Nottingham based haulier Taylors Transport has taken delivery of the last of 50 curtainsided trailers from Montracon, as par to its £2 million fleet investment programme started in 2015.
Cornwall-based Skinner’s Brewery has taken delivery of a 6.5-tonne Isuzu Forward 4x2 rigid truck, fitted with a narrow dray body to enable deliveries to customers in coastal towns with restricted access roads.
Rigids
Sales of heavy goods vehicles fell in the third quarter of 2016, however the small decline (3.6%) follows five consecutive quarters of growth and year-to-date registrations are still up by 6.6% against the same period last year – the strongest year-to-date figure since 2008.
Bus & Coach
The Road Haulage Association is reminding operators that any drivers caught using handheld phones will be referred to the traffic commissioners, as well as potentially receiving the increased penalty of six points and a £200 fine.
Road Safety
Beverley Bell, who steps down as senior traffic commissioner next year (2017), is to address the Microlise Transport Conference (Ricoh Arena, 17 May 2017.
Telematics
Iceland Foods is to release a bespoke electric delivery vehicle for government-funded trials to help EVs break into the chilled goods delivery sector.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Essential Fleet Services has taken delivery of four 8x6 Mercedes-Benz Arocs gritters – the UK’s first – for its contract with Lincolnshire County Council.
Municipal Vehicles
Arriva has placed a £2 million order with MAN Bus & Coach for EcoCity vehicles powered by CNG (compressed natural gas) fuel.
Alternative Fuels
European litigation specialist Bentham has today (14 November 2016) revealed that it intends to fund legal action on behalf of truck purchasers who have been victims of the European truck cartel.
Social / Corporate Responsibility
Swedish industrial business VBG Group is acquiring commercial vehicle climate control system supplier Mobile Climate Control (MCC), in a deal which VBG says will deliver “favourable growth opportunities”, notably in the bus sector.
Bus & Coach
Chelmsford-based Dunmow Waste Management is using its flagship Volvo FH-540 tractor unit to promote the CDKL5 UK charity, which raises awareness and funding for the rare genetic disorder of that name.
Social / Corporate Responsibility
Knorr-Bremse is reporting that the board of Swedish braking systems supplier Haldex has advised shareholders that Knorr-Bremse’s offer of SEK 125.00 per share has strong financial and business benefits.
Brakes & Braking Systems