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28/05/2014
Fleet management firm Translease Services has developed a smaller, more versatile truck for builders' merchants needing to make deliveries in busy city traffic.
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28/05/2014
Bus manufacturer Optare has unveiled the MetroDecker, its new double-decker bus which is designed to improve fuel economy and passenger comfort.
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28/05/2014
Linen supplier London Linen has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 vehicle, a 7.5-tonne 4x2 Iveco Eurocargo.
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28/05/2014
Commercial vehicle repair centre Graycoll Truck 'n' Trailer is implementing r2c Online, a web-based compliance management solution, to cut administration and help it deliver better service to its fleet customers.
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27/05/2014
To celebrate its registration of the 200,000th truck in the UK since Volvo Trucks began trading in the country in 1967, the company has launched a competition to design a truck for 2050.
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27/05/2014
Trailer rental company Hireco has placed an order with manufacturer SDC for £10m worth of box vans, double-deck step-frame curtainsiders and urban trailers.
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27/05/2014
Braking system supplier TRW Automotive Aftermarket is welcoming the introduction of new regulations for brake discs and drums, calling it "a major step forward for global automotive safety".
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27/05/2014
DAF has launched a range of Euro 6 four-axle CF and XF rigids and tractors, for special and heavy-duty applications.
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27/05/2014
The logistics sector is on track to meet its carbon reduction target in 2014, one year earlier than anticipated, according to projections from the Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS).
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23/05/2014
Devereux Transport is to roll out Continental's tyre pressure monitoring system across its fleet, after a trial installation detected pressure loss and prevented a roadside repair.
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23/05/2014
Muckaway specialist West Coast Haulage has received the first batch of Euro 6 Volvo FMX 8x4s, following its order for 16 of the tippers – the first Volvos for tis fleet.
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23/05/2014
Video footage has been released which captures a collision between a Ford Focus and a heavy goods vehicle, as the car driver runs out of space in the filter lane joining the M6.
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23/05/2014
Filter manufacturer Mann+Hummel has developed a new range of cabin filters claimed to remove almost 100% of even the tiniest particles, which are particularly hazardous to health.
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23/05/2014
The Sauber Formula 1 team has taken delivery of four Renault Range T 520 trucks to transport equipment and personnel to European F1 events.
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23/05/2014
US haulage giant Freightliner has standardised on Jost fifth wheel couplings for its artics. Daimler Trucks North America and Jost sealed the deal last week.
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22/05/2014
Bibby Distribution has converted five MAN tractors to dual fuel LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) for use on its Unipart Rail contract.
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22/05/2014
Winners of the 2014 Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS) Awards were announced yesterday (21 May 2014) at the FTA's Cutting Carbon, Cutting Costs conference – receiving their awards from the DfT's John Parkinson, director for motoring, ...
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22/05/2014
Ford has won Van Manufacturer of the Year and picked up a clutch of trophies for its new Transit range and Ranger pick-up at the Van Fleet World awards.
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22/05/2014
HGV operators in the south west will be able to refuel at a new bio-LNG station from 1 June.
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22/05/2014
Nissan has announced the pricing and specifications for its e-NV200 electric van which, it says, offers "unbeatable" savings compared to running a diesel van.
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22/05/2014
Loughborough University is investing £1.5m over five years in research appointments, inspired by the global challenge to develop advanced propulsion technologies needed for the move to zero emission vehicles.
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21/05/2014
German refuse collection firm FES (Frankfurter Entsorgungs und Service) says it has standardised on vehicles with Allison fully automatic transmissions following successful tests with Mercedes-Benz Econic rear loaders using TES-295 ...
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21/05/2014
SOE (Society of Operations Engineers – the umbrella organisation for IRTE) has nominated Peter Scanlon, for the Chartered Environmentalist of the Year Award 2014.
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21/05/2014
Isuzu Truck (UK) is launching an advanced apprenticeship programme to help its dealers meet the demand for skilled technicians.
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21/05/2014
Fresh produce wholesaler and distributor Peter Broughton has doubled its fleet, with a new crop of nine Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
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