Almost one-third lower fuel consumption. Volvo Trucks’ new concept vehicle shows how it is possible to drastically boost productivity in long-haul operations. Among the secrets behind these remarkable fuel savings are aerodynamic design and lower kerb weight. With support from the Swedish Energy Agency, Volvo Trucks has developed a new… Read more »
Seeking online CPC & Tacho Data Access for hauliers in Britain
In the spirit of ‘Digital By Default’, commercial online access to Tacho and CPC data is within the reach of the UK Haulage industry. Allowing commercial checking of this data would deliver huge efficiencies for hauliers along with a significant contribution to increased road safety. However the data, which rests… Read more »
FORS to exhibit at Tip-ex Tank-ex 2016
FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, is delighted to announce it will be at Tip-ex Tank-ex this year. The event is taking place in Harrogate, from 2- 4 June 2016. Staff will be on hand throughout the day to answer questions concerning FORS accreditation and meeting with new and prospective… Read more »
FTA helps drivers stay one step ahead in France
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is helping drivers plan ahead with live updates on the fuel shortages in France thanks to the country’s English-speaking newspaper Connexion France. Up to half of France’s 10,000 filling stations have run dry or are short of fuel due to protests at refineries over new… Read more »
Volvo FMX 4 Tippers ‘R’ Us
Ipswich-based Tippers ‘R’ Us has taken delivery of ten Volvo FMX 8×4 tippers from Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia. The trucks were delivered with Boweld Taperlite tipping bodies as part of Volvo Trucks’ combination offering, through which Volvo has teamed-up with some of the key players in the… Read more »
Carrier Transicold Xarios™ 500 units Cream of the Crop for Rodda’s
Cornish clotted cream producer Rodda’s has updated its fleet with four new 7.5-tonne Isuzu ‘Forward’ N75.190 trucks mounted with insulated bodies and Carrier Transicold Xarios™ 500 refrigeration units. Carrier Transicold, which operates in the UK as Carrier Transicold UK, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit… Read more »
T H WHITE reduce administration by sixty hours a week using r2c Online
T H WHITE Lorry Cranes of engineering group T H WHITE has adopted the web-based maintenance management platform r2c Online. Used by T H WHITE’s thirty-six field based engineers, the company believe they are saving sixty hours each week in administration through use of the system. A family and… Read more »
FTA everywoman – leading ladies announced
Leading ladies in transport and logistics have been revealed at the FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards 2016 ceremony in London. Celebrating the successes of 22 outstanding people who work in the UK transport and logistics industry, the annual FTA everywomanAwards ceremony was held at the Hilton on Park Lane today. Among the judging… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz Actros wins a Highland welcome
Drivers at Inverness-based Highland Haulage have given a resounding thumbs-up to their latest trucks, a pair of Mercedes-Benz Actros 2548 tractor units which are also proving impressively fuel-efficient. “We have some highly experienced professionals on our staff and we respect their opinions greatly,” said Director Sandy Catto. “The feedback… Read more »
Great British Freight Off
Europa Worldwide Group has marked its first anniversary in its £30million Dartford 1hub. To celebrate the occasion 50 new starters who’ve joined over the last 12 months tucked into a special birthday cake. They enjoyed a truck shaped 2ft long birthday cake, large enough feed the 300 staff based… Read more »
