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Mercedes-Benz proves two into one with Sprinter 4x4
(18/05/2012)
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NHS Lothian has demonstrated its commitment to value for money by investing in a specially-adapted Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4x4 van. When fitted with a snowplough blade and gritting hopper, the 5-tonne Sprinter crewcab can be employed to keep hospital and ...
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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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More names achieve Van Excellence accreditation
(17/05/2012)
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Civil engineering businesses Morrison Utilities and Amey have successfully achieved accreditation under the FTA's Van Excellence scheme. They join 25 other operators which have successfully demonstrated that their fleet management and compliance systems ...
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Citroën broadens commercial vehicle repair scheme
(15/05/2012)
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Citroën's recently launched Fixed Price Repairs scheme has been expanded to include replacement clutches. Other items covered by the scheme include: front windscreen wiper blades; front or rear brake pads; front brake pads and discs; rear brake pads and ...
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Saints opts for MAN’s driver feedback module
(11/05/2012)
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Saints Transport has equipped its entire fleet of 195 MAN trucks and LCVs, from 7.5 to 44 tonnes, with the MAN EcoStyle driver and vehicle performance management system. The operator has also put the MAN tracking system onto all of its 120 trailers and ...
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Tesco orders new Iveco trucks for urban store fleet
(08/05/2012)
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Tesco has added its first Iveco trucks to the fleet – purchasing 20 Eurocargo 18-tonners. The move follows success with some 1,500 Iveco Daily light commercial vans operating with the company's home delivery arm, Tesco.com. The new Eurocargo 180E25/P ...
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Mercedes-Benz dealer Enza shapes up for Cheshire Mouldings
(08/05/2012)
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Mercedes-Benz dealer Enza has supplied St Helens-based Cheshire Mouldings with two very different trucks. One is an 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Axor 1824; the other a 3.5-tonne Fuso Canter 3C13. Truck Craft, of Stalybridge, fitted the Axor with a curtainside ...
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Wickes builds efficiency with Bevan-bodied Fuso Canters
(08/05/2012)
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Wickes customers are now receiving home deliveries from six new 7.5-tonne trucks that combine what the firm believes are market-leading payloads with minimal footprints – making them ideal for residential areas operations. These are Wickes' first Fuso ...
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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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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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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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GreenRoad discount now offered to FTA Van Excellence members
(03/05/2012)
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has negotiated a 10% discount on GreenRoad telematics systems for members, enabling them to improve safety and cut fuel consumption. GreenRoad is a leader in driver performance and safety management, with drivers ...
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Sainsbury’s achieves Van Excellence accreditation
(02/05/2012)
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Sainsbury's has successfully achieved accreditation to the Van Excellence scheme, managed by the FTA (Freight Transport Association). The award marks the satisfactory attainment of the standards of the Van Excellence Code, agreed by a governance group ...
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Riteweld invests in new Fuso Canter truck
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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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Millbrook Healthcare opts for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
(01/05/2012)
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Millbrook Healthcare is making a major investment in Mercedes Benz Sprinter vans – buying 25 long-bodied 313CDIs from Pentagon Commercials. And the Southampton-based company is already planning to return for more Mercedes vans before the end of the ...
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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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Hankook unveils Vantra LT light truck tyre
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Hankook has extended its commercial vans and transporter tyre line-up with the introduction of the Hankook Vantra LT. According to the company, its new light truck tyre was developed in view of the higher demands placed on passenger and goods transport ...
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Van manufacturers partner with FTA’s Van Excellence
(27/04/2012)
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Five van manufacturers have joned Van Excellence, the award-winning accreditation scheme managed by the FTA (Freight Transport Association) that encourages high standards of van operation and driving. Fiat, Isuzu, Mercedes, Nissan and Volkswagen have ...
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New Puno van from Fiat Professional wows CV Show crowds
(26/04/2012)
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Fiat Professional's New Punto Van 2012 has made its UK debut at this week's Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham's NEC. The new van replaces the Grande Punto Van in the Fiat Professional line-up and promises, according to the manufacturer, a wealth of ...
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First orders roll in for Euro 6 New Actros trucks
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The CV Show is hosting the UK launch of Mercedes-Benz new Actros tractor unit – and over the first two days of the event, the manufacturer had already claimed orders for Euro 6 engined versions. According to Mercedes-Benz, KMS Mallinson Transport will ...
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Ashwoods puts fuel saving the van driver’s seat
(25/04/2012)
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Hybrid and electric commercial vehicle retrofit specialist Ashwoods chose the CV Show to launch a low-cost device aimed at cutting fuel consumption by providing driver performance information right on the dashboard. The company, which specialises in ...
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OCRS and Olympics advice from FTA at the CV Show
(24/04/2012)
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) will display the association's management information services at this year's CV Show, as well as providing briefings on Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) changes and transport during the Olympic Games. ...
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