators need to act now to improve risk management and reporting if they are to minimise the effect of new insurance industry rules.
Fleet Operating Costs
Autoelectro says its technical team has found a fix for a common problem relating to older Mercedes-Benz Sprinters (1999 to 2006).
Engines & Engine Parts
From August 2017, roadside checks of lorries carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will include an emissions check.
Road Legal
Co Monaghan-based transport operator DG McArdle International has returned to Krone for a repeat order of its Cool Liner refrigerated trailers.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Operators must act immediately to address safety concerns ahead of a public inquiry, or risk losing their licence.
Dawsonrentals Sweepers has awarded a deal to Iveco for 46 new 15-tonne Eurocargo vehicles – Iveco’s largest road sweeper order in the UK since it relaunched a Euro 6 sweeper chassis last year.
Municipal Vehicles
Carlton Packaging has signed a deal with Ryder for two DAF LF curtainsiders, a DAF CF 6x2 tractor and an SDC trailer, all on three-year contract hire with full maintenance.
Finance & Leasing
Champfleurie Estates now has an all-Isuzu distribution fleet with the delivery of its third Isuzu Grafter 35-tonne truck.
Drop Side
Renault Trucks is launching a new Range T High for the UK long-haul market, available from early next year.
Tractor Units
Truck manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus UK has supplied Lantern Recovery with a top-spec MAN TGX 26.560 6x4.
Recovery Vehicles
NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics has taken delivery of 36 Euro V1 Volvo FH tractors as part of a fleet upgrade.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles