Dawsonrentals Truck & Trailer is now fitting Axscend TrailerMaster flashing safety sidelight systems, synchronised to work with indicator signals, on all its new trailers.
Lighting
“FORS (the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme) is missing an opportunity to demand zero tolerance of driver blind spots, which are unacceptable on any work vehicle.”
Safety systems
Humac Civil Engineering is buying 31 Caddy Maxi Kombis from VW Commercial Vehicles as part of an ongoing fleet replacement programme that will see it acquiring 56 VW vans over the next 12 months.
Panel Vans
Mercedes Benz showed its first low-entry 4x2 tractor unit at last week’s CLOCS conference and exhibition (14 March 2017, ExCel exhibition centre, Docklands), designed for operation in urban areas such as London.
Tractor Units
SDC Trailers has announced that it will be lining up five trailers at next month’s Commercial Vehicle Show (25-27 April; NEC, Birmingham).
Longer Semi-Trailers
Topps Tiles has taken delivery of 20 new MAN trucks, after the vehicle manufacturer beat several other leading truck makers in a tender for the tile specialist’s order.
Rigids
Thermo King has launched an all-electric, vehicle-powered refrigeration unit for small delivery trucks and vans.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Culina Group has ordered 134 semi-trailers from Cartwright Group for its Culina Logistics and Great Bear shared food logistics brands.
Trailers
AA Recovery Patrol of the Year Tony Doran is one of the first to collect the keys to a new breed of Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz Atego.
Recovery Vehicles
Several leading semi-trailer manufacturers will be taking centre stage at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show, on 25-27 April at the NEC, Birmingham.
Trailers
Six DAF apprentices have received much-deserved praise after coming to the rescue of a pregnant Bristol woman who was stranded with a flat tyre.
Apprenticeships
DAF Trucks has announced that managing director Ray Ashworth (pictured) will be retiring in the next few months and will be replaced by Robin Easton, currently managing director of Paccar India.
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