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04/10/2013
First-time pass rates for MOTs continue to improve for all commercial vehicle categories, according to VOSA's 2012/13 effectiveness report.
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04/10/2013
PACCAR has formally opened its new DAF assembly plant in Brazil, with chairman and CEO Mark Pigott performing the ceremony.
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04/10/2013
Truck products manufacturer Hadley, best known for its air horns, has opened a facility in Moordrecht, the Netherlands, to serve the European market.
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03/10/2013
Dow Waste Management will be prevented from expanding for 12 months, Scotland's Traffic Commissioner has ruled.
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03/10/2013
The European Commission has approved €20.5 million of state aid, via France, for Renault to develop diesel hybrid technology for vans, in partnership with Continental, Valeo and LMS International.
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03/10/2013
Britaniacrest Recycling has taken delivery of the first new Schmitz Cargobull S.KI tipper trailer in the UK.
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03/10/2013
Hull-based refrigerated bodybuilder Paneltex has been aproved to deliver training for Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) for the next five years.
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02/10/2013
Operator licence holders must be transparent in all their dealings with regulators or they will be dealt with "robustly". That's the warning from Sarah Bell (pictured), traffic commissioner for the Eastern traffic area.
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02/10/2013
Senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell (pictured) is publishing revised statutory guidance documents this week, which include the standards that haulage, and bus and coach operators are expected to follow.
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02/10/2013
Isle of Man steel fabricator Wilson & Collins has taken delivery of a new 5-tonne Isuzu N50.150 rigid truck to deliver products and equipment around the island.
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01/10/2013
Tesco has taken delivery of 28 new Volvo FM11 410 4x2 tractor units for its Belfast and Antrim, Northern Ireland, distribution centres.
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01/10/2013
Ford has launched a high-roof version of the Transit Custom van which offers 20% greater load volume and comes in short- and long-wheelbase versions, with a range of weight and powertrain options.
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01/10/2013
Schwartz, the UK's best-known herbs and spices brand, has taken delivery of 232 Citroën Berlingo crew vans – one of the largest orders ever placed for the model.
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01/10/2013
With 50% of light goods vehicles (vans) failing their MOTs every year, it is clear that things have to change. So says VOSA (the Vehicle and Operator Ser4vices Agency), in launching its Van Best Practice Guide.
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01/10/2013
A Johnston & Sons has had its HGV licence curtailed by the region's deputy traffic commissioner, after she concluded that its director had "no real insight" into his responsibilities as an operator.
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30/09/2013
Hermes has renewed a three-year Michelin tyre contract, which now sees the haulier specifying the latest generation of fuel-saving tyres for its trunking vehicles.
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30/09/2013
Farrall's Transport is in a good place with achieving Driver CPC compliance by the deadline of September 2014, according to managing director Mike Farrall.
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30/09/2013
The team behind the new Volvo FH exterior rear view mirrors have been recognised with this year's Volvo Group Internal Safety Award.
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30/09/2013
Brit-Tipp is celebrating 30 years as a UK commercial vehicle body builder and says it is "continuing to refine its manufacturing knowledge and experience to maintain its position in the market".
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30/09/2013
Montracon is now offering Hatcher's under-trailer Freddie, which is claimed to reduce fuel consumption by 4%, as an option for refrigerated, curtainsider and van trailers.
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27/09/2013
Wrightbus' StreetLite Micro Hybrid bus range has achieved Low Carbon Emission Bus (LCEB) certification, so is now eligible for the additional fuel subsidy of 6p per km in England, and 14p per km in Scotland.
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27/09/2013
Premier Logistics has taken delivery of five New Actros 2545 BigSpace tractor units – and gone for the bright ends of the rainbow spectrum with its livery.
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27/09/2013
DAF Trucks has been named winner in the 'Large Employer of the Year' category in the Thames Valley regional final of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2013.
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26/09/2013
The bulk haulage division of Cambridgeshire-based GW Topham & Sons (GWT) has taken delivery of ten DAF XF460 FTP 6x2 44-tonne Super Spacecab tractor units on contract hire from Ryder.
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26/09/2013
London-based McGee Group believes that its latest fleet additions – five Volvo FMX eight-wheelers with full-spec Thompsons Loadmaster bodies – are among the strongest, most robust tippers ever seen in the UK.
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