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03/02/2015
Sheffield based commercial vehicle maintenance compliance technology firm r2c Online has invested more than £500,000 in new, larger offices following rapid growth over the last few years.
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03/02/2015
Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has renewed its aftermarket parts distribution contract with Norbert Dentressangle, in a three-year, multi-million pound deal.
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02/02/2015
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Foodservice wholesaler Bidvest 3663 has taken delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz trucks, after a trial of an 18-tonner delivered better fuel efficiency than its fleet average.
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02/02/2015
Iveco is offering maintenance contracts on Daily vans and chassis cabs from £49.66 per year for vehicles aged from three to eight years old.
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02/02/2015
New pricing for FORS (the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) has been announced as by the FORS Community Partnership (FCP) rolls out its truck safety scheme nationally.
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02/02/2015
Automotive filtration business MANN+HUMMEL is launching a campaign to remind workshop managers of the long-term benefits of using quality components.
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02/02/2015
Commercial vehicle hire business Fraikin is partnering with telematics provider Masternaut to roll out a telematics package, called mySmartFleet, to all existing and new hire vehicles.
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30/01/2015
More trailer and tanker manufacturers will be exhibiting at the 2015 Commercial Vehicle Show (14-16 April at the NEC, Birmingham) than at any other of the events since the pre-recession show in 2008, according to the organisers.
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30/01/2015
Storage and distribution business Edge Transport has taken delivery of its first new series Volvo trucks – six FM tractors and three FL rigids – after experiencing good performance and driver feedback from three FL rigids purchased 18 ...
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30/01/2015
Chilled food logistics provider NFT has selected the Jost fifth wheel to be fitted to all 65 Volvo vehicles specified in the past year.
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30/01/2015
Portable toilet business Dial-A-Loo has extended its vehicle fleet with a Euro 6 MAN TGM 6x2 rear steer.
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29/01/2015
A new series Volvo FH16-550, Euro 6 6x4 heavy-haulage tractor unit, plated for STGO CAT 3 operation up to 150-tonnes gcw, has entered service with Northbank Demolition Company.
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29/01/2015
The state-of-the-art fleet workshop at Healthcare Environmental Group’s (HEG) new £10 million HQ, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, is working with Stertil Koni commercial vehicle lifts.
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29/01/2015
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has awarded a deal to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for 129 vans, which will be a mix of Caddy, Transporter and Crafter models.
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29/01/2015
Electrical services contractor Mimram Site Services has cut fuel costs by 10%, reduced speeding and cut insurance premiums, after implementing the Masternaut telematics solution across its 58-strong fleet.
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29/01/2015
As part of expansion plans since the company was acquired by Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, trailers firm TIP Trailer Services UK has relocated its Leeds branch to a new facility adjacent to the M62/A1 intersection, at Knottingley in ...
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29/01/2015
Cory Environmental is three years into an eight-year contract with 54 Isuzu rigid trucks and says the vehicles are still delivering on all counts for its contract with Cornwall Council.
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29/01/2015
Microlise has announced that Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, will take to the stage as keynote speaker at the Microlise Transport Conference 2015, taking place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on 20 May.
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28/01/2015
The Metropolitan Police is unveiling a Mercedes-Benz Actros truck today (28 January), which will be used to promote its ‘Exchanging Places’ cyclist safety programme.
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28/01/2015
Scottish demolition specialist MacWilliam Demolition has switched from MAN trucks to Renault Trucks Range K, with its first 32-tonne K430 8x4 starting on the road at the close of last year (2014).
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28/01/2015
The director of a Sheerness-based haulage firm is beginning a three-year disqualification today (28 January), after he was found to have blatantly ignored all the basic legal requirements of a transport operation.
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28/01/2015
Granning Axles and Suspensions is now the importer and exclusive distributor for Valx axles in the UK, Ireland, Poland and Scandinavia.
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28/01/2015
Schmitz Cargobull has launched its own refrigeration units, available exclusively on its refrigerated S.KO Cool Executive semi-trailers through Cargobull Finance.
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28/01/2015
Grimshaw Lane Dairy, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, has taken delivery of four all-electric e-NV200 vans from Crosby Park Nissan, in Liverpool, for daily deliveries to local homes and businesses.
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28/01/2015
Plaxton in Scarborough, part of coach builder Alexander Dennis, has commissioned two new energy-efficient commercial spraybooths from Junair.
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