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28/01/2020
Tool and plant hire business Brandon Hire Station is reporting significant fleet safety improvements in its first year of using video telematics and analytics solutions from Lytx, with overall risk more than halved.
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28/01/2020
New research from environmental consultancy Eunomia says there is now a “compelling” case for councils to switch from diesel-powered refuse collection vehicles to electric trucks.
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28/01/2020
ZF Aftermarket is reminding workshops that brake fluid should be changed every year to ensure optimal performance of the braking system.
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27/01/2020
Fleet management organisation Fleet Operations is urging operators to ensure that drivers have regular eyesight tests, following the release of official figures showing thousands of drivers lose their licence each year in the UK due to ...
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27/01/2020
Taunton School has taken delivery of the UK’s first 57-seater Scania Interlink coach, supplied on contract hire from Falcon Vehicle Solutions.
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27/01/2020
Bus operator Go-Ahead Group is rolling out its ‘air-filtering bus’ (AFB) nationwide, following a trial in Southampton that “exceeded all expectations”.
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24/01/2020
Bakery business Warburtons has taken delivery of its first Renault trucks, adding three Range T430 4x2 tractors to its 900-strong fleet.
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24/01/2020
Norfolk-based haulier Ge-Be Transport has expanded its fleet with six new Scania 44-tonne tractors, citing product reliability and dealer support for its choice.
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24/01/2020
West Midlands-based Bevan Group has signed a deal with conversion specialist Voltia, of Slovakia, to assemble and market the zero-emission Nissan e-NV200 van.
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23/01/2020
Bridgestone has embarked on a project with HM Prison Featherstone to give prisoners the opportunity to acquire commercial tyre training qualifications.
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23/01/2020
Noone Transport has taken delivery of 10 more Cool Liners from Krone, joining existing double-deck and standard Cool Liners already in operation in its 70-strong mixed trailer fleet.
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23/01/2020
Logistics business Kuehne + Nagel has taken delivery of 78 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter refrigerated vans for use on its contract with Costa Coffee.
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22/01/2020
Brigade Electronics has welcomed a change to London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) requirements to prevent “false positive” alerts when vehicles are turning left.
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22/01/2020
Vehicle Weighing Solutions says it is offering assistance to customers of Redditch-based Red Forge, which ceased trading on 11 December.
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22/01/2020
Somerset-based CRS Building Supplies has taken delivery of seven Isuzu Grafter tipper trucks, as part of a £1.2m fleet investment programme covering delivery trucks and materials handling equipment.
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21/01/2020
Vehicle lifting equipment business Totalkare has announced that it is investing £750,000 in new premises and an ERP solution, as part of its plan to increase sales by 25%, following a record 2019.
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21/01/2020
Telematics provider Orbcomm has launched a new workspace within its FleetManager platform to provide working time analysis and multilingual documents to manage international drivers.
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21/01/2020
Norwegian food wholesaler ASKO is trialling four electric trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells in a pilot venture with Scania.
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20/01/2020
Halesowen-based Blackheath Products has upgraded its fleet of DAF rigids with new livery applied by Graphics Depot.
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20/01/2020
Hyundai and sister company Kia Motors have announced a €100 million investment in a partnership with Arrival, a UK-based electric vehicle business.
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20/01/2020
City of York Council has awarded £1.6 million in funding to five bus operators to enable them to retrofit their vehicles to the Euro VI standard, ahead of the introduction of a city centre clean air zone (CAZ) at the end of this month.
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17/01/2020
Gosport-based Specialized Fabrications has taken delivery of a new Mercedes-Benz Atego truck, citing build quality and safety features as key reasons for its decision.
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17/01/2020
Specialist haulage business Chris Wright is making its first move into digital fleet management with Teletrac Navman’s Director platform.
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17/01/2020
Northern Ireland-based The Henderson Group has taken delivery of 15 Renault Range T460 and 14 Range D18 vehicles, citing vehicle quality and “exceptional” driver acceptance as reasons for the deal.
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16/01/2020
Bulk tanker operator Abbey Logistics Group has taken delivery of 11 DAF tractors from Prohire for use on its contract with British Sugar.
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