York Base Is Up To Speed

• York's new trailer refurbishment centre in Mansfield is now fully operational and handling 15 units a week. The factory, at York's Neville Charrold site, opened two months ago......

Getting On Down

• Scania is to fit low-profile tyres to all its tractive units and 4x2 rigids. Standardising on lowprofile rubber saves fuel through reduced rolling resistance, improves brake......

Smooth Operator

• Donald Wilson, who pioneered the design of aerodynamic bodies with now-defunct Besco, aims to specialise in aerodynamics again with his new bodybuilding firm. Wilson, now boss......

Volvo's Trio Goes Green

in Volvo plans to launch three new models in September, all with "low-emission" engines The 4x2 FS7 is designed to bridge the gap between the FL6 and FL7. It is a seven-litre......

Awd After Quarry

• A 15-tonne M1518, due to be UK Type Approved next spring, is one of five trucks on display on AWD's stand at this week's Quarry Management show in Hillhead quarry near Buxton,......