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28/03/2014
Commercial vehicle rental and contract hire specialist Burnt Tree has launched a fleet management tool that provides real time views of vehicles' statuses.
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28/03/2014
Road safety charity Brake is calling on small businesses with employees who drive for work to explore how they can cut costs and improve road safety, using its free guide.
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28/03/2014
Mann + Hummel has been named a GM Supplier of the Year for the 19th time and also received the company's Overdrive Award – reserved for just four suppliers worldwide.
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28/03/2014
For the second year running, Citroën's Ready to Run commercial vehicle programme has won the Vans A2Z One-Stop Shop Award.
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27/03/2014
Cheshire bulk tanker operator Arclid Transport is reporting that its new Euro 6 DAF CF mid-lift axle FTP tractor, fitted with alloy wheels has resulted in a weight of just 7,780 kgs, including driver and half a tank of fuel.
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27/03/2014
Aberdeen-based Caledonian Logistics has taken delivery of 13 new MAN TGX 26.540 6x2 tractor units for its Aberdeen, Inverness and Cumbernauld locations.
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27/03/2014
Metcalfe Plant of Penrith has taken delivery of a pair of 360bhp Scania tippers bodied with Thompsons Loadmaster tippers, each specified for different roles.
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27/03/2014
Gateshead-based general haulage contractor Tyneside Express has added four DAF CF 85-460 6x2 Euro 5 tractor units, plated at 44 tonne, to its 14-strong fleet.
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26/03/2014
This summer's IRTE Skills Challenge is gathering steam, according to organiser IRTE, as eight new bus and coach operators sign up for the contest.
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26/03/2014
BOC's new LNG (liquefied natural gas) dual-fuel refuelling station, at Asda Logistics Services' Avonmouth site, is now up and running.
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26/03/2014
Wimbledon-based contractor Cappagh has taken delivery of 20 7.5-tonne Fuso Canter tippers.
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26/03/2014
The first new series FH rigids in the UK have gone into service with Sheffield-based Universal Recycling Company, which recently also took delivery of a '63' plate Volvo FMX 8x4 hooklift.
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25/03/2014
CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) president Jim Steer is expected to call for more joined up thinking in transport planning today (25 March 2014) in his nnual president's lecture.
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25/03/2014
Cartwright has launched another recruitment drive for a further 40 new apprentices in the 16 – 19 age range, who will bring the total employed by the body and trailer manufacturer to 120 in the past two years.
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25/03/2014
Bodybuilder Bevan Group and vehicle repair and refurbishment specialist A&R Vehicle Services say they will be promoting their 24-hour back-up at a joint presentation at next month's Commercial Vehicle Show (29 April to 1 May 2014).
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25/03/2014
UAE-based civil and infrastructure engineering specialist Saif Bin Darwish is taking delivery of 150 heavy MAN TGS 40.440 WW 6x4 tractor units this month (March 2014).
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25/03/2014
Chimflue is now using three from the Mercedes-Benz lineup: a Citan 109 CDI Long, a Long-bodied Vito and a Medium-length Sprinter.
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24/03/2014
Scania is celebrating its first half century in the UK this year with a Golden Griffin – a limited edition V8 tractor unit.
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24/03/2014
Aberdeen-based haulage firm Dyce Carriers, which recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, has taken delivery of five Mercedes-Benz New Actros tractor units, all with range-topping GigaSpace cabs.
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24/03/2014
Fifty seven Stagecoach drivers scored a perfect zero in GreenRoad's Fleet Elite competition last year, while Iron Mountain came in with the safest UK fleet and First Group achieved more than 800 Fleet Elite Drivers.
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24/03/2014
Banner's starter battery Power Bull has been awarded 'Best in Test' by Swedish testing organisation Testfakta – ahead of competitors including Bosch, Exide, Varta – with a score of 4.4.
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21/03/2014
The CV Show 2014 will mark the last event to be supported by Crystal Communications and transport industry veteran Bob Sockl.
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21/03/2014
RGF Logistics is conducting fuel trials on two Volvo New FH Euro-6 6x2 tractor units with a view to comparing them against other vehicles in its 80strong fleet.
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21/03/2014
Neill & Brown Global Logistics has taken delivery of the first trucks in its fleet renewal programme, two Euro 6 Volvo FH tractors.
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21/03/2014
Mechanical coupling manufacturer Jost will be demonstrating equipment from its four main brands at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show (29 April to 1 May 2014, NEC, Birmingham).
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