Volvo Trucks is showcasing a number of the recently-launched innovations on its construction truck range at Hillhead 2016. These include a tipper-bodied example of the new, factory-built, FMX Tridem 10×6. Visitors to the show, which takes place at Hillhead Quarry near Buxton, Derbyshire between the 28th and 30thJune, will be able to inspect a top-of-the-range FH16-750 [&hellip
Read More »Kent-based Osmonds Transport & Planing has taken delivery of two new step frame trailers with beavertails from Andover Trailers – continuing a working relationship between the two companies which has lasted almost three decades. The new 56 and 73 tonne step frames join four Andover Trailers’ products currently in operation with the road planing and [&hellip
Read More »Motorway blockades and protests at fuel refineries in France are causing problems for UK lorry drivers – exactly 12 months after industrial action created chaos in Calais. Dozens of petrol stations near the French port have run dry and Freight Transport Association (FTA) members have been struggling to fill their tanks, visiting several stations before finding fuel and being allowed to [&hellip
Read More »Half of motorists oppose driverless cars as Britain takes pole position in the development of self-driving vehicles, according to a new survey. And 62% of drivers said they would feel less safe on the roads alongside other vehicles with no human behind the wheel. Almost three-quarters of those surveyed (72%) said there would be added [&hellip
Read More »European palletised freight network, Pall-Ex Group, has announced had added three new members to its growing UK portfolio. Hinckley-based Armstrong Logistics will provide network services throughout the DN postcode area; K2 Transport, who will operate in parts of the TN and BN postcodes; and Currie European Transport Ltd will cover parts of CA, DG and TD. [&hellip
Read More »The Road Haulage Association has today launched another exciting initiative, Road to Logistics. Road to Logistics is the result of a close collaboration between the RHA, telematic system providers Microlise and services charity Care After Combat. The new scheme was announced at the Microlise Transport Conference in the presence of HRH the Princess Royal. Road [&hellip
Read More »Commercial vehicle workshops can now apply targeted heat in a faster, safer and easier manner than ever before following the launch of the new easi iHeat heavy duty induction heater. Delivering rapid and safe heat with finger point accuracy, the new tool takes just seconds to heat ferrous based metals of depths up to 6mm, [&hellip
Read More »Freight Transport Association (FTA) Chief Executive David Wells has written to the new Mayor of London to request a meeting to discussthe impact of his plans on the freight and logistics sector. Sadiq Khan has already announced a package of proposals to improve air quality including an additional central London charge in 2017which is expected to impact vans and [&hellip
Read More »Chicago Pneumatic has unveiled its new ultra-lightweight ½” impact wrench – CP7732C – which is the new generation of the company’s best-selling ‘stubby’ and is the latest in a series of exceptionally compact tools for the vehicle service industry. This high quality compact tool delivers maximum customer value with an unbeatable power-to-weight ratio. The wrench is 30 per cent [&hellip
Read More »Blaby District Council in Leicestershire has switched to a Michelin tyre policy across its commercial vehicle fleet, after a test set of Michelin X Works tyres demonstrated extraordinary longevity in a year-long trial. The Council is specifying Michelin tyres as original equipment across most of the fleet, which includes a mix of 18 Mercedes-Benz and [&hellip
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