TransLinc has appointed Paul Wood as Fleet Services Director responsible for all Fleet Sales and Service activity across its 45 customers.

Paul joins TransLinc in March and will be responsible for expanding TransLinc's customer base and for ensuring our diverse fleet of over 3000 vehicles is managed and maintained efficiently.

For more details of Paul's appointment, click here

Residents in North East Lincolnshire are benefiting from the latest expansion to their local 'on demand' bus service, Phone 'n' Ride, with the addition of a new Mercedes minibus and driver supplied by TransLinc.

TransLinc won a three year contract in June 2008 to provide all operational support for the service, including the maintenance for its three Mercedes minibuses and the provision and training of all drivers and passenger support staff running the service.

For more information on Phone 'n' Ride, click here

The pre-owned vehicle section of the TransLinc website has been updated with the addition of a number of vehicles for sale, including Dennis Salvador Caetano and Volvo Plaxton Paragon Luxury Coaches and Citroen Relay vans.

All of the vehicles that we have for sale have been returned from our Local Authority clients and have a full service history based on a frequent service cycle and a valid MOT where applicable.

For our full list of pre-owned vehicles please visit www.translinc.co.uk/Used_Vehicles

With new EU legislation coming into effect in March regarding retro-fitting of enhanced specification mirrors to HGVs, TransLinc has been taking steps to ensure that customers' vehicles are compliant.

The new visibility guidelines, introduced to enhance the driver's near side field of view and protect vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists and motor cyclists are particularly relevant for a large proportion of the vehicles supplied by TransLinc that operate in urban areas. The vehicles affected include refuse collection vehicles, gritters, large road sweepers and tippers which will all be retro-fitted with Class IV (wide angle) and Class V (close proximity) mirrors that the EU predict could save up to 400 lives each year.

Dave Parsons, National Operations Manager for TransLinc said, "It is TransLinc's responsibility to ensure all vehicles we supply on contract hire are fitted with the new mirrors. Some of our customers will choose to do this independently and we have implemented a fitment programme to update all vehicles to meet the necessary legislations".

"As the majority of vehicles supplied by TransLinc operate in urban areas, we strongly support any measures to improve pedestrian and road safety within the 45 local authorities in which we operate".

More information can be found at the VOSA website

TransLinc is the UK's leading provider of fleet management and passenger services to Local Authorities, schools, health authorities and public sector clients.

TransLinc offers a wide range of fleet sourcing solutions dependant on the specific needs of its clients; solutions that include fully outsourced fleet management solutions, contract hire with maintenance, sale and leaseback and spot hire.

In addition, TransLinc also operates its own fleet of over 250 specially equipped minibuses and coaches providing a range of class leading passenger services for a wide selection of customer needs.

With the backing of a major UK bank and over 30 years of experience in the market, TransLinc is the ideal choice for fleet and passenger services.

For more information about TransLinc and our services, please visit www.translinc.co.uk