Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • Fleet operators opposed to £10,000 motorway speeding fine

    on Jun 22, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Fleet operators opposed to £10,000 motorway speeding fine

    Almost 80 per cent of UK fleet operators oppose plans to quadruple the maximum motorway speeding fine to £10,000, a poll has revealed

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  • Supermarket chain checks out Carrier Transicold

    on Jun 22, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Supermarket chain checks out Carrier Transicold

    North of England-based supermarket chain Booths has become the latest retailer to shop with Carrier Transicold UK. The family-run business has specified a pair of Vector™1950 MT (multi-temperature) units for two new trailers joining its fleet. Carrier Transicold helps improve global transport and shipping temperature control with a complete line of equipment for refrigerated trucks, trailers and containers, and is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX)

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  • Bullwell launches recruitment drive

    on Jun 19, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Bullwell launches recruitment drive

    Lichfield based Bullwell Trailer Solutions has launched a recruitment drive for mobile HGV engineers located across the Midlands

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  • Technology company wins Highways Agency contract

    on Jun 18, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Technology company wins Highways Agency contract

    Pioneering technology services company, telent Technology Services Ltd, has won three prestigious five year contracts worth over ₤15million with the Highways Agency, to maintain critical roadside technology across the East, South East and M25 regions’ motorways and trunk roads

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  • Peerless Beverage chooses DriveCam

    on Jun 17, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Peerless Beverage chooses DriveCam

    Peerless Beverage, a major US beer distributor has chosen the the DriveCam® Programme to deliver diver safety and compliance solutions

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  • Burnt Tree sponsors British Cycling Championships

    on Jun 17, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Burnt Tree sponsors British Cycling Championships

    Leading independent commercial vehicle rental and contract hire company Burnt Tree was the main vehicle sponsor at the recently held British Cycling National Masters Road Race Championships in Bedfordshire, a two-day event with over 350 riders from all over the UK, including multiple Olympic gold-medal winning cyclist Dame Sarah Storey, taking part in six races over the weekend

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  • Tockwith Training chooses Volvo

    on Jun 16, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Tockwith Training chooses Volvo

    Hessay, York based, LGV Training company Tockwith Training has taken delivery of two Euro 6-compliant, new series Volvo FE 4×2 rigids. They are among the first new series FEs in the UK to be specified with Volvo’s I-Shift automated gearbox

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  • Iveco chooses Michelin 70-series

    on Jun 12, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Iveco chooses Michelin 70-series

    Iveco has standardised on 315/70 R 22.5 tyres for new Euro VI tractor units entering service in the UK after seeing the fuel-saving potential of 70-series rubber compared with the 295/80 R 22.5 fitments previously favoured in the

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  • Truckers get dashboard dining warning

    on Jun 12, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Truckers get dashboard dining warning

    It’s a fact. Eating or drinking while driving is nearly as dangerous as using a mobile device – whether handheld or hands-free – and greatly increases a driver’s risk of being in or causing a collision. This is according to new data released by Lytx Europe Ltd., a global leader in delivering driver safety and compliance solutions for commercial fleets. 

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  • Palletforce awarded gold award by RoSPA

    on Jun 11, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Palletforce awarded gold award by RoSPA

    Palletforce has kept its recording-breaking run of RoSPA awards alive by gaining a gold medal award thanks to its excellent commitment to health and safety

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