Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • Briggs Equipment UK acquires Irish Lift Trucks

    on Aug 2, 17 • in UK • with Comments Off on Briggs Equipment UK acquires Irish Lift Trucks

    As part of the company’s five- year growth strategy, Briggs Equipment has acquired Irish Lift Trucks (ILT) part of the OHM Group in the Republic of Ireland

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  • Roof extension delivers driver and operator benefits

    on Aug 1, 17 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Roof extension delivers driver and operator benefits

    An extra 200 mm of headspace from a modified High-Roof sleeper cab, making the overall standing height of 6ft6, brings more than just additional headspace benefits, claims manufacturer Hatcher Components

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  • Krone raises the roof for Suttle Transport

    on Jul 31, 17 • in News, UK • with Comments Off on Krone raises the roof for Suttle Transport

    Suttle Transport Services Ltd, based in Tockwith, Wetherby has purchased three lifting, sliding-roof Krone Profi Liner curtainsiders to cope with their specialist, high-cube loads

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  • Bandag unveils two new retread tyres

    on Jul 30, 17 • in News, UK • with Comments Off on Bandag unveils two new retread tyres

    Bandag has raised the standard for durability, performance and cost-efficiency with the launch of two advanced new retreads: the Bandag M-TRAILER 001 adapted to on/off conditions and the Bandag R-TRAILER 001 retread for regional and special transport applications

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  • Vans to go greener and cleaner under new plans

    on Jul 30, 17 • in News, UK • with Comments Off on Vans to go greener and cleaner under new plans

    Changes to driver licencing rules will make it easier for van drivers to switch to electric vehicles, the Government has announced

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  • New FUSO eCanter unveiled

    on Jul 30, 17 • in News, UK • with Comments Off on New FUSO eCanter unveiled

    Mitsubishi FUSO Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) is celebrating the start of production of the world’s first all electric light-duty truck, the FUSO eCanter

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  • Delivered to your doorstep with Palfinger

    on Jul 26, 17 • in UK • with Comments Off on Delivered to your doorstep with Palfinger

    Central German haulage company Reitz has taken delivery of three Palfinger truck mounted forklifts (TMFs) which are being used to distribute technical and medical gases in the area for the Westfalen Group. Reitz’s driver Waldemar Kirsch delivers pallets of bottled gas to diverse operations such as hospitals, commercial landscaping companies and vehicle repair shops, but the one thing that they all have in common is the requirement for reliable, timely deliveries, deposited exactly where they are needed

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  • New bulkhead for UK and Ireland dual-temp control

    on Jul 25, 17 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on New bulkhead for UK and Ireland dual-temp control

    Krone, the Germany-based international trailer manufacturer, has introduced a new, lightweight moveable bulkhead for dual-temperature use in their Cool Liner refrigerated trailers

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  • Haweka Axis500 makes tyre and wheel servicing quick and easy

    on Jul 25, 17 • in UK • with Comments Off on Haweka Axis500 makes tyre and wheel servicing quick and easy

    For most haulage companies, fuel consumption and tyre wear are a large part of their operating costs. If the truck wheels are misaligned it can have an adverse effect on both tyre wear and fuel consumption

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  • Migrants at Calais target an HGV driver to hi-jack the truck

    on Jul 24, 17 • in News, UK • with Comments Off on Migrants at Calais target an HGV driver to hi-jack the truck

    The Road Haulage Association is alarmed at the news that an HGV and its driver were targeted in a hi-jack attack by migrants at Calais in an attempt to cross the Channel

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