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07/07/2020
Hyundai Motor Company has shipped the first 10 units of the Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell, what it calls the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, to Switzerland.
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07/07/2020
Established 40 years ago, L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage is marking its four decades in business with the purchase of 14 new Thompsons tippers, ten being conventional front-end models with the remaining four as tipper grabs.
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06/07/2020
Renault Trucks and Indra Automobile Recycling of France are carrying out a one-year preliminary study into recycling and reusing truck parts.
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06/07/2020
Heathrow-based Olympia Transport has taken delivery of a new Scania Touring executive coach.
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03/07/2020
The fleet of one of the largest independent warehousing and distribution companies in the South West has been further strengthened through the addition of 30 curtainsided vehicles from long-term supplier Tiger Trailers, along with a ...
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03/07/2020
Ex-servicemen Jamie Keen and James Rose-Shaw have recruited their first truck, a striking Mercedes-Benz tractor unit, and look forward to putting nine more into action.
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02/07/2020
McLaren Racing has put its new fleet of 24 Volvo FH Globetrotter XL tractor units into service, transporting all of the team’s equipment for this weekend’s season-opening F1 race in Spielberg, Austria.
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02/07/2020
There was a marked increase in the number of commercial vehicle fleets adopting the DVSA’s Earned Recognition scheme during the earliest months of lockdown, reports fleet management software company FleetCheck.
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01/07/2020
Bridgestone’s commercial customers are being offered discounted training courses aimed at helping them back on their feet following lockdown.
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01/07/2020
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Proprietor John Dinham purchased his first pre-owned vehicle from Mercedes-Benz dealer City West Commercials in 2016, and has since added another 14.
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30/06/2020
Bulk carrier John Petch Transport has added a Renault Trucks Range T520 High to its fleet of 25 tractors and tipping trailers.
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30/06/2020
Guest and Sherwood Truck and Van toured a host of companies to try out the new IVECO S-Way tractor near its West Bromwich, Peterborough and Stoke on Trent depots.
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29/06/2020
The latest version of the Axtec OnBoard Axle Load Indicator can now be installed on most four-axle rigid vehicles, with a particular focus on tippers.
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29/06/2020
A consortium led by electric motor developer Magtec has been awarded a significant Advanced Propulsion Centre grant in the latest round of R&D funding for achieving low carbon technology in the automotive industry.
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26/06/2020
TIP Trailer Services has launched a range of telematics-based digital and connected services under the name of TIP Insight.
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26/06/2020
The recent addition of a further six new Isuzu 7.5 tonne rigids within its all-refrigerated transport fleet means that Holdsworth Foods now currently operates over 45 Isuzus in total, out of a fleet of 140 refrigerated vehicles from ...
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25/06/2020
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Alexander Dennis Ltd has appointed Ardee Coach Trim as its exclusive service partner in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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25/06/2020
Environmental services company Tradebe Healthcare has cited Fraikin’s ability to ‘get things done’ as a major factor in being able to put its three new DAF rigids on the road in time to help with vital hospital waste collections during the ...
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24/06/2020
Despite the prevalence of vehicle manufacturer-derived electronic parts catalogues (EPC), they generally rely on a variety of search methods to identify a replacement part, which for wholesalers and CV workshops servicing and repairing ...
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24/06/2020
Mahle Aftermarket’s new OzonePRO unit offers a way to sanitise buses, commercial vehicles and passenger cars in a world still struggling to contain COVID-19.
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23/06/2020
DAF Trucks has introduced an improved advanced emergency braking system for its LF, CF and XF models: AEBS-3. This third-generation system can provide up to full autonomous emergency braking to assist with collision avoidance of both ...
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23/06/2020
Carlisle City Council has equipped its fleet of refuse and recycling vehicles with camera recording technology, reverse radar and safety equipment.
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22/06/2020
After a 15-week hiatus due to COVID-19, DVSA will restart heavy vehicle testing from Saturday 4 July, it announced at the weekend. Operators can now book tests from that date.
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22/06/2020
Thermo-King’s new trailer fridge uses a new 48V mild hybrid power architecture.
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19/06/2020
Leeds City Council has taken delivery of 122 examples of the full-electric Renault Kangoo Z.E.33 compact van, with 102 to be used in the delivery of a wide range of services across the city, including property maintenance and civil ...
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