Parcel carrier Yodel has taken delivery of 200 Sprinter 314 CDI Long panel vans – its first, lower-emission Euro 6 models.
Panel Vans
Cargo logistics and container haulage specialist JHS Logistics has added two 44-tonne Range T460 6x2 tractor units to its new all-Renault fleet.
Tractor Units
Lancashire-based GBA Services has expanded its fleet with 22 more Krone trailers to meet growing demand for its logistics services.
Trailers
Equestrian Sophie Dunkerley has swapped her off-road car and trailer combination for Europe’s first Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid horsebox – the first diesel-electric truck of any brand converted to carry horses.
Rigids
RUD Chains is reminding operators that they can take action ahead of the predicted plummeting temperatures to ensure fleets remain on the road.
Road Safety
Barnack Transport Services, part of the Barnack Group, is using TruTac’s software to ensure compliance and says the system delivers everything needed at the touch of a button.
Driver / People Management
McPherson Ltd, the UK’s pre-eminent provider of bulk spirit transportation is actively seeking to recruit a high calibre individual to head up our large and diverse engineering department.
This position will be based in Aberlour, Scotland, and reports directly to the Main Board.
Barnard Castle-based Hodgsons Coach Operators has taken delivery of a limited edition Scania OmniExpress Finesse coach – its fifth Scania and third OmniExpress model.
Bus & Coach
Operators who transport abnormal loads are being invited to have their say with a new forum, established to develop an industry code of practice.
Standards & Practices
Trailer and body manufacturer Cartwright has announced its second apprentice recruitment drive for 2016, after 16 apprentices were signed up in September.
Apprenticeships
Midlands based Hills of Wolverhampton has expanded its 20-plus strong coach fleet with the addition of a new B8R SB3 – its ninth from Volvo over the last five years and the first of its type in the UK.
Bus & Coach
Continental is now researching artificial intelligence with the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science in a project aimed at building systems for future applications particularly in autonomous driving.
Safety systems