Imperial Commercials (Norwich), MAN Truck & Bus Felixstowe and DSV Commercials are this year’s winners of MAN’s Dealer of the Year Awards in the small, medium and large business categories respectively.
Dealerships
DAF Trucks has been recognised in the Centrica Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer List for 2016 – its fifth such commendation in the last six years.
Apprenticeships
Premium retreads manufacturer Vacu-Lug says that by combining its production expertise with new tyre sales from Westlake and Yokohama, it can offer durable and cost-effective tyres for commercial transport operators.
Tyres & Retreads
Volkswagen has opened a new Van Centre in Hatfield, Herts, with a six-van showroom designed for private and business customers.
Car Derived Vans
Aggregate and recycling business JSH has taken delivery of two 32-tonne Renault Range Cs, citing exceptional reliability and highly competitive cost of ownership as reasons for the deal.
Rigids
Sureway Express Transport has taken delivery of four Volvo FH tractors – its first new Volvo vehicles for five years.
Tractor Units
Iveco’s Stralis NP, the first natural gas truck for long-haul operations, has beaten four rivals from a range of industries to clinch the award for ‘project of the year’ at the European Gas Awards of Excellence 2017.
Alternative Fuels
Europe’s largest zero-emission hydrogen bus project was launched earlier this week (25 January) in Cologne, Germany, with the €125m scheme set to deliver 144 hydrogon fuel cell buses and seven large hydrogen refuelling stations across Europe.
Alternative FuelsTwo out of the four screws/bolts of the trailer hitch may not have been tightened correctly resulting in excessive stress to the other bolts. Over time the connection could fail and the trailer detach. Recall affected vehicles and replace the fixing bolts/screws. Vehicle ID: WDB9062532N610429 to WDB9062532N610429
RecallsInternational Diesel Service (IDS) – part of Kuwait Petroleum International – has upgraded its fuel management solution, iAccount, describing it as “the most technologically advanced solution of its kind”.
Fleet Management Systems
Tachograph compliance and the proposed Birmingham clean air zone (CAZ) topped the agenda at a regional meeting of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT).
Standards & Practices
Organic food producer Soyfoods has taken delivery of a Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid, citing its fuel-saving and environmental credentials as key to the vehicle’s selection.
Rigids