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26/05/2017
Transport and logistics business CM Downton is reporting another successful annual apprenticeship open day, which was held on 20 May and which was attended by more than 30 potential recruits.
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26/05/2017
Building services business Lorne Stewart Engineering has upgraded its fleet with 210 new vans and is reporting a “substantial” reduction in carbon reductions.
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26/05/2017
Logistics business Howard Tenens has been recognised for its group-wide improvements in health and safety with a Gold Award from the Royal Society of the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
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25/05/2017
The director of a haulage firm has been banned for five years and disqualified indefinitely from acting as a transport manager, after a string of breaches showing “serious, sustained and deliberate” non compliance.
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25/05/2017
Swiss operator PostBus has ordered 19 double-decker vehicles from Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), based on the British bus maker’s Enviro500 model.
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25/05/2017
Finnish companies Visedo and Sisu Auto have developed a hybrid electric parallel power system for heavy trucks, capable of delivering 850kW (1,140bhp) and more than 5000Nm torque.
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24/05/2017
The ElectriCity partnership for electrified transportation in Gothenburg, Sweden, took first prize in the "operational and technical excellence" category when the prestigious UITP Awards 2017 competition results were announced in Montreal ...
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24/05/2017
PRM Group, one of Ireland's leading independent Chilled & Frozen Food Sales and Distribution companies, has invested in a new Volvo FH-500.
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24/05/2017
Storage and distribution business Farrall’s Group has taken delivery of 10 curtainsider trailers and three rigid bodies from Tiger Trailers, after a trial unit “performed outstandingly”.
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24/05/2017
Trailer manufacturer Krone has provided a special Profi Liner curtainsider to Volvo Trucks for a test run from Gothenburg to Scotland.
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24/05/2017
The Cardiff Window Cleaning Company (CWCC) is deploying GPS tracking in its three vans and one company car, after a trial resulted in lower fuel consumption and fleet efficiency improvements.
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23/05/2017
As of May 2017, businesses can purchase Vauxhall vans with Masternaut’s telematics devices pre-installed, eliminating deployment time, hassle, and cost. These vehicles are then managed via Masternaut Connect, which helps customers realise ...
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23/05/2017
Robert Brown from Eddie Stobart and John Harrington from DHL were recognised as ‘HGV Heroes’ in the 2017 Microlise Driver of the Year Awards in May.
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23/05/2017
Renault Trucks will be exhibiting three vehicles from its construction range at the forthcoming TIP-ex event (1-3 June; Harrogate Convention Centre).
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23/05/2017
Volvo Trucks and Swedish waste management operator Renova are testing an autonomous refuse truck, which ‘learns’ specific routes and can be operated in reverse.
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23/05/2017
Delivery management business Whistl has signed a deal worth £2.5m with Don-Bur and TIP Trailers for 41 double-deck trailers.
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22/05/2017
Fraikin has signed a sale and lease back agreement with Harrow Council for a fleet of 40 vehicles to be used for a new pooled transport service that will help young people with special needs get to school.
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22/05/2017
Michelin is rejecting calls from parts of the automotive tyre industry to increase the minimum legal tread depth of car tyres in the UK from 1.6mm to 3mm.
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22/05/2017
Bodybuilder Thompsons will using the forthcoming TIP-ex show (Harrogate Convention Centre; 1-3 June) to unveil its new ServiceTech support business.
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22/05/2017
Hydraulic hose business Hydraquip has taken delivery of another batch of Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, with 20 more due to enter service by the end of this year – totalling 100 new Sprinters in three years.
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22/05/2017
WH Malcolm is using a customised heavy-duty platform lift, from Sterti Koni, to facilitate vehicle washbay operations at its Glasgow site.
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19/05/2017
Millbrook Group, the independent vehicle testing and validation services provider, has completed work on a large climatic chamber to be used for conducting environmental tests on commercial, public service, and military vehicles.
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19/05/2017
Volvo demonstrated its first right-hand drive single-deck fully-electric bus, the 7900e, at an innovation event in London on 16 May. The model is a prototype that is planned to tour the country. Its introduction follows the 7900 hybrid and ...
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19/05/2017
Family-owned haulier Dalton Transport & Storage is awaiting delivery of a flagship MAN TGX, after ordering the vehicle at the Commercial Vehicle Show last month.
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19/05/2017
Concrete supplier Trenchcon has taken delivery of a Volvo FE low-entry cab (LEC) 6x2 rigid for truckmixer applications – the first vehicle of its type to enter service in the UK.
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