Allison Transmission will retrofit FuelSense® 2.0 software to 493 Dennis Eagle and Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks operated by Biffa, the leading waste management company. This aftermarket order, the largest of its kind within the EMEA region, follows a si…
Tires don’t have moving parts, but they can be difficult to design and manufacture. They also present some of the most difficult fleet maintenance challenges. But sensors and connected tires are promising to ease future management needs.
That was the w…
Pensioner who repainted black figure on giant totem pole so that it was white blasts ‘woke’ neighbour who complained it was ‘racist’ because it ‘looked like a golliwog’The pole in Brantham, Essex, has attracted claims of racism from locals Familie…
Trimac Transportation is acquiring Zengistics, a non-asset-based freight brokerage that supports activities with the Turvo supply chain management platform.
It’s Trimac’s third acquisition in three months, but also represents the fleet’s first major pu…
Trimac has purchased Double Eagle Transportation, a California cement hauler with 96 tractors and 124 dry bulk pneumatic trailers.
In addition to cement, it hauls fly ash, gypsum, lime/limestone, and sand.
“We are thrilled to bring Double Eagle into th…
The country’s accommodation offering has come a long way since the days when a cabin stay meant roughing it in a spidery bothy or barn, or pretending someone’s garden shed was akin to a Wild West pioneer pad. Now our cabins are just as stylish as those…
Only those areas with reported crimes are listed.BERRY HILLBurglary. CCTV shows two males running away from business premises on Nottingham Road, in Mansfield, and getting into a silver Vauxhall car, at approximately 2.30am, on June 26. It appears the…
As new unitary authority North Northamptonshire Council updates its waste and recycling fleet with a vehicle replacement programme comprising over 110 vehicles, Specialist Fleet Services Ltd has been awarded the contract to provide and maintain the veh…
The summer season is in full swing down on the Dorset coast even before we reach the next lockdown-lifting milestone of (hopefully) 21 June. Some locals moan about the influx of visitors disturbing the peace, but this is what the hospitality industry…
Dominick Fortini, the local man who apparently handles a gambling house croupier’s stick with as much ease as the hydraulic levers of a Euclid dump wagon, has given up a chance to play in the movies in favor of driving a truck.
The 46-year-old Pittsfi…