Go South Coast has upgraded its Morebus and Southern Vectis fleets with 35 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 low-emission buses.
Dealer Rygor Auto welcomed 13 new Mercedes-Benz apprentices into its business as part of its commitment to training and nurturing new talent.
Suffolk-based Scania Dealer group TruckEast has achieved ISO14001:2015 certification, a globally recognised standard for environmental management systems.
Alexander Dennis has undertaken a lease for additional warehouse capacity at its Scarborough facility in a move that will allow it to concentrate on logistics.
Abellio is rolling out a fleet of electric buses to operate on Route 433, which runs between Addington Village interchange and East Croydon.
Electric Vehicles
Travis Perkins has entered a fleet management partnership with Zenith for more than 300 assets, which include 1600 heavy goods vehicles and 800 light commercial vehicles.
The EU is extending its strict targets for CO2 emissions reduction from trucks, with a requirement for manufacturers to supply a VECTO (Vehicle Energy Consumption Calculation Tool) certificate for some trailers and bodywork from January 2024, reports Toby Clark
Social / Corporate Responsibility
On 31 May 2023, DfT legalised the general use of longer semi-trailers in the UK. Their use comes with conditions and, as Peter Shakespeare discovers, route availability can depend on which type of steered axle they are fitted with
Axles
Transport fleets are increasingly embracing EBPMS – electronic braking performance monitoring systems – as a means of keeping a close eye on the efficiency of the brakes on their trucks and trailers, reports Steve Banner
Rolling Roads
A video guide to set-up of the Stertil Koni eBright wireless column lifts.
Where there's a wheel, there’s a way for it to become detached. Richard Simpson looks at the causes and best preventative practices
Wheel Security
Scotland-based Fishers Laundry Services has extended its agreement with Fraikin with the delivery of 25 new trucks, which include a single 7.5 tonne and 24 15-tonne rigids.