Have the EU’s tyre labelling requirements failed in not taking tyre wear into account properly? John Kendall finds out by assessing the effects of wear on wet grip. IT’S NOW 10 years since the EU […]
RH COMMERCIAL Vehicles (RHCV) has strengthened its relationship with Totalkare after introducing in-house brake testing equipment at its new Newark site. East Midlands independent Renault Trucks distributor RHCV opened its new site in May 2021; […]
HIAB was the supplier of choice for Spencer Environmental Care Associates, when investing in a new hooklift to support its ongoing work on the nationwide HS2 Rail project. The land and forest management company selected […]
GREGORY Distribution is extending the use of Bio-LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) into its milk transhipment operation, with the arrival of 12 new Volvo FM Globetrotter LNG 6×2 tractor units, each expected to clock-up 200,000km per […]
BRIGADE Electronics has launched a new predictive collision detection system, Sidescan Predict, the next generation of collision avoidance systems. Supported by the Knowledge Transfer Partnership initiative with Cambridge University, the aim was to develop a […]
THE MORTAR & Screed Company has reduced downtime and improved driver confidence since incorporating Wheely-Safe’s latest generation technologies into its day-to-day operations. The Cannock based business has fitted Wheely-Safe’s intelligent tyre pressure monitoring (TPMS), wheel […]
SCOTTISH haulier GSM Transport has taken delivery of two new refrigerated trailers, each specified with a Carrier Transicold Vector 1550 unit. Designed to distribute milk across the UK the new assets join a 24 strong […]
HEIKO SELZAM is preparing to take on the job of managing director at Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK, effective from 1 April 2022. He succeeds Wolfgang Theissen, who passed away in September. Heiko is a familiar face […]
GEORGE Stewart, who ran livestock haulier RW Stewart set up by his father, has passed away at the age of 86. He had received the Transport News 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award, which coincided with the […]
Gregory Distribution has been working closely with Freeway Fleet Systems to help integrate its acquisitions of ARR Craib and Pollock (Scotrans) by digitally streamlining its engineering operations, writes Carol Millett. The company, which purchased Pollock […]
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