Supply chain logistics provider Fowler Welch has extended its long-running tyre fitment and management contract with Continental Tyres subsidiary and retread specialist Bandvulc. Continental and Bandvulc tyres will be specified across the entire Fowler Welch fleet of 450 Euro 6 trucks and 750 temperature-controlled trailer units for a further three… Read more »
Wiseva enhances trailer rental portfolio with SDC Curtainsiders
Wolverhampton based trailer rental, leasing and fleet management company, Wiseva Ltd, has extended their fleet offering with the addition of 30 new SDC Curtainsiders. Following the delivery of ten Freespan Curtainsiders in January, Wiseva placed an order for another 20 trailers as they scale up their UK rental fleet. Available… Read more »
Renault Trucks is building its network for recycling and reusing truck parts with Indra
Renault Trucks is stepping up its transition to a circular economy and is developing a network with Indra for recycling and reusing truck parts. The two partners are carrying out a one-year preliminary study, the conclusions of which will be delivered in the autumn. Renault Trucks President Bruno Blin and… Read more »
Eddie Stobart Logistics hit by losses of £239 million
Despite an increased revenue of 9.7%, losses at Eddie Stobart Logistics stretched to more than £200 million as the group published details of its financial performance during 2019. During the financial year in 2019, Eddie Stobart made a pre-tax loss of £238.9m, compared to the restated pre-tax loss of £22.3m… Read more »
Christian Coolsaet appointed new Managing Director for Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland
Christian Coolsaet has been appointed Managing Director of Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland. He succeeds Robert Grozdanovski who will move to Gothenburg to take up an appointment as Volvo Trucks’ Senior Vice President for Sales Area Europe Central East & East. Christian brings more than 20 years of Volvo experience,… Read more »
Bell backs Britain with seven-days-a-week Mercedes-Benz Vans lockdown strategy
Mercedes-Benz Dealer Bell Truck and Van achieved a stunning van sales result after adopting a radical approach designed to keep customers moving during the pandemic. In the seven weeks following the imposition of lockdown the manufacturer’s representative in the North East sold more than 700 new and used vans, up… Read more »
Galaxy shoots for the stars with ‘clear-sighted’ Mercedes-Benz Actros from Northside
Sheffield-based Galaxy Insulation & Dry Lining can see a clear road ahead as it emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to the four-star Direct Vision Standard rating of its latest eight Mercedes-Benz Actros rigids. The 26-tonners were chosen specifically to work in London. They have ClassicSpace S-cabs with 320mm engine… Read more »
Willmotts expands its Tiger Trailers fleet with thirty extra curtainsiders and trials the manufacturer’s new refrigerated range
The fleet of one of the largest independent warehousing and distribution companies in the South West has been further strengthened through the addition of another 30 curtainsided vehicles from long-term supplier Tiger Trailers, along with a smaller quantity of the manufacturer’s new temperature-controlled products. To date, Tiger Trailers has previously… Read more »
New Volvo FH fleet on the start line for McLaren Racing
McLaren Racing has put its new fleet of 24 Volvo FH Globetrotter XL tractor units into service, transporting all of the team’s equipment for this weekend’s season-opening F1 race in Spielberg, Austria. The new 4×2 left-hand drive trucks will stand out in the paddock thanks to their striking Mammoth Tree… Read more »
Warwickshire Police’s Commercial Vehicle Unit has been nominated by their peers as ‘HGV Heroes’
Warwickshire Police’s Commercial Vehicle Unit has been nominated by their peers as ‘HGV Heroes’. The nomination was made on the Road Haulage Association website www.hgvheroes.co.uk and recognises that throughout the pandemic the Warwickshire Police Commercial Vehicle Unit team have continued to work with commercial vehicles across the county, ensuring that… Read more »
