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AFIRST RENAULT HEADS TO GLENDALE WASTE
rmagh, Northern steering wheel with cruise and overhead boom for cleaning Republic of Ireland, has seen an Ireland-based telephone control, one touch deep tanks, remote control and increase in the level of business Glenvale Waste has electric windows, a 2kW cab saddle tanks for carrying extra recently and the Range C allows put its rst Renault independent night heater as water. them to offer their customers truck into operation. well as electronically regulated Glenvale Waste, who operate a wider range of solutions to
Joining Glenvale’s 12-strong eet, comfort air conditioning. “The across Northern Ireland and the waste problems. ■
the Range C480 6x2 empties tanks and desilt lines for the company which specialises in drain and sewer services.
Customer and aftersales service were the key factors in Glenvale selecting Renault Trucks for the rst time, as director Pat Hughes explains: “One of the main reasons we chose Renault Trucks is our local service point, Toal Truck Services, whose hard work, and ‘can do’ attitude together with a large parts stock means we receive high levels of after- sales service and minimal vehicle downtime.”
Speci ed with the driver in mind, the C480 with sleeper cab is equipped with ultimate leather
C480 is well nished, very comfortable to drive and, importantly, the drivers are very happy with this new lorry,” notes Hughes.
Fitted with a Vallely Jetvac waste tanker,
the C480 comes with
200+SECURE HGV PARKING LORRY PARK WiFi MODERN & IMPROVED SHOWERS HOME COOKED FOOD FREE CAFE WiFi PEAK TIME
FUEL CARD PAYMENTS COIN-OP LAUNDERETTE
CANNOCK (HOLLIES) M6 - J12 HOLYHEAD (NEAR PORT) A55 - J2
NEWS IN BRIEF
Haulier ned after driver losses arm
East Yorkshire-based animal feed supplier H Walton Ltd,
has been ned £200,000 for safety breaches after a lorry driver suffered injuries that led to the loss of his left arm. Leeds Magistrates’ court heard how
a lorry driver lost his footing
when delivering wheat, with
his arm coming into contact
with a rotating auger and was drawn in. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that a crucial interlocking device was not functioning, allowing the auger to run when the tailgate was open. The company pleaded guilty.
Something to look into
Lorry drivers have been asked by the Transport Committee
to provide information about potholes across the UK as part of an inquiry into the funding of local roads in England. It wants information on the condition
of local roads, economic
cost, monitoring pot holes, to name three. Type ‘transport committee’ into Google and scroll down to ‘potholes’. The deadline for written submissions is 2 October 2018.
Post-Brexit Employment ‘Timebomb’
The Of ce of National Statistics is concerned the status of European workers within the UK’s logistics sector is yet be settled in the ongoing Brexit negotiations. Clari cation
is needed, said the Freight Transport Association, to provide stability. More than 43,000 lorry drivers working in the UK are from the EU. Sally Gilson, FTA’s head of skills, added: “We know the plan for those EU workers wanting to gain settled status but not for those who come for seasonal work. Employers need clari cation on who is allowed to work, and the work they will be eligible to do, now, rather than in March 2019.”
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