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IRTE Conference
(13/09/2012)
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This year's major IRTE Conference, at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon on 13 September 2012, comes at a time when the transport industry – transport engineers, fleet managers, workshop managers and manufacturers alike – are under more pressure than ...
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Vauxhall van range sees serious growth
(17/05/2012)
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Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles has widened its New Combo offering to include vans powered by a fuel-efficient 1.4 petrol engine. The new 95bhp Euro 5-compliant Combo unit will be available in L1H1 and L2H1 body types.
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Radical cryogenic truck refrigeration launched by BOC
(16/05/2012)
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Industrial gases specialist BOC has begun trials of an in-transit refrigeration system, dubbed Frostcruise, which, it says, provides an environmentally friendly, efficient and reliable alternative to diesel-powered fridges. Developed by BOC's parent ...
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Traffic Commissioner and VOSA to keynote at IRTE 2012 conference
(15/05/2012)
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Beverley Bell, acting senior traffic commissioner, and Alistair Peoples, chief executive of VOSA, will provide the keynotes at this year's major IRTE Conference, at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon on 13 September 2012. Other lead speakers include ...
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First Volvo FH16-750 for V Fraser & Sons’ 30th
(14/05/2012)
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Cookstown, County Tyrone-based V Fraser & Sons Ltd has taken delivery of a Volvo FH16-750 tractor unit from Volvo Truck & Bus dealer Dennison Commercials – the first truck of its kind in Northern Ireland. The vehicle features the new D16G engine offers ...
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Mercedes-Benz Actros offers RT Keedwell fuel for thought
(11/05/2012)
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Mercedes-Benz dealer City West Commercials has landed what it sees as a breakthrough order for Actros tractor units from RT Keedwell. The Somerset-based haulier has taken delivery of its first eight Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. A ninth, from the New ...
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Mercedes-Benz expands truck range with Antros
(11/05/2012)
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Mercedes-Benz has a new member in its truck range, the Antos, designed for heavy-duty, short-radius distribution transport – a first from a major manufacturer for this specific duty. The German automotive giant says its new truck promises both transport ...
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Parks places Plaxton order for 10 Elite coaches
(09/05/2012)
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Scottish operator Parks of Hamilton has taken delivery of 10 new Plaxton Elites on Volvo B9R chassis. The order takes the number of Plaxton coaches being operated by Parks to 60, following earlier deliveries of Volvo B9Rs and of 13m- and 15m-long ...
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Volvo’s Mean Green hybrid truck continues to impress
(09/05/2012)
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Volvo's hybrid truck 'Mean Green' has established new world speed records after running at Wendover Airfield in Utah, USA. The truck achieved world record speeds at the flying kilometre (236.577km/h (147.002mph)) and standing kilometre (153.252 km/h ...
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People news for May 2012
(08/05/2012)
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Allison Transmission has appointed Gary Vasey to the position of UK market development manager for trucks. He will be responsible for the support and development of Allison's business with fleet operators and the UK operations of truck OEMs and engine ...
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Vauxhall’s television company deal proves the sky’s the limit
(08/05/2012)
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In one the biggest single orders for Vauxhall Fleet in Northern Ireland, Belfast-based Fleet Financial has delivered 70 customised Vauxhall Vivaro vans to Sierra Support Services. The £2 million fleet, put together with the help of Vauxhall Fleet Sales, ...
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Diesel departure
(08/05/2012)
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Despite electric and diesel-electric hybrid powertrains grabbing many of the headlines, alternative fuels and multi-fuel engines remain powerful options for transport fleets for the foreseeable future, discovers Steve Banner Bus fleets looking for ...
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Designing in defence
(08/05/2012)
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Manufacturing vehicles to protect war zone combatants is an expensive business, but it also pushes engineering innovation to extremes. Ian Norwell reports from Iveco's defence division plant in Bolzano, northern Italy On a list of prime defence ...
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Steady state
(08/05/2012)
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Truck rollovers can have a serious impact on operators and the travelling public, but new technologies are promising to improve the situation. John Challen discovers some of the latest developments High winds experienced by much of the UK at the start ...
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Clean living
(08/05/2012)
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Engine CO2 outputs are continuing to fall across modern vans and LCVs, thanks to OEMs' increasingly sophisticated designs for cleaner vehicles. Keith Read talks to vehicle and equipment manufacturers, and transport operators to assess commercial benefits ...
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Euro 6 of the best
(08/05/2012)
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The upcoming introduction of Euro 6 engine emissions legislation is prompting a growing number of truck and bus engine manufacturers to unveil their solutions. Brian Tinham and John Challen investigates latest offerings from Mercedes-Benz, Cummins and ...
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Decisions, decisions
(08/05/2012)
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With so many boxes to tick when specifying new tractor units, it's tempting to stick with the devil you know. However, John Challen talks to three manufacturers and discovers that's not always the best approach There are many pressures on transport ...
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150-tonne gcw FH16-750 heavy truck is first in UK
(08/05/2012)
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The first FH16-750 to be ordered in the UK and Ireland has entered service with Leicestershire based AR Demolition. Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia at Bardon, the truck's specification includes a 150 tonne STGO Cat3 plate and the full ...
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Fuel-saving challenge for RG Bassett & Sons’ first Ecostralis
(04/05/2012)
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Stoke-on-Trent-based haulier RG Bassett & Sons has taken delivery of its first Iveco Ecostralis fuel-saving 6x2 mid-lift tractor units from Sherwood Truck & Van. Having trialled a conventional Stralis for a month before, joint managing director Ashley ...
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Financed dual fuel package promises 29% fuel savings
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A so-called diesel blend system that converts diesel engines to dual-fuel engines, and can be supplied with finance, is being claimed to offer fleet operators and contractors cost savings from day one. Created by Cheshire-based LPG Fleet Solutions – ...
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Riteweld invests in new Fuso Canter truck
(02/05/2012)
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Banbury-based Riteweld Engineering has become one of Britain's first customers for the new Fuso Canter light truck. Riteweld's 3.5-tonne Canter 3C13 is fitted with an optional Duonic transmission, the world's first dual-clutch automatic transmission for ...
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Delphi high-pressure common rail systems see breakthrough
(01/05/2012)
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Delphi Automotive revealed details of its 'breakthrough' common rail fuel system technology for heavy-duty diesel engines at last month's Vienna Motor Symposium (April 26-27). Delphi says that a combination of class-leading injector design, configurable ...
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Renault Trucks skiploader heads to CR Hales
(30/04/2012)
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Lowestoft-based waste, scrap and recycling firm CR Hales has taken delivery of the UK's first Renault Kerax 520.42 8x4 drawbar skip loader. This specialist vehicle, supplied by Renault Trucks Felixstowe with the Roy Humphrey Group, was purposed designed ...
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Iveco prepares ultimate fuel saving heavy truck combo
(27/04/2012)
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Iveco is preparing what it claims could be the ultimate fuel-saving heavy truck combination for press evaluation, having paired its Ecostralis 6x2 mid-lift tractor unit with Montracon's latest FST (fuel-saving trailer). Montracon says its tri-axle box ...
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DAF Trucks commits to CV Show 2013 on strong performance
(26/04/2012)
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DAF has already committed to next year's CV Show, in spite of being absent this year, evidently due to commitments at the near-coincident RAI commercial vehicle show in Amsterdam last week. "I can assure you we will be back next year, as well as ...
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