Truck, bus, coach and trailer operators can now benefit from an online service that allows them to check for vehicle recalls, launched by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) [...]
Two of the oldest and most respected names in the heavy vehicle tier one supplier market are to merge, with the takeover of Wabco by ZF in a deal worth [...]
Paccar subsidiary DAF has expanded its rigid truck range with new axle options. British interest will be centred upon the SR1132T, a 19-tonne tandem-drive bogie with single-reduction, leaf-spring suspension and [...]
Municipal vehicle hire provider CTS Hire is boosting its growing fleet again, with the arrival of 12 new refuse trucks from Dennis Eagle. The new 18t and 26t Refuse Collection [...]
SFS vehicles fuel Kettering and Corby collaboration
Published On: Wednesday 17 April 2019
A brand-new fleet of over 35 vehicles has arrived at Kettering Borough Council, to carry out waste, recycling, grounds and cleansing works as part of the new shared service with [...]
Recycling and resource recovery specialist Enva is expanding and refreshing its fleet with an investment in new refuse vehicles to meet increasing demand for its trade services in Scotland. The [...]
Imperial and DAF to sponsor National Refuse Championships 2019
Published On: Wednesday 17 April 2019
Organisers of The National Refuse Championships 2019 have announced Imperial Commercials and DAF as headline sponsors this year. The charity event, which takes place on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 [...]
Stockton tackles litter-bugs with new camera system
Published On: Wednesday 17 April 2019
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is using a new Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera system from Innovative Safety Systems Ltd (ISS) on its enforcement vehicles to catch litter-throwers and fly-tippers in the act. The [...]
Reprieve for international operators as Brexit postponed again
Published On: Tuesday 16 April 2019
Commentators had all but given up predicting where the Brexit process would take Britain next as Transport Operator’s print edition closed for press in early April. By the time the [...]