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24/09/2012
Vishay Precision Group's TruckWeigh overload monitoring and payload maximisation system is to be distributed in the UK and Ireland exclusively by Hyva for hookloaders and skiploaders.
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24/09/2012
As part of a bid to further develop its business within the commercial vehicle sector, Nissan recently held a fleet LCV seminar with experts from the industry.
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24/09/2012
Millers Oils officially opened its state of the art R&D centre in Brighouse, Yorkshire, last week (Tuesday 18 September), with energy efficiency and CO2 reduction high on the agenda.
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21/09/2012
The order for up to 600 New Bus for London (NBfL) vehicles over the next four years was approved yesterday (Thursday 20 September) by the Transport for London Board, in line with the Mayor's election promise.
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21/09/2012
The new Stralis Hi-Way truck, from Iveco, has gained the title of International Truck of the Year for 2013 – the annual trophy awarded by 25 commercial vehicle magazines in Europe.
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21/09/2012
Transport refrigeration firm Carrier Transicold debuted the Vector 1950 trailer refrigeration unit at the IAA commercial vehicle show in Hanover this week.
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20/09/2012
German transmissions company Voith Turbo is to launch a four-speed automatic gearbox for the bus market at EuroBus Expo 2012 in November.
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20/09/2012
Volvo Buses has revealed its intention to focus on hybrid buses for European cities in the future.
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19/09/2012
Volvo Trucks is to sell the first series-manufactured new Volvo FH truck to the highest bidder on eBay.
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19/09/2012
Renault Trucks' long distance, construction and distribution truck ranges are all to be replaced in the spring of 2013.
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18/09/2012
Transport engineers and fleet managers are reporting a day packed with industry insights and advice from last week's [13 September 2012] IRTE conference on cost effective fleet management and operations.
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18/09/2012
Renault Trucks new Euro 6 engines, being shown for the first time at the IAA commercial vehicle show in Hanover, are being claimed as high on performance and low on fuel consumption – similar or superior to its Euro 5 engines.
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18/09/2012
The all-new Ford Transit, which will now replace heavier 2-tonne Transit LCVs worldwide – as well as taking over from the popular E-Series in North America – is having its global debut today (18 September 2012) at the IAA commercial ...
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17/09/2012
Based on fuel returns from a pair of DAF XF105 heavy trucks that went into service last year, Yorkshire operator Brian Yeardley Continental has now purchased another three.
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17/09/2012
Renault Trucks dealer Sparks Commercial Services has officially opened its newly built VOSA-approved Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) at the firm's Portsmouth site.
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14/09/2012
Nottingham City Transport says that initial feedback from its new MAN EcoCity aluminium bodied gas bus demonstrator has been extremely positive.
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14/09/2012
A significant payload advantage, compact footprint and the new automatic transmission have made the 7.5-tonne Fuso Canter the truck of choice for London FoodService.
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13/09/2012
Eleven new forklift trailers are being put into operation by Barloworld Handling and its logistics provider Canute Haulage.
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13/09/2012
As it comes to the end of a two-year project to transform its retail distribution operation with logistics and route optimisation software, Asda is reporting positive results with the Paragon Software Systems' package.
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12/09/2012
Nottinghamshire-based construction services firm Oakfield Plant and Transport has added a second Iveco Trakker 8x4 on/off-road rigid to its fleet of 10 trucks, just nine months after purchasing its first ever Iveco.
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12/09/2012
Five partnerships have won the 2012 Niche Vehicle R&D competition and will share up to £900,000 of grant funding.
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12/09/2012
DBIS (the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) has pledged further support for the automotive industry, with the creation of a new UK Energy Storage R&D Centre at the University of Warwick for electric and hybrid vehicle ...
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11/09/2012
Ford's entire commercial vehicle line-up will have been revamped by the end of next year, with the introduction of next-generation Transit complementing long- and short-wheelbase new 1-tonne Transit Customs.
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11/09/2012
BRS, the UK supplier of commercial vehicle contract hire solutions, has won a contract that sees the first Renaults enter Allport Specialist Services' 40-strong mixed fleet.
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11/09/2012
Hyundai Heavy Industries and Cummins have announced a 50/50 joint venture partnership to manufacture 150bhp to 300bhp engines in Korea for a range of Hyundai construction and industrial equipment.
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