Nottinghamshire’s Griffin Freight Services has turned once again to trusted supplier Northside Truck & Van for the latest Mercedes-Benz additions to a fleet that now extends to more than 50 trucks and is dominated by the three-pointed star. The operator, which is preparing to move to a new 23-acre… Read more »
3 Dees Transport choose Krone container carriers for light-weight and fast loading
Tilbury-based 3 Dees Transport have added 6 Krone Box Liner container carriers to their fleet which, say the company, combine weight advantage with fast loading to bring long term commercial benefits. Strategically located by Tilbury docks, 3 Dees operate a mixed trailer fleet of maximum-payload curtainsiders, low-loaders and container trailers… Read more »
Lawsons trusts in IVECO to deliver truck-like aftersales support for Daily fleet
Timber, building & fencing supplier Lawsons has taken delivery of its first IVECO Daily Hi-Matic 3.5-tonne chassis cabs. The order for four vehicles was placed on the back of the IVECO dealer network’s ability to provide truck-levels of aftersales care for light commercial fleets – including servicing and maintaining the… Read more »
Smart tacho legislation fuels growth in HGV registrations
The recent figures by the SMMT on the latest quarterly HGV registration figures were unusually high, and largely as a result of the implementation of the EU Smart Tachograph legislation on 15th June. The legislation brings one of the industry’s most important and necessary safety devices into the modern digital… Read more »
Carrier Transicold Southern the First to Sweep the PACE Awards
Carrier Transicold Southern has become the first Network Service Partner to win all three Carrier Transicold UK Performance and Competitive Excellence (PACE) awards: Network Service Partner of the Year 2019, Carrier Safe Award, and Training Academy Candidate of the Year. It is the first time Carrier Transicold Southern – which… Read more »
Crane vehicle for flood damaged 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 components for developers to construct a temporary structure. Loaded to their Mercedes-Benz Actros 8×4 complete with 80 Tonne/Metre… Read more »
Lineage campions Schmitz Cargobull with order of 41 new reefers for its cold chain fleet
Lineage, the world’s largest temperature-controlled logistics provider, has expanded its UK fleet with a further 41 refrigerated trailers from Schmitz Cargobull, for use on its wholesaler and major supermarket contracts. Expected to get at least a decade of intensive use, the trailers join a 500-strong fleet, approximately 70 per cent… Read more »
KSD returns to DAF for ten more tippers
High-profile Nuneaton haulage, muck-away, recycling and aggregates operator, KSD, has committed to a further tranche of ten DAF CF 410 FAD 8×4 tippers following the successful performance of ten early Euro-6 models just under two years ago. With a small but growing concrete business now adding vehicle numbers, the KSD… Read more »
Gasrec reports 369 per cent rise in demand for gas in 2019
Gasrec, which operates the UK’s largest network of natural gas refuelling stations for commercial vehicles, has recorded a 369 per cent rise in demand for gas during the first half of 2019, versus the previous six months. Volumes of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquified natural gas (LNG) grew by… Read more »
A new Volvo FH16 750 flagship reaches new heights at Stoddart Crane Hire
Scottish operator, Stoddart Crane Hire has a new fleet flagship – a 150-tonne Volvo FH16 750 6×4 tractor unit – supplied by Kevin Fraser, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland and which is used predominantly for the transportation of crane ballast. “We need every… Read more »
