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09/11/2012
With fuel efficiency as its main goal, Axis Fleet Management has specified its first tranche of Vector 1550 truck refrigeration units from Carrier Transicold UK.
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08/11/2012
South Wales aggregate transport company PJ Webb Haulage has taken delivery of its first Renault truck, a new 8x4 Renault Premium Lander 460, with Optidriver gearbox.
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08/11/2012
Alexander Dennis (ADL) took the wraps off its new-generation, three-axle Enviro500 double deck bus at the Euro Bus Expo, this week.
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08/11/2012
The Constant Group has bought its first Fuso Canter 7.5-tonne truck, which it says is already maximising payload and improving operational efficiency.
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08/11/2012
Optare, has reaffirmed the company's position on electric power for buses, stating that it will bring the technology to market on a larger scale throughout the UK.
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08/11/2012
A new range of super-quiet, all-electric forklift trucks, from Cargotec, has been highly commended this week in the Noise Abatement Society's 2012 John Connell Technology Awards, sponsored by the Acoustics Society.
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07/11/2012
Rail freight operator Freightliner has revealed that it is using a novel fifth wheel mechanism to avoid safety issues when coupling tractor and trailer combinations.
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07/11/2012
FreshLinc has revealed that it has joining the government-backed trial of longer semi-trailers in a bid to cut fuel costs and reduce its carbon emissions.
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07/11/2012
Volkswagen's Amarok pick-up has been subjected to an engine upgrade, with the 163bhp BiTDI engine boosted to 180bhp.
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07/11/2012
BT Group, one of the UK's largest fleets, is set for major environmental, performance and financial improvements, following a deal with vehicle tuning and ECU remapping company Viezu Technologies.
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06/11/2012
News that the London Borough of Redbridge's workshop in Ilford, and Pullman Fleet Services' Stoke and Livingston sites have gained IRTE Workshop Accreditation has been welcomed by the FTA.
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06/11/2012
Approved Renault Trucks dealer Norfolk Truck & Van has opened a new VOSA authorised testing facility (ATF) at its Enfield site.
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06/11/2012
Sheffield & Co is reporting tyre-related breakdowns down from 35 to just two throughout the last year.
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06/11/2012
Fleet managers are being offered free winter checks by Volkswagen Van Centres and authorised repairers across the UK.
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05/11/2012
There are serious problems of semi-trailer supply brewing, with VOSA (the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) apparently struggling with the new 'Consent to Supply' regime that applies to all new trailers for sale.
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05/11/2012
Cutting costs, greater efficiency and a focus on education in the transport industry are key to long term sustainability, according to a survey conducted for the Commercial Vehicle Forum 2012.
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02/11/2012
A transport manager dismissed by a South Wales waste management company, following its failure to adhere to vehicle safety standards, has been disqualified from working in the industry by traffic commissioner Nick Jones (pictured below).
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02/11/2012
Trials with a day-cabbed, MAN TGS 32.400, eight-wheel tipper have delivered sufficiently convincing fuel economy for SB Waste Management & Recycling to add the truck to its 32-strong fleet.
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02/11/2012
Renault Trucks Essex, at West Thurrock, has extended its weekday opening hours until midnight from Monday to Thursday.
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02/11/2012
Compressed and liquefied gases giant BOC is helping Stobart Group to quantify the benefits of low-carbon LNG (liquefied natural gas) as fuel for its HGV fleet.
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01/11/2012
Today (1 November 2012) sees the implementation of the EU regulation (1222/2009) on all new tyres on sale in Europe.
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01/11/2012
Truck manufacturer Longton Avia is to collaborate with Staffordshire University on the development of its new Urban Tractor, which is aimed at short-haul and city deliveries.
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01/11/2012
A Volvo FH 6x2 tag-axle rigid, fitted with a Globetrotter XL cab, full leather upholstery, and equipped with air suspension on both the front and rear axles has entered service at Western Tyres.
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01/11/2012
Following a VOSA-led investigation, Darley Ford Transport (HGV) and Darley Ford Travel (PSV) have been fined £50,000 for driver's hours offences.
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31/10/2012
Continental reports that its Scandinavia winter tyre range goes further than the legal requirements for fitment of M+S tyres on drive axles – meaning that operators will automatically be in compliance as well as maximising winter grip and ...
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