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10/03/2021
The IRTE Skills Challenge testing stage will be postponed until the week commencing 21 June, when it is hoped all restrictions on social contact and large events will be lifted.
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10/03/2021
Cheshire-based Boughey Distribution has completed a five-year deal with Thomas Hardie Commercials for the supply of Volvo’s new-generation FH model, which will be in production from April 2021.
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10/03/2021
Specialist support-vehicle provider to the TV and film industry, Facilities by ADF, is expanding its exclusively DAF fleet with an additional 25 trucks to deliver on-location support for shows including The Crown, War of the Worlds, Peaky ...
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10/03/2021
UK bus manufacturer Mellor is to supply a full-electric Orion E bus for Nottingham City Council’s Highways England-funded Electric Van Experience (EVE) Project. The council says it has earmarked the Orion E for use on its passenger ...
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09/03/2021
c-trace’s dynamic weighing system is now helping Biffa provide accurate weights of glass and food waste collected from pub and restaurant chains and supermarkets across the UK.
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09/03/2021
Fleet management firm ARI has appointed Rachel Bullen to the newly-created role of transport compliance manager to help its fleet customers manage the increasing demands of legislation and compliance.
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08/03/2021
Following two years of trials with Manchester City Council, Biffa has rolled out a fleet of 27 full-electric refuse collection vehicles from Electra Commercial Vehicles. The fleet is said to be the UK’s largest-ever fleet of electric RCVs.
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08/03/2021
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Food manufacturer and retailer Cook has responded to demand for its frozen ready meals by adding another Mercedes-Benz truck to its logistics fleet.
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05/03/2021
John Parry, former director of IRTE and fellow of the IRTE and Society of Operations Engineers, died on 25 February. He was 76.
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05/03/2021
Essex-based haulier Hammond Transport has taken delivery of a New Generation MAN 26.510 TGX 6x2 tractor with the GX cab.
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04/03/2021
SOE, the parent group of IRTE, is launching a new awards programme later this year, the SOE Safety and Sustainability Awards 2021. These awards will celebrate successes in safety and sustainability across the road transport, plant, ...
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04/03/2021
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North-East independent waste management company J&B Recycling is setting new standards for safety in its sector after commissioning three of the UK’s first low-entry Econics to be equipped with Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ latest accident ...
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04/03/2021
Specialising in nationwide pallet collection, distribution and general haulage, the start-up has just taken delivery of two IVECO S-WAY tractors.
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03/03/2021
Cummins is to produce medium-duty engine systems for Mercedes-Benz brand owner Daimler Truck AG, according to the terms of a new global strategic partnership.
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03/03/2021
First Glasgow, Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) and BYD UK are collaborating to deliver a £9 million investment in 22 new fully electric buses onto the Glasgow city bus network and into operation ahead of the UN’s COP26 conference which will be ...
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03/03/2021
Parcels business Tuffnells has recently seen a fresh batch of trailers go into service, following an agreement with TIP to supply new tandem axle box van trailers and curtainsiders.
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02/03/2021
Grangemouth-based John Mitchell Haulage & Warehousing is paying tribute to ‘health heroes’ for the individual fleet names of its 21 new MAN TGX 26.470 tractor units scheduled for delivery during 2021.
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02/03/2021
MV Commercial has secured a significant contract for 100 new truck-mounted loader cranes as part of a multi-million-pound deal with Hiab UK and Ireland.
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01/03/2021
The Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC has been moved from June to 31 August - 2 September.
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01/03/2021
Bus operator Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has introduced a real-time vehicle defect reporting system. NCT’s drivers are being equipped with mobile data terminals to record their first use vehicle checks updating the central fleet ...
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01/03/2021
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Alexander Dennis Limited has announced that its double deck hydrogen bus currently under development will deliver a zero-emission range of up to 300 miles. It will be powered by a Ballard fuel cell power module through the Voith Electrical ...
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26/02/2021
Rivus Fleet Solutions has opened a new garage in Southampton – a move that the company, formerly BT Fleet, says demonstrates the wider developments taking place throughout its UK-wide network.
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26/02/2021
A £10m investment in a new 4,000 square metre, purpose-built flagship site and regional headquarters for Scotland is on the cards for Scania.
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25/02/2021
Businesses operating heavy goods vehicles that are not yet compliant with the Direct Vision Standard (DVS), which comes into force from 1 March 2021, should consider using rental to avoid thousands of pounds in fines when they operate ...
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24/02/2021
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK’s electric vehicle partnership is introducing a shorter version of its BYD ADL Enviro400EV double decker.
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