• Marcotran signs Goodyear tyre management deal

    Published On: Friday 4 September 2015

    Spanish transport and logistics group Marcotran has signed a FleetFirst agreement with Goodyear for the supply of new and retread tyres, as well as trans-European full tyre management. Reasons cited [...]

  • Truck Links enjoys efficiency boost with Verilocation tracking

    Published On: Thursday 3 September 2015

    Truck Links Ltd, the Lincolnshire-based commercial vehicle rental and sales operator, has invested heavily in improved telemetry control systems for its customers with the installation of Verilocation vehicle tracking devices [...]

  • Mercedes-Benz Arocs takes on plant tyre handling role

    Published On: Thursday 3 September 2015

    Heavy-duty excavation, construction and container handling equipment working on sites, in quarries and at ports throughout the south-east is now being kept rolling by a £180,000 Mercedes-Benz truck built to [...]

  • Fraikin expands into trailer rental with former City Link fleet

    Published On: Tuesday 1 September 2015

    Leasing and hire specialist Fraikin is redeploying the former City Link trailer fleet by expanding into the UK trailer rental market for the first time with the opening of a [...]

  • Operators urged to avoid fines as London safer lorry rules launch

    Published On: Tuesday 1 September 2015

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has issued a reminder to operators warning them to ensure their vehicles comply with the London Safer Lorry Scheme, which launched at the star tof [...]

  • Hauliers still counting cost of Calais crisis

    Published On: Sunday 30 August 2015

    UK fleets operating on the Continent are continuing to count the cost of the ongoing migrant situation at Calais. The Road Haulage Association (RHA), which has repeatedly called for French [...]

  • BPW launches solar-powered telematics system

    Published On: Saturday 29 August 2015

    idem telematics, part of the BPW Group, has announced the latest addition to its cargofleet range – a solar-driven positioning system. Specifically developed for long range monitoring of all mobile [...]

  • Gray & Adams to showcase new lifting-deck trailer at TCS&D

    Published On: Tuesday 25 August 2015

    Fridge body and trailer manufacturer Gray & Adams will unveil a pioneering lifting-deck trailer at the Temperature-Controlled Storage and Distribution Show in Peterborough on September 16-17. The 11-metre trailer has [...]

  • Bevan Group expands into Stag’s territory

    Published On: Saturday 22 August 2015

    West Midlands bodybuilder Bevan Group has entered the tipper and traffic management vehicle market with the acquisition of Staffordshire specialist Stag Bodies. Newly-formed Bevan Specialist Products is now trading from [...]