Crane Vehicle from Collett for Flood Damaged Dales
Utilising their crane vehicle fleet to provide a flexible transport and offloading solution, Collett deliver four giant steel tubes to the Yorkshire Dales. After a month’s worth of rain fell in just two hours, Cogden Beck bridge was completely destroyed by boulders and debris washed down in the early August floods. Collett have delivered the […]
New Cabs to Tackle Pollution Issues
A new fleet of black cabs have been fitted with innovative air cleaners, containing unique patented nano carbon filtration technology, in an attempt to tackle the UK’s pollution issues. This technology works to remove up to 97% of particulate matter (PM2.5) and up to 95% of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from the air inside the cab […]
FTA Completes 750,000 Vehicle Inspections through VIS
More than 7,600 miles worth of parked trucks have undergone inspections by FTA since it launched its pioneering Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) in 1966. To mark its 750,000th vehicle inspection, FTA presented the VIS team with a certificate at the Plumbing Trade Supplies site, a Travis Perkins business, in Birmingham on 26 June 2019. David […]
Vehicle Technology the Theme for FTA’s Fleet Engineer Conference
Traffic Commissioner for the West of England, Kevin Rooney will be giving his views on maintaining compliance in today’s technological world at FTA’s popular Fleet Engineer Conference, sponsored by Continental Tyres and Schmitz Cargobull, which is back due to popular demand on 11 June 2019 at the National Agriculture and Exhibition Centre (NAEC) in Stoneleigh, […]
McGill’s Invests in 26 Euro 6 Alexander Dennis Buses
A major investment worth £4.75 million has been made by McGill’s, who purchased 26 new Euro 6 Alexander Dennis (ADL) buses that will serve Glasgow and the west of Scotland. With this investment coming through, the total over the past five years is more than £30 million; £24 million of which has been spent on […]
SMEs Say Digitisation Boost Could Help
Eighty-one per cent of decision makers working for small and medium sized businesses that use vehicles believe they could get more jobs done if they could digitise more of their workflow, according to a new study from TomTom Telematics. Yet, when asked how they handle everyday tasks such as expense management, customer updates and quoting […]
K Transport Extends Fleet with New Trucks
Midlands-based K Transport Services has acquired new trucks, supplied through Greenhous Commercials, which has been supplying the business for more than 20 years. It now operates a fleet of more than 80 vehicles and 130 trailers from their sites in Coven and Planetary Road, Willenhall to various customer premises. The latest DAF vehicles received by K […]
Tool to Cut Vehicle Damage Costs from Nexus
A new damage reporting tool to help prevent customers paying unnecessary vehicle damage charges has been launched by Nexus Vehicle Rental. Developed in response to rising damage costs, the new tool is part of the company’s IRIS rental booking and management system and has been designed to make it easy for clients to immediately report […]
CSG Waste No Time with New Fleet Additions
Leading waste management company CSG has taken delivery of eight new Scania New Generation vehicles. Scania South West has delivered a 4000-gallon non-hazardous tanker, a 4000-gallon ADR tanker, four articulated tractor units and two 26 tonne chassis cabs to Fareham-based waste management specialists CSG as part of the business’ continued investment. CSG is one of […]
SM UK Invests in New Vehicle Conversion Centre
An investment of £2 million is to be made by engineering firm SM UK in a new 10,000 sq ft specialised vehicle conversion centre located in the Gildersome area of Leeds. The new facility is to be staffed by a team of engineers, providing bespoke fit-out and conversion services for SM UK’s customers, which range […]
Bouden Coach Travel Purchase 2 New Mercedes Tourismos
Bouden Coach Travel have been expanding rapidly over the last few months. A focus on International Tours and Corporate events has resulted in an increased demand for top spec vehicles and so business director, Adel Bouden has purchased another two new 68 plate luxury Tourismos from the lovely people of Evobus Coventry. “A concern of […]
CoolKit Drives Business Growth for Curd and Cure
CoolKit vehicles are helping Kent-based Curd and Cure drive further growth for the company. The artisan food and drink distributor placed their first order with refrigerated vehicle specialist CoolKit in July 2017. Stuart Grant, who took over as Managing Director in January, was so impressed with the quality of the vehicles he placed an order […]
Burman Plant Embraces the New DfT Regulations
The recently introduced DfT regulations that now require certain categories of vehicles to fall under HGV Operator licencing regulations have been ‘embraced with ease’ by Burman Plant, the volumetric concrete and plant hire specialists. Starting with the 1st of September 2018, most volumetric concrete operators (mobile concrete batching plants), including Burman Plant, have been required […]
