Trucks
First FH16-580 150 tonner for K J Services
K J Services Ltd., based in Rhymney, Gwent, South Wales, has taken delivery of the company’s first Volvo heavy haulage FH16-580 6x4 tractor. The truck replaces a 520 bhp FH16 which has given over seven years and 500,000 miles of sterling service.
Motorway car share lane must benefit all road users
The Freight Transport Association has given a cautious welcome to the opening of the UK’s first motorway car share lane on a trial basis at the junction of the M606 and M62 today.
Demonstrator trial clinches Stralis deal with Earl Transport
Earl Transport of Accrington has taken delivery of a new Iveco Stralis Active Space Super³ tractor unit after trialing a demonstrator supplied by Preston-based Iveco dealer Walton Summit Truck Centre.
Manchester United’s new sweeper plays a good clean game
Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) has a new sweeper, but this particular new signing will never kick a ball. Instead, two brand new Scarab sweepers supplied to Trafford Council by TransLinc will keep the Old Trafford Stadium spick and span.
Driver checks on vans and lorries – new DVD from FTA
The OCRS system – Operator Compliance Risk Score – used by VOSA as part of its enforcement process, means that commercial vehicle operators must be ever more vigilant in their maintenance regimes if they are to achieve the highest possible OCRS score, and thus the maximum level of legal compliance.
Volvo Truck deliveries February 2008
Volvo Trucks’ deliveries during February amounted to 8,907 vehicles, up 23% compared with the year-earlier period.
More haulage firms using Volvo’s ‘Dynafleet’ telematics
Rising fuel prices, growing concern for the environment and ever-tougher competition have paved the way for increasing use of telematics in the haulage industry.
Spraydown achieves step change in spray suppression
Wet weather spray caused by heavy goods vehicles is amongst the most serious everyday driving hazards with which road users have to contend.
DAF has plenty of power to tackle Devon’s hills
At 510 horsepower a new DAF eight-wheeler with Totnes, Devon tipper operator DJB (South West) Haulage Limited has plenty of power to tackle the hilly local terrain. The FAD CF85 is also the first DAF eight-wheel tipper in the UK at this power rating.
Volvo Trucks rewarded for diversity initiatives
Yesterday, Anders Olausson factory manager at Volvo Trucks, received the ‘Competence Award for Diversity Initiatives’ for his work on increasing the proportion of women in Volvo’s Tuve assembly plant in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Thomas Hardie launches Fuel Torque
Thomas Hardie Commercials, the main distributor for Volvo truck, bus & coach and LDV light Commercial Vehicles in the Northwest is the first dealer in the UK to launch a fuel consultancy scheme:- Fuel Torque.
The fuel duty freeze is welcome but the campaign goes on
The Road Haulage Association welcomes today’s announcement by the Chancellor that the 2 pence per litre fuel duty increase is to be deferred until October 2008.
FTA – fuel duty increase ‘unthinkable’
The Freight Transport Association says that the Chancellor’s decision to defer the 2p per litre increase in fuel duty until 1 October is very welcome, bearing in mind this week’s increase in the price of oil to $110 per barrel and forecasts that it will rise further.
A new record: 300 vehicles manufactured in a single day
For the first time, in February, Renault Trucks’ plants crossed the symbolic threshold of producing 300 vehicles in a single day.
First Euro 5 into Blakemore Fresh Foods
Blakemore Fresh Foods Limited, a division part of A. F. Blakemore & Son Limited, based in Willenhall, West Midlands has taken delivery of their first new generation Euro 5 Volvo FL 240 4x2 rigid truck.