Truck drivers from operators such as Bidvest, Ceva, Samworth and WM Armstrong are among a shortlist of 15 announced for the inaugural Microlise Driver of the Year awards.
Driver / People Management
South Wales-based New Adventure Travel has expanded its 75-strong bus and coach fleet with 10 MetroCity and four Solo buses from Optare, as well as two K 360 IB4x2 Scania Irizar i6 coaches and its first Scania Touring Coach based on Scania's K 410 EB4x2 chassis.
Bus & Coach
Delphi Automotive is investing heavily in new, state-of-the-art, testing-systems at its Technical Centre in Gillingham, Kent.
Engine/Transmission Management
A&F Haulage’s latest two Volvo FMX 8x4 tippers have been put to work on a major contract with Harsco in Rotherham.
Tippers
This month’s Tip-Ex event (28-30 May, Harrogate) marks the official launch of Hyva’s Titan Radio Remote, a skiploader that offers “a quantum leap forward”, according to the company, in terms of safety and productivity.
Tippers
Haulier Eddie Stobard is supplying two Volvo FH tractors to teams attempting to set a Guinness World Record at a charity truck pull challenge in Stroud on 24 May.
Tractor Units
Coach tour operator Dunwood Travel has taken delivery of its third 53-seater Scania coach with Irizar i6 bodywork, after receiving excellent customer feedback on the two vehicles it purchased last year.
Bus & Coach
Gas distribution company SGN has ordered 189 Transit Custom vans from Ford, to act as emergency response vehicles for its mobile engineers.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Scottish quarry operator Jamieson’s has extended its tipper fleet, with 10 eight-wheelers already in operation and another five being built, all built by Thompsons.
Tippers
The transport sector’s skills gap and the need for better training were two of the key issues raised by Beverley Bell at the inauguration lunch earlier this week to mark her presidency of the Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport.
Apprenticeships
Optimum Oils, which claims to serve around 40% of British bus and coach fleets with specialist oils, is partnering with Chevron Lubricants to introduce a new engine cleaning product for the industry.
Lubricants & Systems