Last month fourteen apprentices from across DAF Trucks dealership group Ford & Slater, took part in a charity truck pull at Bruntingthorpe Airfield, in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. The truck pull event saw contenders split into two teams of seven, each pulling a 7.5T DAF CF truck the length… Read more »
New FORS Standard unveiled
FORS has revealed the new FORS Standard at its annual Members’ Conference. The new FORS Standard is the fifth iteration of the document, and sets out the requirements operators must meet if they wish to become FORS accredited. The revised edition addresses the need for air quality improvements and sets… Read more »
Volvo Group has detected premature degradation of emissions control component
The Volvo Group has detected that an emissions control component used in certain markets is degrading more quickly than expected, which could cause the engines to exceed emissions limits for oxides of nitrogen (NOx). All products equipped with the component meet emissions limits at delivery; the degradation is due to… Read more »
New telematics integration capability combines real-time fleet information in a single interface
TomTom Telematics has launched a new version of its fleet management Software-as-a-Service solution WEBFLEET 3.3 which allows fleet operators to review combined vehicle data from different sources in one easy-to-use interface. The WEBLEET Plugin functionality allows a third party to generate notifications within WEBFLEET to draw the user’s attention to… Read more »
Yodel’s customer feedback programme receives milestone six millionth response
UK parcel carrier Yodel is celebrating the six millionth response to its ‘Have Your Say’ customer survey. Over 7,000 Yodel customers a day now share feedback via the award- winning platform, providing the parcel carrier and its retail clients with invaluable insight into customers’ delivery experiences. The programme, which… Read more »
Bruntingthorpe Logistics loads up with new Scania duo
Bruntingthorpe Logistics is now transporting new and used cars across the UK in style with their latest arrivals, a duo of Scania P450s. Such a fan of the Scania product, the Lutterworth based operator placed the order for the first two rigid next-generation Scania car transporters as soon as they… Read more »
Michelin Tyres help Tipper Trucks dump costs
Leading UK aggregates producer, Shire Aggregates expects to dump annual running costs of over £25,000 by fitting Michelin X Works tyres as original equipment across 12 new MAN 32-tonne 8×4 tipper trucks. The moves follows a series of test results – based on each 8×4 rigid tipper travelling around… Read more »
Europa’s Pioneering MBX Service Goes the Distance
Europa Road, a dedicated division of leading independent logistics operator, Europa Worldwide Group, is celebrating the success of its premium MBX (Money Back Express) service one year on from the launch of this unique product. The pioneering MBX service offers Europa customers the benefit of a full refund of… Read more »
Cartwright Group in Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250
Cartwright Group has been named for the second year running as one of the fastest-growing private mid-market companies in the UK. It has been listed in the Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250. The company made its debut in the list last year, having been named as one of… Read more »
Carrier Transicold Celebrates Two Decades of E-Drive™ All-Electric Technology
Carrier Transicold is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its industry-changing E-Drive™ all-electric technology, a patented innovation, which continues to deliver high standards of efficiency, reliability and performance to the transport refrigeration sector. Carrier Transicold Europe is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp…. Read more »
