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17/02/2015
Fiat has unveiled its fourth-generation Doblò Cargo to the UK market at an event in the Midlands.
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17/02/2015
Ely-based haulier R Turner (Haulage) has gone live with Lytx’s driver safety programme across its 50-strong fleet, without wasting time on trials.
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17/02/2015
Michelin says it is planning its largest ever display of 17.5 and 19.5 inch tyres at this year’s CV Show (NEC, Birmingham, 14—16 Aril 2015), following the roll-out of additional sizes and tread patterns in its X Multi range.
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16/02/2015
Freight transport group AET is now running Mercedes-Benz trucks with three of its business units, having been Mercedes-free just 12 months ago.
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16/02/2015
Waste management firm NJB Recycling has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 vehicle, a DAF CF 440 FAD 8x4 tipper/grab eight-wheeler for its basement excavation business.
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16/02/2015
Following the Treasury’s invitation to the FTA (Freight Transport Association) to talk about the HGV driver crisis, the RHA (Road Haulage Association) has also now been called to a meeting with Treasury officials next Friday (20 February ...
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16/02/2015
‘Relay Ready to Run’ is the new name for Citroën’s Relay ready-bodied vehicles, which include high-specification tippers, dropsides and Luton vans.
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16/02/2015
Coach operator Coachstyle says it is “extremely pleased” with the fuel efficiency of seven Optare Solo vehicles it acquired last year, to meet growing business demand and to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) which came ...
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16/02/2015
Renault Trucks is offering customers a choice of low-rate finance or £1,000 towards the deposit for a new Renault Master van.
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13/02/2015
Following independent trials of camera-based vulnerable road user protection technology for HGVs, buses and coaches, Ealing Council will be the first to fit the system to its entire HGV fleet.
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13/02/2015
Workshop, at the Commercial Vehicle Show (14—16 April, NEC, Halls 3a, 4 and 5), is an increasingly key to the UK’s major road transport event, because of importance of compliance to operators.
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13/02/2015
Volvo Trucks’ UK dealer network achieved a record breaking MOT first-time pass rate of 96% for 2014.
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13/02/2015
Improvements to the UK’s major road network will be streamlined and more efficient, says the government, after the Infrastructure Act completed its passage through parliament and became law yesterday (12 February).
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13/02/2015
If proof were needed that the skills shortage is uppermost in operators’ minds, the Freight Transport Association has announced that its Driver Crisis Summit (12 March at the Ricoh Stadium, Coventry) is oversubscribed, with a waiting list ...
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13/02/2015
Mercedes-Benz has released details of its new Vito van range, which will be launched at the Commercial Vehicle Show (NEC, Birmingham) on 14 April.
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13/02/2015
Despite business being difficult in Russia, commercial vehicle manufacturers see the longer-term potential, according to the organisers of Comtrans 2015, who note that 114,000 trucks over six tons were sold there in 2013, making it the ...
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13/02/2015
Truck and trailer wheel distributor Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has sounded a note of caution about the government’s recent report into wheel safety and its classification of commercial vehicle wheels as ‘safety critical’.
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13/02/2015
Scotland’s only independent industrial gas supplier SIG has taken delivery of a MAN TGL 12.220 4x2 BB rigid for cellar and industrial gas cylinder deliveries.
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12/02/2015
Haulage firm Allegro Transport has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 trucks, four Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors, and says the vehicles are already showing a “significant improvement” on fleet average fuel consumption.
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12/02/2015
Bulk distribution operator Hoyer Petrolog UK has placed an order with MAN for 50 Euro 6 vehicles, to meet increased demand for its petroleum and bitumen transport service.
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12/02/2015
ATS Euromaster has announced that it has extended its partnership with Shell for the supply of oil and lubricants to ATS centres across the UK.
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12/02/2015
Builders’ merchant Jem Centres has taken delivery of its first new truck, a Volvo FL 18-tonner, selected for its versatility and ability to deliver products in narrow streets.
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12/02/2015
The UK Autodrive consortium, which has won the contract to introduce driverless cars to the UK, includes Arup, Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, MIRA, Tata Motors European Technical Centre and international law firm ...
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12/02/2015
Charity fundraisers at a oil blender Morris Lubricants have helped to raise £12,000 to be shared by the Midlands and Wales Air Ambulance services.
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11/02/2015
SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) is bringing transport policy makers, vehicle manufacturers and fleet managers together today (11 February, 2015) to debate the future for wrongly maligned diesel commercial vehicles – and ...
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