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22/07/2013
Engineers at Millbrook Proving Ground will be showcasing their PEMS (portable emissions measurement system) capability at the LCV2013 event, being staged again at Millbrook.
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22/07/2013
Lincolnshire-based Cropley Coach is now operating a Volvo B9R 13m coach, with Sunsundegui bodywork, following good performance from two other Volvos on the same chassis.
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22/07/2013
Florists Gareth and Amanda Sweet have bought a Mercedes-Benz Citan van, having waited some time – having heard of its impending introduction back in 2011.
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19/07/2013
Mercedes-Benz van dealer Hughes of Aylesbury has joined forces with Thames Valley Police in a crime-busting initiative to thwart metal thieves.
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19/07/2013
Liverpool distribution specialist Abbey Logistics is fitting Hercules and NeckIt anti-siphon devices, from FuelDefend Global across its 240-strong commercial vehicle fleet.
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19/07/2013
Highway Plant Hire has added a fifth Andover Trailers plant body to its fleet – with the new addition having a double crank beavertail mounted on a 26-tonne MAN TGS 26.360 rigid.
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19/07/2013
Sheard Packaging, the carton manufacturing and recycling company, has bought six new Renault trucks for its 18-strong all-Renault fleet.
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19/07/2013
Refrigerated vehicle rental firm Petit Forestier has teamed with Carrier Transicold and Iveco to build what is being described as a next-generation urban distribution vehicle for the temperature-controlled market.
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18/07/2013
The great and the good of the UK bus technician community gathered today (18 July 2013) at Mercedes-Benz World for the IRTE's Skills Challenge awards ceremony lunch.
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18/07/2013
The first DAF Euro 6 XF Super Space Cab to be ordered by a British operator has gone into service with Glossop-based David G Davies & Sons.
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18/07/2013
A trucks fuel-efficiency trial staged by temperature-controlled distribution McCulla (Ireland) has seen the Mercedes-Benz New Actros come out on top.
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18/07/2013
An initiative aimed at reducig road traffic collision casualties has been launched at a event attended by senior members of the emergency services and Shadow Minister for Transport Jim Fitzpatrick MP.
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17/07/2013
A dynamic weighbridge is helping Leyland Trucks to meet European Community WVTA (Whole Vehicle Type Approval) regulations.
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17/07/2013
The European Parliament (EP) has voted to support testing of commercial vehicle wheels fitted onto non-standard axles as part of the EU Roadworthiness Package, with endorsement from the Department for Transport.
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17/07/2013
International logistics company Davies Turner estimates it has saved more than £20,000 over two years as a result of fewer tyre failures since switching to an all-Michelin fleet in July 2011.
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17/07/2013
Kent-based haulier Salvatori has taken delivery of 12 new Schmitz Cargobull S.CS Universal Euroliner semi-trailers, as it standardises on the European-specification curtainsiders.
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17/07/2013
Tyneside-based Owen Pugh Group is adding six new tippers to its fleet – all Loadmasters built on Scania 8x4 chassis.
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17/07/2013
Caldicot, South Wales-based Hicks Logistics is says it is happy with its ongoing choice of Hankook tyres and Hankook Truck Masters service for remote maintenance.
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16/07/2013
Former FirstGroup chief executive Sir Moir Lockhead OBE will be delivering the keynote at this year's major IRTE Conference on 11 September 2013, at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.
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16/07/2013
Yorkshire Ambulance Service has ordered 21 A&E units from Cartwright, based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4.6-tonne super single van option, which swaps the twin- rear axle a to a single-wheel, allowing more space inside the ambulance.
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16/07/2013
To cope with growing cargo volumes, 10 new Mulag Comet 6 towing tractors have boosted DHL's container-handling tractor fleet at its hub in Leipzig, Germany.
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16/07/2013
The introduction of new energy technologies in road transport will mean that the current tailpipe measures of vehicles' climate impact will become increasingly inadequate.
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16/07/2013
North West firm Evolve Facility Services has signed a new contract hire deal for 100 more commercial vehicles from Burnt Tree – bringing its total to more than 160 vehicles.
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15/07/2013
Dairy Crest has adopted r2c Online's independent fleet maintenance and compliance system at its national distribution centre in Nuneaton to improve the efficiency of commercial vehicle maintenance.
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15/07/2013
Glasgow-based Fairways Group has bought two more Sprinter 313 CDI vans, adding to the 16 Sprinters already at its grass machinery sales arm, Fairways GM, and the Citan 108 CDI at its Sportsgrounds division.
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