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04/10/2023
Sunderland-based Hawthorn Logistics has entered a 12-month contract renewal that will see its vehicles equipped with Prometeon Tyre Group’s Pirelli TR01T drive tyres.
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03/10/2023
Wiltshire-based Stonegate Farmers has taken the delivery of 15 Carrier Transicold Supra units connected by Carrier’s Lynx Fleet digital platform.
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03/10/2023
Diesel Technic has expanded its range of light commercial vehicle (LCV) parts and accessories, doubling the number of product references in the UK to 3,000.
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02/10/2023
Rochester-based operator Neil Yates Recovery has invested in Totalkare equipment to ensure its fleet of recovery trucks remain in peak operational condition.
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29/09/2023
Water and utility solutions company Valley Water Services has confirmed that four DAF CF 450 tipper grabs purchased from MV Commercial are reducing downtime.
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29/09/2023
The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has appointed Jacquie Berryman as its new chair, where she will support the lubricants industry through the transition to alternative fuels.
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28/09/2023
An Abellio London Bus electric bus took passengers across several stops at Imberbus, a yearly celebration of vintage and modern buses in the village of Imber.
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27/09/2023
Transdev Blazefield has ordered 19 Alexander Dennis battery-electric buses, which will enter service in Spring 2024 on route 36, connecting Ripon, Harrogate and Leeds.
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26/09/2023
First Bus is to receive 70 electric buses to support its plans to operate a fully electric fleet at its Norwich Roundtree Way depot.
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25/09/2023
Scotland-based A & A McNeill Transport has converted to Euroliner trailers after taking delivery of two Profi Liner curtainsiders from Krone Trailer UK.
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25/09/2023
CheckedSafe’s fleet management app is now being used by more than 44,000 Network Rail employees across a fleet of 10,000+ vehicles.
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22/09/2023
Schmitz Cargobull and RIO have entered into agreement to improve data exchange between the trailer and tractor.
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22/09/2023
LF&E, a refrigerated transport and logistics company, is using Microlise Group’s fleet performance and journey management modules to optimise operational efficiency.
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21/09/2023
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Alexander Dennis has taken a further order of four Enviro200 single deck buses from Centrebus following two separate deliveries of four buses each over the past year.
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20/09/2023
Transport secretary Mark Harper has announced funding of up to £129 million to help local transport authorities (LTA) introduce hundreds more zero emission buses (Zebs).
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19/09/2023
Suffolk-based removals company Safepac is using a Renault Trucks tractor unit as part of a sponsorship agreement with McAMS Yamaha for the 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
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19/09/2023
Univar Solutions is to exclusively distribute Petronas Lubricants Great Britain (PLI) products and services for trucks, vans and agricultural vehicles from 1 November.
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18/09/2023
TMT Tanks & Trailers, an Italian trailer manufacturer, has selected Apollo Tyres’ EnduRace RT2 tyre as original equipment (OE) for its ‘moving floor’ truck trailers.
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15/09/2023
Wheely-Safe has confirmed its intelligent tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) has saved Frank Redman & Sons two costly and potentially dangerous tyre blow outs.
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14/09/2023
Kilnbridge Construction Services is utilising Webfleet, Bridgestone’s fleet management solution, to cut fuel usage and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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13/09/2023
Leicestershire-based Aylestone Transport has received a Volvo FM 6x2 tractor unit with a 540 hp engine as part of its work with Aggregate Industries’s landscaping division Charcon.
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12/09/2023
Essex-based quarrying and construction material supplier Brice Aggregates has expanded its fleet with a pair of Mercedes-Benz Arocs eight-wheelers, with more to come.
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11/09/2023
Veolia and Autotech Training have implemented qualifications to address the anticipated shortfall of 16,000 electric vehicle (EV) trained technicians by 2032.
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08/09/2023
DAF Trucks has released details of a New Generation DAF XB truck series, featuring a line-up of distribution and vocational vehicles from 7.5- to 19-tonnes GVW.
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08/09/2023
Kent-based landscaping, building and agricultural products supplier John Bourne & Co has reported improvements since installing a transport management system from Mandata.
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