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Latest news from the commercial transport industry, brought to you by Transport Engineer magazine, covers transport, vehicle and workshop technologies - with engineering updates on trucks, tippers, LCVs, buses, coaches, trailers, engines, transmissions, brakes, hybrids, fuels and more - as well as equipment for technicians, maintenance, legislation, environmental issues, fleet operating costs, company and people news.

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Ryder chips in with five custom wood pellet tankers	03/02/2012
Five self-discharging wood biomass silo tankers are to be delivered by Ryder to solid fuels wholesaler Woodpellets2U, a division of CPL Distribution.

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Isuzu ticks boxes for Tadmarton 7.5 tonne truck	03/02/2012
Fresh and frozen meat wholesaler Tadmarton Products says it specified an Isuzu 7.5-tonne Isuzu chassis cab for the first time, due to the truck's proven payload and reliability for distribution operations.

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Transport cuts emissions falling despite economic squeeze	03/02/2012
Transport operators are on course to meet their voluntary greenhouse gas reduction targets through efficiency improvement measures, according to the second annual report of the Logistics Carbon Reduction scheme.

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Landoll gamble pays off for Auto Services	02/02/2012
Auto Services Perth director Steve Crozier freely admits that he took a chance when he purchased a Roger Dyson Landoll travelling axle trailer.

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Workshop cuts costs for commercial vehicles, with Haweka	02/02/2012
Derbyshire-based workshop tIM Commercial Vehicle Services says it is cutting its customers' running costs by reducing tyre wear and fuel costs.

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Volkswagen unveils plans for Indonesian production	02/02/2012
By 2015, around 1,200 Transporters and Multivans should be rolling off the assembly line in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta.

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Ford unveils universities for engineering scholarships	02/02/2012
Ford has chosen 12 UK universities to award 100 engineering student scholarships, worth £1 million, starting in the 2012 academic year.

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Westminster Council readies new gritter fleet	01/02/2012
As freezing winter weather finally sets in, one London council says it is fully prepared, with the latest gritter technology to ensure that the area can support business as usual.

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Tyre pressure monitoring system added to VDO diagnostics	01/02/2012
Today (1 February 2012) sees the launch of Contisys Check TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring system), which supersedes the VDO OBD professional commercial vehicle diagnostic tool.

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Celtic Travel starts bus operations with Volvo	01/02/2012
Celtic Travel has purchased three new Volvo B7RLE buses equipped with Wrightbus Eclipse 2 bodywork for use on its first bus service – the X75, running between Rhayader and Shrewsbury.

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Ford to slash landfill waste by 70% within five years	31/01/2012
Ford is implementing what it describes as a green manufacturing plan aimed at cutting landfill waste by 70% and water usage by 30% within five years at its production plants across Europe.

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IMechE chief slams government plans to downgrade engineering diploma	31/01/2012
IMechE chief Stephen Tetlow has hit out as government plans to downgrade Engineering diplomas.

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Yearsley switches to Isuzu trucks for 7.5-tonners’ payload	31/01/2012
Food distribution outfit Lucky Red has taken delivery of two Isuzu Forward 7.5T refrigerated trucks for the company's UK distribution fleet.

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New six-wheeler marks quarter century Volvo custom	31/01/2012
The purchase of a new Volvo FM11 six-wheel tipper by family business L&B Haulage marks more than 25 years of almost unbroken loyalty to the Swedish truck brand.

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Hybrid drivetrain buses set for operations in Scottish city	31/01/2012
First Glasgow has introduced a fleet of 10 hybrid double deck buses – all Enviro400Hs from Alexander Dennis and BAE Systems, and the first of their kind for greater Glasgow.

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BAE Systems and Caterpillar deal for heavy truck hybrid engines	31/01/2012
BAE Systems and Caterpillar Inc. have signed a 20-year deal to build an energy efficient parallel hybrid propulsion system for heavy-duty trucks.

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New depot and Scania truck for Pickerings Plant	30/01/2012
National plant hire company, Pickerings Plant has opened a new depot and also taken delivery of a new Scania P325DB 6x2 MNA flatbed truck from Keltruck.

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Mercedes-Benz and Bevan Icons vans set moving standard	30/01/2012
A fleet of 10 3.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Luton vans, equipped with streamlined Bevan bodies, is helping retirement homes builder McCarthy & Stone with its dedicated removals service.

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Apex plant selects Tracker telematics for HGVs	30/01/2012
Apex Plant Hire has bought into Tracker's telematics technology and says it is reaping the benefits of protecting its fleet.

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Scania cuts cost and emissions, using GPS	27/01/2012
Scania has developed a cruise control system for trucks that uses GPS to determine the vehicle's position and predict topography of the road ahead.

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Cedartone trailer reaches 500,000km with one brake pad change	27/01/2012
Trailer rental and management firm Cedartone says it has dispelled the myth that disc brakes are uneconomical on fleet and rental trailers.

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SDC is first in with longer semi-trailer approval	27/01/2012
SDC Trailers has become the first UK trailer manufacturer to be granted approval for its longer semi-trailers.

New appointments for Goodyear Dunlop	27/01/2012
Goodyear Dunlop has made two new appointments in its Commercial division. Bob Mason becomes TruckForce business manager for the UK hub, while Craig Sprigmore's is customer strategy manager.

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CPL Transport Services’ new Stralis heads for the continent	26/01/2012
CPL Transport Services has taken delivery of its first Iveco Stralis truck, which the firm says is being closely evaluated against DAF and Volvo tractor units on its fleet.

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Eddie Stobart invests in extra Scania drawbars	26/01/2012
Scania has supplied an additional 15 drawbar units to Eddie Stobart, raising the company's all-Scania drawbar fleet to 78 trucks.

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