Mercedes-Benz has made the best 8×4 tipper chassis even better by introducing a version with a reduced cab height. That’s according to Kent-based Lime Logistics, which has just added a lower 32-tonne Arocs 3240 to its fleet. The Arocs has a ClassicSpace M-cab with 320mm engine tunnel, whereas its other… Read more »
Millbrook Group opens its doors with new Technology Park Workshops
Millbrook Group, the leading independent vehicle test and validation services provider, has completed work on the latest phase of its Technology Park, which has been supported by £1.2m of funding from the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP). It adds new workshop facilities for the development and testing of… Read more »
One in three Brits risk driving ban with overdue eye tests
MP Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) is calling for the UK’s drivers to stop putting themselves and their families at risk this summer by ensuring they have had a recent eye test. New research revealed by Vision Express has found: • Almost 30% of UK drivers are overdue an eye test, with… Read more »
Plant hire specialist CBL picks IVECO range for fleet renewal
Plant hire specialist CBL has renewed its commercial vehicle fleet with 11 IVECO Stralis rigid trucks and four Daily Hi-Matic light commercials, placing the order after a seed Stralis impressed during its first year of work at the family-run company’s Maidstone branch. All the 26-tonne Stralis Hi-Street rigids feature day… Read more »
UK transport sector hit by upsurge in bad debt, new research reveals
The UK’s Transport sector was hit by a huge increase in bad debts owed to it during Q2 2017, with unrecoverable debt rising by 178% from £2.6m to £7.4m. The average amount of each debt also spiralled, rising from nearly £7,800 to over £19,000. At the same time, however, debts… Read more »
The Woodside Group joins Pallet-Track network
The Woodside Group, one of Northern Ireland’s most prestigious logistics businesses, has joined the Pallet-Track network. An established company with more than 50 years of heritage, The Woodside Group, which includes Woodside Haulage, Woodside Distribution, Woodside Motorfreight, and All Route Shipping employs more than 500 staff and had a combined… Read more »
Carrier Transicold Glasgow earns first place in 2017 Carrier Safe Awards
Cambuslang-based Carrier Transicold Glasgow has secured the top spot in the 2017 Carrier Safe awards for the first time, scoring 98 per cent in Carrier’s independent health and safety programme. Carrier Transicold, which operates in the UK as Carrier Transicold (UK) Limited, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls &… Read more »
Whatley & Co’s Mercedes-Benz Unimog proves that three into one does go
A mighty Mercedes-Benz Unimog has delivered a huge efficiency boost for Whatley & Co by taking on the work of no fewer than three previous vehicles. The long-established company specialises in installing water pumps and irrigation systems for agricultural customers, in the area surrounding its base in Wiltshire’s rural Vale… Read more »
Michelin warns fleets on cost of driving on under-inflated tyres
Michelin is warning businesses that the cost of driving on under-inflated tyres has risen over an 18-month period, in line with the cost of fuel. In June 2017, average pump prices in the UK reached 116.4 pence per litre for unleaded and 117.4 pence per litre for diesel – an… Read more »
Reliability and uptime are the gold standard for Keyo as the company celebrates 50th anniversary with special livery FH
In recognition and celebration of the company’s ‘Golden Anniversary’ in 2017, north Lincolnshire-based agricultural services company Keyo has purchased a new Volvo FH-500 6×2 tractor unit featuring a striking ‘golden’ livery. Keyo’s special ‘liveried FH, which was supplied by Crossroads Truck and Bus, is on a top level, Volvo ‘Gold’… Read more »
