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23/08/2019
Bunzl Catering Supplies, supplier of non-food consumables to the catering and hospitality sector, has appointed Prohire to supply and manage its 110-strong fleet of delivery vehicles operating from seven branches and a national ...
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23/08/2019
Waste management business Biffa has deployed ten new Isuzu 3.5-tonne Grafter Green trucks on the streets of London and Manchester this summer, working in the operator’s industrial and municipal fleets.
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23/08/2019
Staffordshire-based Hawkins Logistics has put three new Volvo FH-500 tractor units into service, with different powertrain options which the operator is testing for performance and fuel economy.
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22/08/2019
Hampshire-based John Stacey & Sons has specified Thompsons Loadmaster bodies with AutoLift tailgates for all eight of its recent tipper fleet additions.
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22/08/2019
SB Components, Priden Engineering and McPhee Mixers are collaborating under a new umbrella group to provide engineering solutions to the commercial and industrial vehicle sector.
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22/08/2019
VMS Fleet Management is taking delivery of 37 Isuzu dual-compartment refrigerated 7.5-tonne rigids for its rental division, VMS Vehicle Hire, in a deal said to be worth over £2 million.
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21/08/2019
CML Fulfilment & Logistics, a division of the Culina Group, has taken delivery of 20 of Carrier Transicold’s latest trailer refrigeration unit, the Vector HE 19.
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21/08/2019
Ryder, Nexus Vehicle Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car are among eleven organisations that are approved suppliers for vehicle hire solutions from the government’s Crown Commercial Service (CCS).
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21/08/2019
Essex County Council has taken delivery of a low-floor Strata bus, from Mellor, describing it as “the perfect addition” for its ongoing fleet upgrade programme.
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20/08/2019
Heavy machinery moving business Joseph Merritt Group has acquired a new Nooteboom trailer to transport its fleet of forklift trucks.
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20/08/2019
Morayshire-based Limehillock Quarries has taken delivery of a Volvo FH16-750 8x4 tractor to move mobile crushers and screening plant between its seven sites in northern Scotland.
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20/08/2019
Mercedes-Benz Vans is including driver monitoring software as standard, for three years, on all new Sprinter and Vito Tourer models.
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19/08/2019
Aberdeen-based logistics operator ASCO Group has taken delivery of 15 Renault Range T460 6x2s, with the latest vehicles joining a 60-strong, all-Renault fleet.
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19/08/2019
Margate, Kent-based L&I Coaches has taken delivery of two more Scania Touring HD coaches as part of its fleet upgrade programme.
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19/08/2019
Sewer and drain cleaning equipment manufacturer Rioned has followed up its initial order for 21 Fuso Canter trucks with another for 25 more vehicles.
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16/08/2019
Delivery business Hermes has taken delivery of 32 new double-decker trailers, custom designed in partnership with Don-Bur.
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16/08/2019
Waterford-based temperature-controlled transport operator Twomey To You Transport has added a new Volvo FM rigid to its fleet, for the distribution of meat and fruit across Ireland.
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16/08/2019
Fresh and frozen food distributor Reed Boardall has taken delivery of 12 double-deck refrigerated trailers, part of a £3m, 32-unit order, built by Gray & Adams and supplied by Asset Alliance Group.
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15/08/2019
Tracking vehicle location is the priority for light commercial vehicle fleet managers when implementing a telematics solution, according to research from Arval.
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15/08/2019
Nationwide gas contractor Robert Heath Heating has taken delivery of 80 new Citroen vans as part of a fleet replacement programme, with the new arrivals funded through Free2Move Lease, its preferred van financing partner.
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15/08/2019
Supercar business Bob Houghton has taken delivery of a new Mercedes-Benz Atego transporter, replacing a previous Atego that had been in operation for 15 years.
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14/08/2019
Manufacturer and retailer Wren Kitchens has equipped 150 of its vehicles with cameras and mobile digital recording systems, linked to a cloud-based 4G Bridge system, all provided by Brigade Electronics.
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14/08/2019
Tyre safety charity TyreSafe has launched a new campaign targeting the four million-plus vans operating on Britain’s roads.
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14/08/2019
Operators of van and car fleets could extend their tyre replacement intervals and make greater efficiency savings if drivers were encouraged to take more care of their tyres.
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13/08/2019
Shrewsbury-based Chris Good Haulage is reporting improvements in driver behaviour, security and fleet efficiency since implementing the Kinesis vehicle telematics solution.
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