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18/02/2013
Owner driver Cameron Zab, based in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon has taken delivery of a DAF FAR XF 6x2 draw bar chassis, fitted with the new VBG 575 Version 2.0 coupling.
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18/02/2013
Axis Fleet Management, the truck, rigid and trailer leasing subsidiary of Axis Intermodal, has added 100 Cool Liner trailers from Krone Trailers UK to its temperature controlled fleet.
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18/02/2013
Regency Coaches has taken delivery of two new Volvo B9R coaches with Jonckheere bodywork.
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18/02/2013
BT Fleet and TomTom Business have become the latest companies named industry partners in the Freight Transport Association-backed Van Excellence scheme.
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15/02/2013
Following a good operating experience with 12 Renault Premium trucks purchased over the last 12 months, Joseph Holloway has placed an order for a further two tractor units.
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15/02/2013
Eminox emissions technology is to be rolled out as part of a major bus retrofit programme throughout London to help tackle air pollution.
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15/02/2013
Isuzu's D-Max Eiger pick-up can now be specified with fully-fitted Work or Work-Plus accessory packs, each claimed to save buyers hundreds of pounds.
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15/02/2013
Abacus Playground, which has been operating Avia trucks to transport its playground and sports surface systems for around nine years, has just taken delivery of a new Longton Avia D75.
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15/02/2013
What is being described as a "ground breaking innovation that's set to solve age-old issues in trailer performance" has been launched by Knott-Avonride, in the form of an automatic adjuster for auto-reverse brakes.
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14/02/2013
The first new Volvo FH tractor unit has just taken to the road. Owner Jean-Pierre Ducournau was handed the keys at a ceremony at the Volvo Truck Centre in the French town of Roissy-en-France, just outside Paris.
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14/02/2013
The latest Isuzu 11-tonne rigid to go into service with drinks distribution company LWC Drinks is the 45th new Isuzu in this 105-strong commercial vehicle fleet.
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14/02/2013
Ayrshire businessman Alan Rafferty has become one of the first in Britain to acquire the latest Mercedes-Benz Citan van.
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14/02/2013
A new Volvo FH 6x2 tractor unit fitted with a huge PM85 loader is not only successfully loading, transporting and unloading mobile generators for Golden Triangle Generators, but also helping to attract new customers.
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14/02/2013
Volvo Bus has received what it says its largest ever order for hybrid buses, from Quebec, Canada.
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13/02/2013
Bermondsey-based RTS Waste Management is facing a two day suspension from running its vehicles, following a public inquiry before the region's traffic commissioner.
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13/02/2013
West Midlands tyre dealer Truck Tyre Solutions (TTS) has won a contract with steel haulier A Hingley Transport to supply Continental tyres as its exclusive tyre fitment.
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13/02/2013
CILT (the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) is to launch its new Transport Managers Certificate of Professional Competence (TM CPC) qualifications in London on 18 February 2013.
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12/02/2013
A Rothwell scaffolding firm has been given permission to run vehicles again after the region's traffic commissioner lifted a suspension on its operating licence.
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12/02/2013
Commercial vehicle contract hire and workshop maintenance specialist Alltruck has added 40 new Iveco Eurocargo 7.5-tonne trucks to its fleet.
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12/02/2013
Hofmann has reintroduced a electro-hydraulic lifts to broaden its range of electromechanical products.
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12/02/2013
The FTA (Freight Transport Association) has joined forces with the everywoman campaign, becoming the title partner for the FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards 2013.
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12/02/2013
TEXA is about to tour the UK to show off its latest hardware and software vehicle diagnostics products, which cover the whole of the commercial vehicle sector.
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11/02/2013
Pentagon Commercials' after sales support was among the factors that convinced logistics operator Pentalver to buy its fleet of new Mercedes-Benz tractor units.
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11/02/2013
Ready mix concrete supplier Free Flow Concrete has taken delivery of its first Renault truck: a Kerax 430.32 8x4, with the Optidriver+ automated transmission.
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11/02/2013
Mercedes-Benz's new Atego truck, which caters for the 6.5 to 16-tonne gvw short-radius distribution sector, has now been launched with a new drive system.
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