Eddie Stobart has taken delivery of 25 MAN TGX 26.440 6x2 tractor units plated at 44 tonnes – and named one of them Josie-Mae, after MAN managing director Simon Elliott’s eight-year-old daughter.
Tractor Units
Haulage business Prestons of Potto has completed the restoration of a 1927 Karrier truck, which is now back on the road after an incredible 34-year project.
Lubricants & Systems
MCL Logistics has extended its 110-strong fleet with two new Volvo FH-500 X-Low Height 4x2 tractors.
Tractor Units
Members of the Transport Exchange online freight trading system with Teletrac Navman telematics on their trucks have reduced empty running from the industry average 30% to less than 10% by using the system to advertise available capacity.
Telematics
Transport Engineer’s newsroom is now closed for the Christmas period.
People
Construction contractor FM Conway has taken delivery of two Mercedes-Benz tipper grabs based on the low-entry Econic chassis, which offers major safety advantages compared to conventional trucks.
Tippers
Transport and distribution business Moran Logistics has taken delivery of 50 new MAN TGX tractors and says it will be adding a further 80 to its fleet in 2016.
Tractor Units
The AA has placed an order with Ford for more than 550 Transit Custom and Courier vans, taking its total order for the Transit Custom to almost 850 in the two years since the vehicle was launched.
Light Commercial Vehicles
A pub landlord is helping his regulars to get home safely this Christmas, by driving them in a seven-seater Nissan e-NV200 Combi.
Electric Vehicles
Renault Trucks UK has followed up its recent awards to 2014 and 2015 apprentices with an announcement that it is to create an additional 30 apprenticeships as part of its 2016 scheme expansion.
Apprenticeships
Knorr-Bremse is reporting another year of success at its annual brake testing season on the road and frozen lake test circuits at Arjeplog, a small town in north Sweden close to the Arctic Circle.
Braking Systems