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05/12/2012
The man tasked with keeping all of Gateshead Council's 325 commercial vehicles on the road has been declared the best transport manager in the UK.
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05/12/2012
Five top-of-the-range DAF CF and Volvo FMX 8x4 tippers, recently delivered to Alan Skip Hire (ASH), have all been specified with Hyva FC137 tipping cylinders and Boweld bodies.
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05/12/2012
Volvo Trucks has developed Work Remote – a wireless remote control device that, according to the Swedes, streamlines truck loading and unloading.
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04/12/2012
Switching from diesel to gas, reducing rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag, and increasing hybrid and electric vehicle uptake are the unsurprising keys to cutting carbon in freight, according to a report commissioned by TKTN (Transport ...
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04/12/2012
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on the Coalition government to reassure freight operators that gas is a viable alternative to diesel in its gas manifesto, published today (4 December 2012).
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04/12/2012
ATS Euromaster has written to 38 of the largest van and car manufacturers in the UK, urging them to offer customers a choice of summer or winter tyres when ordering factory-built vehicles.
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04/12/2012
Cenex, the UK's centre of excellence for low carbon technologies, is to run the sixth annual Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2013) event at Millbrook on 4 and 5 September 2013.
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03/12/2012
The FPS (Federation of Petroleum Suppliers) has unveiled a restructured eight-module FPS Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) scheme for tanker drivers.
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03/12/2012
They might be new to the Volkswagen Group, but trainees and apprentices from MAN are making an impact at their parent company.
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03/12/2012
A temporary vehicle refuelling station and bulk CNG (compressed natural gas) gas store has been leased by the Bradford Metropolitan District Council from biogas equipment supplier Chesterfield BioGas.
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03/12/2012
Having recently bought four Mercedes-Benz New Actros tractor units, Peter Green Chilled has just placed an order for six more.
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30/11/2012
Towergate Insurance has entered into a three-year agreement with RAC to provide commercial motor and small business insurance under the RAC brand.
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30/11/2012
A website, dedicated to assisting bodybuilders and converters to meet the requirements of the new EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) directive, has been launched by DAF Trucks.
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30/11/2012
A Mercedes-Benz Axor 6x2 truck, mounted with an Andover Trailers plant body, with double-cranked beavertail and fuel-saving fold-forward ramps, is the latest addition to Ermin Plant Hire's fleet.
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29/11/2012
Independent long-haul logistics company Virginia International Logistics says it is making "significant fuel savings" with Continental tyres.
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29/11/2012
A Movano caged tipper has been designed and built, following a joint development between vehicle manufacturer Vauxhall and conversion outfit VFS.
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29/11/2012
Renault Trucks has announced the departure of Heinz-Jürgen Löw, formerly head of the company at the end of November.
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28/11/2012
Mercedes-Benz continues to revamp its range of trucks, with the latest variant being a new entry into the construction sector, dubbed Arocs.
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28/11/2012
German trailer manufacturer Fliegl is to install Haldex's Trailer Emergency Module (TEM) on its semi-trailers as standard in series production from the beginning of 2013.
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28/11/2012
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics (RDFL), which has grown from a family business to an international haulier, is celebrating 60 years in transport.
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28/11/2012
Optare took top honours at last night's (Tuesday 27 November 2012) SMMT annual dinner in London – winning the SMMT Award for Innovation.
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27/11/2012
Hazardous chemicals distribution specialist Allan Booth Haulage, which recently bought its first Mercedes-Benz New Actros as part of a drive to reduce its fuel bills, says it is working.
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27/11/2012
Bosch, Knorr-Bremse and ZF are to establish a joint venture to provide a central full-service portfolio for commercial vehicle workshops.
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27/11/2012
The first locally assembled DAF LF distribution truck has come off the production line at FASC (Formosa Automobile Sales Corporation) in Taiwan.
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27/11/2012
Fleet engineers seeking easy online tyre performance data can now access an online configurator on Falken's new website.
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