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15/10/2019
Archbold Logistics is taking delivery of 16 DAF XF tractors, replacing its fleet of non-DAF units, after a demonstrator unit delivered fuel savings of 0.5mpg.
Supplied by dealer F&G Commercials, of Manchester, the Heywood-based operator’s new additions are all XF 480FTG models with mid-lift and steer axles.“We all know demonstrators come out to ...
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09/10/2019
Engineering is not enough. Political and fiscal incentives will decide the fortunes of hybrid trucks, argues Richard Simpson
Thanks to grants and tax concessions, hybrids have been one of the great successes of the automotive industry in these otherwise troubled times.The second half of 2017 saw a 40%-plus increase in registrations of plug-in ...
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