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legislation, environmental issues, fleet operating costs, company and people news.
22/01/2021
A Swiss subsidiary of IVECO’s engine maker FPT Industrial is developing an innovation project into the use of alternative fuel DME in an 11-litre heavy duty engine.
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22/01/2021
Refrigerated goods logistics company NewCold is installing an automated loading system for double-deck trailers at its Corby site scheduled to open in autumn.
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21/01/2021
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Truck UK has announced the appointment of Sparks Commercial Services as a full dealer based in Swindon, Wiltshire.
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20/01/2021
Dennis Eagle’s eCollect all-electric refuse collection vehicle (eRCV) has gone into service with customers around the UK. The 26-tonne vehicle is said to be the first fully-integrated RCV designed by an original equipment manufacturer.
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20/01/2021
Altrad Services UK worked with Trakm8 to monitor driver behaviour on its 1,400-vehicle fleet. Over a few years, the system demonstrated positive results.
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19/01/2021
MAN Truck & Bus has confirmed Manchetts PB (trading as Manchetts Peterborough) as a MAN sales, service and parts dealer in the Peterborough area, following its takeover of a business formerly managed by Motus Commercials.
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19/01/2021
Logistics company Amco has fitted Trailar solar panels on its fleet.
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18/01/2021
Jeremy Bishop Haulage has doubled its IVECO fleet by taking delivery of two Stralis X-WAY 26-tonne 6x4 tippers (AD260X42Z OFF) with Active Day (AD) cabs.
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15/01/2021
Scania has introduced a tandem bogie axle with an optional lift-and-disengage function.
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15/01/2021
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Total UK has launched CLEARNOX, which prevents crystallisation in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system in on-road and off-road vehicles including HGVs, buses and coaches, and construction and agricultural equipment.
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14/01/2021
The new £7 million dealership of Mercedes-Benz dealer Midlands Truck & Van, on Cornwall Road, Smethwick welcomed its first customers in December.
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14/01/2021
West Midlands-based Cartwrights Waste Disposal has added four new Hiab Multilift skip loaders and a hook loader installed on DAF chassis to its fleet of specialist trucks.
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13/01/2021
Cummins has successfully completed the integration of a dual-dosing urea injection system for the new Scania V8 range, contributing to enhanced emissions control and improved fuel-efficiency for the most powerful truck engine on the road ...
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13/01/2021
Van hire supplier Herd Business has delivered a fleet of liveried Luton CR35 Volkswagen Crafters to Tramo UK.
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12/01/2021
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Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK will commence the design and assembly of chassis for the BYD ADL partnership's electric single and double deck buses for the British market at ADL's facilities in the UK.
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12/01/2021
Maritime Transport reports that it saw a significant reduction in road-related incidents and an increase in the number of drivers who achieved top-end telematics grades in 2020.
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11/01/2021
Scania (Great Britain) has won an order for a minimum of 2,250 trucks from Consortium Purchasing, an operation led by William Stobart, executive chairman of GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions, which owns Eddie Stobart, The Pallet Network, and ...
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11/01/2021
Kent Frozen Foods (KFF) has taken delivery of 31 new IVECO vehicles, 13 Eurocargo rigids and 18 Daily box vans from Kent dealer Haynes Trucks.
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08/01/2021
MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd has purchased the HRVS Group and, in so doing, has acquired five dealerships located in Ripley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Scunthorpe and Sleaford, and a customer workshop in Burton-upon-Trent.
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07/01/2021
Newcastle-headquartered Mandata (Management and Data Services) Ltd has acquired transport software provider Stirling Solutions.
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07/01/2021
In December, DVSA announced that tyres aged over 10 years will be banned on the front axles of lorries, buses, coaches and all single wheels of minibuses (9 to 16 passenger seats).
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06/01/2021
TIP Trailer Services has launched BrakePlus, which it says will provide fleet operators with an alternative to carrying out physical roller brake tests throughout the year.
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06/01/2021
Automotive testing organisations Millbrook and UTAC CERAM of France have reached an agreement to merge their operations to create a market leading group in vehicle testing, homologation and emerging technologies for autonomous, connected ...
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05/01/2021
MAXUS's eDELIVER 9 follows the eDELIVER 3, which launched in summer 2020. Two sizes are available: the 5.5m-long medium wheelbase (MH) offering 9.7m3 cargo volume and 5.94m-long long wheelbase (LH) offering 11m3.
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04/01/2021
West Midlands-based warehousing and logistics firm Transcentral has taken delivery of new trucks and trailers, all protected by a collision damage vehicle cover package provided by commercial vehicle and services supplier Ryder.
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