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15/09/2014
Irizar coaches have been rolling out this summer, with operators reporting value, reliability and fuel economy as reasons for selection.
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15/09/2014
Tradepoint, the trade operation of B&Q, has taken delivery of 12 Euro 6 Renault Range D trucks, increasing its fleet to 52 vehicles.
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12/09/2014
Oil blender Morris Lubricants says it is currently testing a new "total lubricant solution" that could provide as much as 8% fuel savings in heavy commercial vehicles.
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12/09/2014
A haulier who was found to have put profit before safety will have to operate with half of his vehicles for the next three months.
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12/09/2014
Ford has reached its landmark three millionth low-carbon diesel engine to be produced at the company's manufacturing centre in Dagenham. The site produces over 30,000 engines a month, and has been building the small-capacity diesel engines ...
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12/09/2014
WJ Roadmarkings has fitted its latest hydro-blasting machine with the ContiPressureCheck tyre pressure monitoring system.
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12/09/2014
Drinks Enterprises has taken delivery of five Euro 5 derogated trucks in its first contract hire deal with Ryder.
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12/09/2014
Cenex is launching a free downloadable tool for fleet managers to evaluate the viability of low-carbon vehicles.
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12/09/2014
BYD Europe is the winner of the Low Carbon Heavy Duty Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year Award, presented that the Low Carbon Vehicle event.
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12/09/2014
Driveline engineering giant GKN presented new technologies including its Gyrodrive flywheel hybrid system for buses, an electric drive with integrated single-speed transmission and a range extender engine having an axial flux electric ...
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11/09/2014
Telematics specialist Microlise is to provide its technology to India's largest commercial vehicles manufacturer Tata Motors in a move the pair expect to "transform" the country's commercial transport industry.
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11/09/2014
Transport minister Baroness Kramer has unveiled a plaque commemorating the opening of Reading Buses' new £1 million compressed biomethane station.
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11/09/2014
So impressed was Tor Multimix with its first two new Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz Arocs construction chassis that it has returned to dealer Rygor with an order for two more.
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11/09/2014
A new smartphone app to help drivers with daily walk-around checks promises to simplify defect reporting, particularly for small and medium-sized fleets.
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11/09/2014
Chilled food and drinks logistics business NFT has awarded an exclusive vehicle supply contract for 2014/15 to Volvo Trucks and dealer Hartshorne Group.
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11/09/2014
Car transport business Driveforce has extended its 24-strong fleet with its first Euro 6 tractor unit, an Iveco Stralis Hi-Road.
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11/09/2014
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles says the reason for a third of all light commercial vehicles (LCVs) failing their MOT is due to a lack of routine maintenance.
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11/09/2014
FTA (Freight Transport Association) and IRTE (the Institute of Road Transport Engineers) have worked together to deliver independent IRTE Workshop Accreditation to all three Tower Transit workshops in the TfL (Transport for London) area.
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10/09/2014
More than 1,000 local authority vehicles, ranging from buses to fire engines, should improve their green credentials, following transport minister Baroness Kramer's announcement of successful bidders for the £5 million Clean Vehicle ...
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10/09/2014
Two new research projects aimed at driving low carbon vehicles technologies are to receive £6 million funding from the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council).
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10/09/2014
All professional bus, coach and truck drivers must have completed their first block of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training by today (10 September 2014) to continue working.
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10/09/2014
ATS Euromaster has opened a new service centre in Wrexham, North Wales, which is equipped to support all vehicle types including cars, vans, trucks, industrial equipment and agricultural machinery.
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10/09/2014
Bus manufacturer Wrightbus is demonstrating the fuel-saving potential of a new kinetic recovery system (KERS) at the Low Carbon Vehicle event, which opens today (10 September) at Millbrook.
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10/09/2014
Scania has announced two more orders for its Scania Irizar coaches.
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10/09/2014
Bellurgan, Dundalk-based Anchor Tours has taken delivery of a new Volvo three-axle, 13 metre B13R coach with the 9700 bodywork.
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