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27/11/2020
Go-Ahead is launching the first fully electric bus fleet in the North East of England.
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27/11/2020
Vehicle inspections restarted four months ago after being halted during the first Coronavirus lockdown. Now, DVSA has published a few different means for operators to manage this information digitally.
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26/11/2020
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At a digital event held at IVECO UK’s headquarters in Basildon, Essex hosted by Cara Roberts and motor-racing driver Steve Parrish, IVECO introduced right-hand drive variants of its new IVECO S-WAY heavy truck to the UK.
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26/11/2020
Delivery business BJS Home Delivery has added 260 new Renault trucks and LCVs to its fleet.
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25/11/2020
Bodybuilder Whitby Morrison, which specialises in customised ice cream vans, has ordered 55 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis.
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25/11/2020
Variety retailer B&M has taken delivery of 21 Tiger trailers to further strengthen its sizeable fleet, warehouse and store portfolios as an essential business that has remained open during both UK lockdowns.
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24/11/2020
Preston-based H Parkinson Haulage (HPH) has taken delivery of seven 460hp IVECO Stralis NP AS440S46T/P CNG 4x2 tractor units after successfully running seven of the Stralis NP 400 4x2s for 30 months, with each truck having covered ...
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24/11/2020
Thompsons has introduced a major upgrade to its heavy duty Loadmaster tipper body. From now on, this double-skinned design is being built without front cornerposts. And the first 40 such examples are going to London-based Cappagh.
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23/11/2020
The Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trials (LEFT) was a £20 million government-funded programme (2017-2020) to cut emissions and improve air quality by focusing on emissions-busting technologies for trucks and vans.
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23/11/2020
Worcestershire-based D E Talbot Transport is set for increased productivity following an investment in bespoke brake testing equipment from Totalkare.
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20/11/2020
Swedish truck manufacturer Scania has announced plans to build a battery assembly plant and laboratory to support the range of electric trucks that it will manufacture in the coming years.
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20/11/2020
NRG Fleet Services and Hills Waste Solutions have opened up a workshop and servicing facility in Calne, Wiltshire.
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19/11/2020
Isuzu Truck UK has supplied two new 11-tonne Isuzu rigid trucks to road repair specialists Velocity, who needed a solution to help them tackle potholes and defects on the most constricted parts of the UK’s road network.
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18/11/2020
The UK’s largest and most important road transport event announces new dates for 2021.
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18/11/2020
Asset Alliance Group has won a deal to supply eight new DAF XF530 tractor units to Trans Haul.
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17/11/2020
Wren Kitchens, the UK’s number one kitchen retailer that designs, manufactures and delivers 2,000 kitchens every single week, is reducing its carbon footprint with the introduction of sustainable employee-transport.
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16/11/2020
Longer goods vehicles that increase productivity and reduce haulier emission levels could become a permanent fixture on Britain’s roads as the government has launched a consultation into their future.
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16/11/2020
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St John Ambulance is preparing to deploy a new fleet of eight specially-designed logistics vehicles that will be used initially to provide front-line support to the NHS and local communities.
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13/11/2020
The first Remondis UK FEL (front end loader) waste collection vehicle fitted with c-trace’s dynamic weighing system has been delivered to the company’s site at Doncaster.
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13/11/2020
Volvo Trucks has secured a conquest deal with Slam Transport for 10 FH with I-Save 4x2 tractor units, becoming the first Volvos in the customer’s 225-strong fleet for more than six years.
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12/11/2020
South-east England fuel distributor New Era Fuels in Harlow has taken delivery of its latest DAF CF tanker, as the company ramps-up its ‘go-green’ message with the supply of Green D+ HVO (enhanced hydro-treated vegetable oil) – a renewable ...
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12/11/2020
Farrall’s Group is moving its entire fleet of 65 trucks and 100 trailers onto a Michelin tyre policy. The decision follows a trial organised by local Michelin advocate dealer Quinton Tyres, which demonstrated the sustainability advantages ...
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11/11/2020
Based on Mellor’s Orion product, the new uprated 5.5-tonne Orion Evolution features a 180bhp Euro VI diesel engine, ZF 9-speed automatic transmission and 10-year structural warranty for a base price of £90,000.
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11/11/2020
Bute, Scotland-based haulier, John Mackirdy, has taken delivery of the company’s first ever double-deck semi-trailer.
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10/11/2020
Haydock Commercial Vehicles Limited, the Scania dealer for the Preston-Liverpool-Warrington triangle, Chester and north Wales, has invested in £2.7m in a purpose-built, state-of-the-art service centre on land adjacent to its existing ...
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