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08/01/2015
Food retailer Bernard Matthews has renewed its tyre service contract with ATS Euromaster for the tenth consecutive year, saying quality of service makes it "an easy decision".
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08/01/2015
Regularly maintaining DPFs (diesel particulate filters) on taxis could not only see an end to the taxi strikes of last year, but also help diesel taxi operators to better meet emissions targets.
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08/01/2015
East Midlands-based Tara RoadAir is refreshing and expanding its truck fleet with seven new Euro 5 DAF vehicles on contract hire from Ryder.
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08/01/2015
The UK commercial vehicle market notched up double-digit growth in 2014, with total sales up by 11% to 363,155 units – the highest level since 2007.
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07/01/2015
Volvo has completed the acquisition of 45% of Chinese truck manufacturer Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles (DFCV) in a deal worth 5.5 billion yuan (approximately £600 million).
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07/01/2015
Haulier Evenheights is using a new 44-tonne Renault Range T to deliver products to London's transport network during the night.
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07/01/2015
Mattress and pillow manufacturer Tempur UK has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 vehicles – nine MAN TGL 8.180 7.5-tonners.
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06/01/2015
Drinks distributor Tolchards has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 vehicle, a 15-tonne Mercedes-Benz Atego.
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06/01/2015
Security business Christie Intruder Alarms is reporting a 60% reduction in accidents four months after installing the Lightfoot driver behaviour system in its 100-strong fleet of Vauxhall Astra car-derived vans.
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06/01/2015
US-based suspension and axle manufacturer Hendrickson has completed a deal to purchase the heavy-duty automotive leaf spring and stabiliser division of Frauenthal Group.
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05/01/2015
The 2015 Dakar Rally began yesterday (4 January) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with three participants driving Iveco vehicles.
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05/01/2015
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is now offering the Amarok Ultimate, a 500-vehicle limited edition of its crew cab pick-up truck, described by the manufacturer as the most luxurious yet.
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05/01/2015
Grantham-based Vacu-Lug has announced that it is offering a new streamlined range of truck and bus products from Westlake Tyres.
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31/12/2014
Milk and dairy product supplier Graham's the Family Dairy has taken delivery of eight Mercedes-Benz Atego rigids and a 26-tonne Antos, all with Thermo King refrigeration units.
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31/12/2014
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has a free traffic update service to give fleet managers and drivers the latest weather and road information.
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31/12/2014
Next-day delivery business Tuffnells Parcels Express has ordered its first Mercedes-Benz vans – 22 Sprinters – after trialling several demonstration vehicles at three of its depots.
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24/12/2014
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) is calling for responses to a survey designed to gauge opinion on the likely technologies and uptake rates for low-carbon trucks.
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24/12/2014
Northern Irish chilled and frozen food distributor PRM Group has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 trucks, a 15-tonne Mercedes Atego and a 26-tonne Antos.
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24/12/2014
More than one in eight tyres (12%) from a sample of 500 vehicles has been found to be under-inflated by 20% or more.
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23/12/2014
Around 130 road tankers that do not comply with ADR (International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) are still in service on UK roads, but some operators will be allowed more time to withdraw them from operation.
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23/12/2014
Volvo Trucks has announced that its FH and FH16 sleeper cabs are now available in extra-low roof versions, making them suitable, says the manufacturer, for mining applications where height is restricted.
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23/12/2014
The government has announced today (23 December) that £6 billion is being made available to tackle potholes and local road improvements between 2015 and 2021.
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22/12/2014
Three of Volvo's new hybrid buses have gone into commercial service in Hamburg, Germany.
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22/12/2014
Apex Plant has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 truck, a Mercedes-Benz 26-tonne Antos 2532L with a beavertail body.
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22/12/2014
Lift installation and servicing business Morris Vermaport has taken delivery of 12 Mercedes Citan vans, eight of which have replaced petrol-electric hybrid cars for its mobile engineers.
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