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legislation, environmental issues, fleet operating costs, company and people news.
14/01/2020
Frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has added 43 multi-temperature refrigerated trailers to its fleet, upgrading from tandem axle to tri-axle units for added operational benefits and residual value advantages.
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14/01/2020
Online electrical retailer AO has expanded its fleet with eight Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units, supplied by Fraikin on five-year, full-service contract hire agreements.
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13/01/2020
Chichester District Council has signed a two-year extension for its tyre supply and management contract with Bandvulc, part of Continental Tyres, for its fleet of 26 Mercedes-Benz Econic refuse collection vehicles.
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13/01/2020
Scottish charity New Start Highland has taken delivery of its third Mercedes-Benz Fuso Canter truck, declaring the vehicle’s body and payload to be “the best on the market” for 7.5-tonners.
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13/01/2020
Trailer manufacturer SDC has announced that its Freespan curtainsider is now available to operators in the UK.
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10/01/2020
Brakes Foodservice has taken delivery of a bespoke vehicle specially designed for faster, more efficient city centre deliveries.
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10/01/2020
Scottish Citylink has taken delivery of 18 Panorama double-deck coaches, from Plaxton, to meet growing demand for express services between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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10/01/2020
Bus and coach manufacturer Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has announced it is producing wheelchair-accessible Plaxton Leopard coaches to comply with the new PSV Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR), built to stock to meet customer requirements.
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09/01/2020
Sittingbourne-based Nicholls Transport has opened a refuelling station for pumped liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its Kent base, which will be used to support an initial order for 10 IVECO Stralis NP 460 6x2 tractor units.
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09/01/2020
Bulk haulage provider TJ Transport has signed a five-year contract with Goodyear for its Total Mobility package, comprising predictive tyre management, breakdown support and technology-based services.
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09/01/2020
Bibby Distribution says it is now operating a 100% Euro VI fleet following a four-year vehicle replacement programme.
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08/01/2020
DAF Trucks has added a remote tachograph download function to its DAF Connect fleet management platform.
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08/01/2020
PVS Innovation, a division of Puddy’s Vehicle Solutions (PVS) Group, has launched a platform to provide fleet managers with “a one-stop data repository” for business-critical fleet information.
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08/01/2020
Go Plant Fleet Services has been awarded the ISO 45001 standard for occupational health and safety.
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08/01/2020
Continental has launched Conti CoachRegio, a new tyre line for intercity buses.
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07/01/2020
Vehicle engineering and safety equipment supplier SM UK is opening a £3m vehicle conversion workshop in the Midlands this month.
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07/01/2020
Civil engineering business Riney has equipped its 25-strong HGV fleet with cameras, recording devices and vehicle signage from Sentinel Systems.
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06/01/2020
Hiab has appointed MAW Engineering as its sales and installation partner for Northern Ireland.
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06/01/2020
Ashtead Technology has added new remote visual inspection technologies to its line-up of rental equipment.
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06/01/2020
ZF is reminding workshops that a thorough check of vehicle chassis before the worst winter conditions arrive could prevent costly repairs.
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03/01/2020
New worldwide harmonised light vehicle test procedure (WLTP) rules for vans could result in fleets shunning fuel-saving designs.
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03/01/2020
A technician from the Thurrock branch of Isuzu dealer MC Truck & Bus has participated in a competition in Japan to find the best Isuzu technical team in the world.
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03/01/2020
Lincolnshire County Council has purchased four 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz 6x4 Arocs gritters, with the new 6x4 vehicles replacing older eight-wheelers by the same manufacturer.
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02/01/2020
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has published three final reports relating to HGV emissions, with their release completing ETI’s work ahead of its planned closure earlier this week.
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02/01/2020
West Midlands-based quarry business NRS has taken delivery of two Volvo FMX tippers, one a fleet replacement and the other an addition to meet growing demand.
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