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10/02/2015
Partnerlink member Viamaster has acquired two longer semi-trailers (LSTs), each specified with the new SAF self-steer rear axle system, supplied by UK and Ireland distributor IMS.
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09/02/2015
Yorkshire-based operator John Owen (Aggregates) has taken delivery of three Euro 6 DAF CF FAD construction tippers and ordered four more, citing whole life costs as well as dealer back-up as reasons for the decision.
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09/02/2015
Electric commercial vehicles supplier ePower Trucks (part of Lift Safe) is expanding into new premises at the Hawksley Street Industrial Estate in Manchester, as it marks its 15th anniversary.
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09/02/2015
Brewery business Moorhouse has taken delivery of its first Fuso Canter truck and says the vehicle “performed brilliantly” during its busiest season over Christmas and New Year.
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09/02/2015
Building contractor Breyer Group has cut its insurance premium by £60,000 in the first year since installing fleet and driver performance technology from TomTom Telematics.
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06/02/2015
Total commercial vehicle registrations were up for the ninth consecutive month in January, by 23% to 24,567 units, fuelled in part by something of a return to form by the truck market.
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06/02/2015
London mayor Boris Johnson has today (6 February 2015) confirmed that Britain’s first Safer Lorry Scheme will go ahead in the capital on 1 September, as soon as all 600 warning signs are in place.
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06/02/2015
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has announced that senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell FCILT is to be the organisation’s next president.
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06/02/2015
DAF is now launching CF and XF 6x2 tractor units with a rear steering axle for applications needing maximum manoeuvrability – such as with construction and agricultural deliveries.
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06/02/2015
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has released details of the fourth-generation Caddy, which promises lower emissions, improved fuel performance and several new safety features.
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05/02/2015
Home delivery courier business Hermes has awarded two major contracts for vehicle additions to its fleet and to extend its tyre service agreement.
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05/02/2015
Commercial vehicle hire business Axis Fleet Management has placed a £13 million order with MAN Truck & Bus UK for 200 Euro 6 tractor units.
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05/02/2015
Construction sector operator Jonathan Hardy Contractors has taken delivery of an 18-tonne Volvo FE 4x2 tipper – the first truck in Wales to be equipped with I-Shift automated transmission, which the operator describes as “second to none”.
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04/02/2015
Essex Bulk Services says it has gained at least half a tonne in payload from each of its 12 TopUsed, quality-approved MAN TGX 26.440 6x2 tractor units.
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04/02/2015
Scottish haulage business Baillie Brothers (Contractors) has taken delivery of a Euro 6 Renault Range C truck, which, according to the operator, is already delivering “impressive” fuel returns.
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04/02/2015
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Aluminium recycling business Alutrade has replaced a six-year-old Mercedes Atego with a new Euro 6 version, after experiencing high reliability from the previous truck.
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04/02/2015
Ricardo-AEA has been selected, in partnership with E4tech, to deliver OLEV’s (Office for Low Emission Vehicles) hydrogen refuelling stations infrastructure grant scheme, which aims to support the roll out of a network for servicing fuel ...
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04/02/2015
Rail contractor Alan Blaylock Haulage has acquired a bespoke tri-axle step-frame trailer from Andover Trailers, which it is using to move rail plant weighing up to 33 tonnes to sites across the north of England.
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03/02/2015
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have designed an axle module and associated production process for electric commercial vehicles that they claim will significantly cut costs.
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03/02/2015
Plant hire and rail engineering business AB2000 has taken delivery of two Volvo FH tractors, after a previous FH unit used for heavy haulage was described as “exceptional”.
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03/02/2015
Dairy business Arla Foods has extended its tyre provision and service agreement with Bridgestone for a further three years, citing reduced call-out times and improved fuel efficiency.
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03/02/2015
Manchester-based 151 Products has taken delivery of five new DAF trucks from Ryder s part of a replacement deal for its eight-strong fleet.
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03/02/2015
US-based telematics business GreenRoad Technologies is expanding its UK presence with an office in Leeds.
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03/02/2015
Vehicle conversions specialist S MacNeillie & Sons has been sold to Babock Critical Services. The deal closed on Friday 30 January 2015.
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03/02/2015
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a telematics service with the RAC, which it says aims to make life easier for fleet users across the UK for £12.50 per month.
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