New TruckWeigh® 1160 overload monitoring system enables unlimited axles in road trains
VPG Onboard Weighing, a brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc, have launched the new TruckWeigh® 1160 system, an overload protection and load optimisation system specifically designed for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) with multiple trailers or road trains. The system supports all HGV setups with mechanical and/or air suspension from 7.5 tonne to unlimited gross vehicle weight (GVW). […]
Heavy haulage specialists Collett deliver Leicester Square Hotel project
With fabricated steel props and trusses, Northallerton-based structural fabrication specialists Allerton Steel appointed Collett to take on an ambitious delivery project to the construction site of Leicester Square Hotel. The initial delivery schedule for the props to London was over a specific timescale at night, a week or two prior to the delivery of the […]
Van Guard unveil trade van racking range
Simple yet sophisticated van racking units at an an affordable price Van Guard’s updated range of internal van racking units have been designed with the everyday tradesperson in mind. Manufactured right here in Britain, the Trade Van Racking range is constructed in the main from aluminium, keeping the weight of the units as low as […]
ISUZU strengthens UK truck sales team
Isuzu Truck UK has appointed Lee Barwick as Fleet Sales Manager and Tony Long as Network Business Manager of the UK truck sales team. Lee Barwick joined Isuzu Truck UK last month in the position of Fleet Sales Manager and his responsibilities include new business development and key account management of fleet customers within the […]
Krone presents new vehicles and customised 360° services at IAA 2018
Emsland transportation firm Krone has announced details of its ‘Clever Connections’ presentation at this year’s IAA. The company will be revealing all-new networked vehicles packed with artificial intelligence technology, and a 360° service for commercial vehicles that optimises operating times and ownership costs of freight forwarders. Krone hopes its new offerings will help connect the […]
thyssenkrupp replaces existing fleet with brand new IVECOs
For the second time in less than 12 months, global engineering company thyssenkrupp has replaced part of its DAF truck fleet with brand new IVECO vehicles from Guest Truck and Van. The dealer group’s West Bromwich branch has supplied thyssenkrupp, based in Cradley Heath, with six 18T Eurocargo trucks and five 26T Stralis trucks – […]
Malcolm Logistics orders 41 Class A swap bodies from Cartwright Group
Malcolm Logistics, a Division of the Malcolm Group and independent provider of third-party logistics services, has ordered 41 Class A swap bodies from trailer and commercial vehicle body manufacturers Cartwright. Cartwright engineers have been working in partnership with Malcolm Logistics for the past 12 months, designing and testing to create a product that caters to their […]
Denzai Group confirms technology leadership in Japan with Goldhofer
Denzai Group, one of Japan’s leading heavy haulage companies and engineering service providers, has for many years placed its trust in products from Goldhofer and already has 24 THP/SL heavy-duty axle lines, 14 PST/SL-E self-propelled vehicles with electronic multiway steering and various accessories such as vessel bridge and turntable. At the beginning of 2018, Denzai made […]