• VWS takes Apollo axle weighers to PAWRS

    Published On: Wednesday 16 April 2014

    Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd (VWS) will be demonstrating its new Apollo range of axle weighing systems at this year’s Plant & Waste Recycling Show (PAWRS), which takes place in Paignton, [...]

  • New Mercs for Cornwall scrap merchant

    Published On: Tuesday 15 April 2014

    St Austell-based scrap processing merchant Henry Orchard & Sons has invested in a pair of 8×4 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3240s with 290 kW (394 hp) Euro 6 engines and Multilift hook [...]

  • New Specialist Services dealer point for TruckEast

    Published On: Tuesday 15 April 2014

    Eastern counties commercial vehicle dealer TruckEast has announced the opening of its first dedicated Specialist Services dealer point. The new facility, based at the former Derek Jones Commercials site in [...]

  • CV Show: Truck-Lite celebrates 90 years of Rubbolite brand

    Published On: Tuesday 15 April 2014

    Truck-Lite Europe Ltd will be celebrating the 90th anniversary of its Rubbolite brand at this year’s CV Show, which it says has “grown from strength to strength” since its establishment [...]

  • CV Show: Transdek launches urban double-deck trailer

    Published On: Friday 11 April 2014

    Double-deck loading systems specialist Transdek is launching its new Double Deck Urban Eco Trailer (DUET) on stand 5C71 at this year’s CV Show, at the NEC Birmingham, 29 April to 1 [...]

  • Review – Lowe’s Transport Manager’s & Operator’s Handbook 2014

    Published On: Friday 11 April 2014

    Publisher Kogan Page’s 2014 edition of Lowe’s Transport Manager’s & Operator’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the operational rules and guidelines that apply to UK road transport operators. Written [...]

  • No let up on Driver CPC under new DVSA, warns Novadata

    Published On: Friday 11 April 2014

    Transport training provider Novadata has warned that the merger of VOSA with the old Driving Standards Agency (DSA) to form the new Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will not [...]

  • Strong trials lead to more Schmitz Cargobulls for Yeardley

    Published On: Thursday 10 April 2014

    Eighteen months after trialling its first Schmitz Cargobull trailer, West Yorkshire-based Brian Yeardley Continental has taken delivery of an additional three trailers from the German manufacturer. Kevin Hopper, managing director, [...]

  • Bridgestone keeps NR Evans contract rolling

    Published On: Thursday 10 April 2014

    Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has announced the retention of a long-standing contract with temperature-controlled distribution specialist NR Evans. The company, which delivers more than £500 million worth of chilled product annually, [...]