• Jaama announces April fleet management seminar dates

    Published On: Tuesday 12 March 2013

    Fleet management software specialist Jaama has announced dates for four more of its Fleet Management Essentials seminars during April, which it says will include content relevant for commercial vehicle operators. [...]

  • New Actros helps Colin Lawson go continental

    Published On: Monday 11 March 2013

    Aberdeen-based Colin Lawson Transport has invested in two Mercedes-Benz New Actros 2551s with 510 hp, 12.8-litre, straight-six engines and range-topping GigaSpace cabs. Colin Lawson Transport specialises in the movement of [...]

  • Brigade offers ‘birds-eye’ view of truck surroundings

    Published On: Wednesday 6 March 2013

    An increasing number of cyclists in cities and the inevitable rise in casualties from bike-truck collisions has led to a political focus on the blindspots of large vehicles. Brigade’s Smarteye [...]

  • Axis turns to Krone for fridge trailers

    Published On: Wednesday 6 March 2013

    Axis Fleet Management, the Oxford-based truck and trailer leasing subsidiary of Axis Intermodal, has expanded its temperature-controlled fleet with the addition of 100 Cool Liner trailers from Krone Trailers UK, [...]

  • Urban Reefer trailer to be star of Paneltex stand

    Published On: Wednesday 6 March 2013

    Paneltex will display a new 9.2-metre ‘Urban Reefer’ semitrailer in the Cool Pavilion at the CV Show. The trailer is destined for Musgrave Retail Partners GB to serve Londis and [...]

  • Nestlé benefits from Michelin MaxiTrailer tyres

    Published On: Wednesday 6 March 2013

    A far longer service life and other operational advantages have sold Michelin’s new X One MaxiTrailer tyres to Nestlé Customer Logistics. Four years ago the confectionary manufacturer trialled its first [...]

  • Texa goes on tour

    Published On: Wednesday 6 March 2013

    Diagnostic equipment provider Texa has announced it will be undertaking a tour of key venues throughout the UK, to allow both existing and potential customers to see its latest hardware [...]

  • Haweka alignment helps MAN adjust to new technology

    Published On: Wednesday 6 March 2013

    The technical training centre at MAN Truck & Bus UK has recently invested in a Haweka Axis200 wheel aligner with trailer kit, to minimise running costs in relation to tyre [...]

  • Triscan fuel management helps Metroline keep capital running

    Published On: Wednesday 6 March 2013

    Triscan Systems has announced it has been awarded the contract to upgrade the fuel management system of bus operator Metroline. The bus company runs 80 routes in an area extending [...]