ATS Euromaster has opened a 5,300ft² facility in Bracknell on the Trade City estate, Western Road.
Repair & Maintenance
Kinship Logistics is celebrating the 50th anniversary of England’s World Cup win having wrapped 25 special edition 66 plate MAN TGX tractor units with its blue and white livery.
Tractor Units
An online knowledge base covering fuel cell electric bus engineering will be launched tomorrow (30 November 2016) by the High V.LO-City project, at the International Zero Emission Bus Conference in London.
Alternative Fuels
Bridgestone has announced that its Retorque App now includes wheel data from all major van manufacturers.
Tyres & Retreads
Al-Ko Kober has announced that the Bradley Doublelock trailer component business – which it acquired earlier this year – is being relocated to its UK headquarters in Southam, Warwickshire (pictured).
Catering supplier Reynolds has recently introduced two new temperature-controlled Econic delivery trucks to its 250-strong fleet – and, like all its vehicles over 12 tonnes, the new additions are fitted with vehicle safety solutions from Sentinel Systems.
Road Safety
A clear and immediate solution to driver blind spots is being overlooked, according to road safety campaign SteerSafe, which recommends fitting 360-degree cameras.
Safety systems
Sparks Commercial Services – an approved Renault Trucks dealer and distributor – has won the Aftersales, Workshop and Maintenance Provider of the Year award at the inaugural Commercial Motor Dealer Awards.
Dealerships
The government’s revised air quality plans should place much greater emphasis on natural gas as a low-emission alternative to diesel for buses and medium- and heavy-duty commercial transport.
Alternative FuelsThe seatbelt mountings on the two-seater bench seats may not be correctly tightened. This could cause the seatbelts to not fully restrain the passengers and heighten the risk of injury if the vehicle is involved in a collision. Recall vehicles and check and retighten the seatbelt mountings. Vehicle ID: WDB9067332P261171 to WDB906733P262144 and WDB906633P264275 to WDB9066332P264836.
Recalls
Volvo has unveiled the world’s largest bus chassis, the Gran Artic 300, a bi-articulated chassis which is 30 metres long and can carry up to 300 passengers.
Bus & Coach
Rochester-based GKR Scaffolding has lifted its environmental profile and boosted operational flexibility with eight new Mercedes-Benz trucks.
Rigids