Author: Connor ORouke

British bobsleigh champion Mica McNeil has chosen Apollo Vredestein’s Comtrac 2 winter tyres to help travel to her winter training grounds in Europe this year.

UK-based temperature-controlled operator FreshLinc has added 30 new SDC Freespan Curtainsiders to its general haulage division “FLX” in Carrington, Manchester, taking the group’s fleet to over 400 vehicles and 1,000 trailers nationwide. Designed to FLX Logistics’ bespoke specification, the new EN 12642 XL curtainsiders come with BPW Eco-Plus axles, Haldex generation 3 braking system, LED

Netherlands bus operator Connexxion – part of Transdev – is going mirrorless on its new fleet of electric buses. The company has ordered 156 new buses from Ebusco and specified all with a camera-based system rather than normal wing mirrors. The move follows extensive testing, with Connexxion saying the new system should make driving safer,

P.Keenan Road Surfacing has revealed its recent success in the Northern Ireland Road Safety Awards is thanks to FORS. The family-run business based in Northern Ireland, won the coveted award in the HGV/LGV sector and gives credit to the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) for helping its team attain excellent operational standards and implement best

Knockfadda based haulage company, Gerard Devlin Haulage & Plant Hire Ltd has taken delivery of a brand-new DAF CF 450 FAD 8X4 Rigid. The vehicle specification includes: Day cab Reinforced mechanical cab suspension Translucent external sun visor Daytime running lights Bumper mounted fog lights Kelsa top bar with beacons & headboard Double glazed window in

This week Mercedes-Benz has been showing off two self-driving Arocs as they successfully carry out automated snow removal operations in Germany. The result of a joint project with Lab1886 – the innovation unit for new business models within Mercedes-Benz AG and Daimler Truck AG – the display showcased technology that could be used in sectors

Blackpool Transport Services (BTS), the iconic seaside resort’s public transport operator, has estimated that the renewal of its fleet with cleaner and more efficient buses is saving it £300,000 a year. In 2016 the council-owned operator adopted a strategy of ensuring that the average age of the buses on its fleet are all less than

Crawley-based removals and storage business Bishop’s Move has added a stylish DAF 18-tonne to its growing fleet. The CF 290 FA 4×2 box van carries a retro-livery, modelled on the company’s fleet in the 1930s, as the family-owned firm celebrates 165 years of successful trading. The latest truck was part of an order for 17

CEVA Logistics is undertaking an electric vehicle trial at its Urban Distribution Hub in Dartford, Kent. The trial aims to find ways of reducing the impact of commercial vehicle movements and will focus particularly on electric trucks delivering into central London. It has been made possible thanks to CEVA becoming the first partner of electric

A FleetCheck app designed to increase fleet safety for cars, vans, HGVs, buses and coaches has clocked up two million vehicle inspections. Introduced in 2017, the Vehicle Inspection App allows drivers and fleet managers to schedule, carry out, confirm, follow up and audit all kinds of legally required inspections from daily walk-arounds to weekly or

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