More details have emerged on ULEMCo’s successful funding bid to trial hydrogen dual-fuel commercial vehicles under the government’s £20 million Low Emission Freight and Logistics programme.
Alternative Fuels
DFDS Logistics Belfast has commissioned a fleet of refrigerated semi-trailers from Gray & Adams for temperature-controlled transport work across the Irish Sea and into Europe.
Trailers
Volvo Buses has announced that it has passed the 3,000 mark for global sales of its hybrid, electric hybrid and all-electric buses – with the UK accounting for almost half of this total.
Electric Vehicles
Staffordshire-based RJK Logistics has taken delivery of three MAN tippers, delivered ‘road-ready’ from the manufacturer’s Trucks to Go offering.
Tippers
LPG distributor Flogas has taken delivery of six 7.5-tonne Isuzu N75.190 trucks, increasing its fleet of Isuzu vehicles to 10% of the 500-strong fleet, delivering bottled propane and butane gas across the UK.
Rigids
Imperial Commercials, the UK’s largest DAF Dealer group, has launched Imperial Truck & Trailer, a dedicated TRP all-makes truck, trailer and van parts shop on the Harpur Hill Business Park in Buxton.
Gearboxes
Deane’s Removals has taken delivery of a new 14-tonne Iveco Eurocargo 140E21/P 4x2 rigid, replacing a 1996 model now retired after 500,000km.
Rigids
Truck and trailer rental specialist Hireco, which runs more than 5000 trailers, is expanding its fleet with £13.5 million worth of new semi-trailers from SDC Trailers.
Trailers
Tri Counties Biogas is claiming “amazing” fuel figures and “efficient” night-time maintenance and repairs by local dealer Pentagon Commercials since commissioning five new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units.
Tankers
The Road Haulage Association is calling for a major overhaul of the operator licensing system, urging the government to audit all HGV operators.
O Licence
Birmingham-based On Point Logistics has expanded its all-Mercedes fleet with a new 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros with steering tag axle.
Rigids
Retailer Iceland has placed an order for 79 Renault Range T tractors, and has appointed two Renault dealers to run its vehicle maintenance units (VMUs) in Enfield and Swindon.
Tractor Units