Freightliner’s trainee drivers will be swapping a truck simulator for the open road after specialist retailer ATE Truck & Trailer Sales converted a used tractor unit into a bespoke rigid training vehicle, at a fraction of the cost of a new truck. The MAN TGS 26.440, supplied by ATE Truck & Trailer Sales’ sister company […]
Asset Alliance Group has strengthened its ties with NV Transport after supplying the haulage company with four refrigerated Longer Semi-Trailers (LSTs) – believed to be the first of their kind to operate in southern England. The extra-long reefers have been provided on a seven-year full-service contract hire agreement and join the Chichester-based fruit and vegetable […]
Asset Alliance Group has appointed Grant Law as Marketing Director to help steer its portfolio of businesses that includes commercial vehicle sales, contract hire, rental and leasing, and general asset finance. Law brings an exceptional breadth of expertise and 30 years’ experience to the Group, having worked in senior marketing positions across a range of […]
Asset Alliance Group has sealed a £4 million deal to supply UK bathroom and kitchen experts PJH with 63 new Euro 6 trucks, as part of a major investment to modernise the business. PJH procured the vehicles, ranging from artics to light commercials, as part of an overall strategy to update all aspects of its […]
Asset Alliance has appointed John Harris in a new role as Aftersales, Procurement and Productivity Manager to ensure customers receive the highest standard of support from its service partner network. Harris will work closely with Asset Alliance’s repair and maintenance partners, as well as parts and tyre manufacturers, to optimise customer experience, and to ensure […]
Asset Alliance Group has supplied 50 Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailers to the joint venture between Morgan McLernon and Culina Group, as an extension of its existing rental and contract hire work with the logistics experts. The deal, from the Group’s ATE Truck and Trailer division, was secured through a combination of customer confidence in the […]
Asset Alliance scooped two major prizes at the industry-renowned Commercial Motor Awards 2017, being named Finance Provider Of The Year and Rental, Leasing & Contract Hire Provider Of The Year. Judges heaped praise on the business, saying the contract hire, finance and fleet management specialists “demonstrated real growth, market engagement and customer service”. The Wolverhampton company […]
Forest Asset Finance has funded two single-deck Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 buses with Scottish operator Whitelaws Coaches, building on an earlier deal for four of the vehicles. Supplied on a four-year operating lease, the two new coaches join a fleet of 40 buses at the Lanarkshire company. Whitelaws Coaches’ managing director Sandra Whitelaw said: “We’re […]
Asset Alliance has appointed Steve Stanton, 58, as Head of Sales for its new Total Traffic Management division, with responsibility for one of the most comprehensive traffic management vehicle fleets in the country. Stanton brings a wealth of experience within the commercial vehicle contract hire and leasing sector to the new role, joining Asset Alliance […]
A fleet of environmentally-friendly buses funded by Forest Asset Finance has helped social enterprise HCT Group fend off the nation’s biggest firms and secure coveted London bus routes in a competitive tender process. The 53 single-deck low-carbon-emission and 47 double-deck hybrid Alexander Dennis (ADL) buses all meet Euro VI emission standards and have joined HCT […]
