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28/08/2020
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Web retailer Amazon is adding more than 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its delivery fleet in Europe this year.
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28/08/2020
?Allison Transmission has launched a zero emission vehicle (ZEV)-capable electric hybrid system, the eGen Flex, as the initial product offering under its new Allison eGen brand.
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27/08/2020
Bradfords Building Supplies Ltd, the leading independent builders’ merchant in the South West, is celebrating its 250th anniversary with the delivery of a new dropside DAF CF260 from Ryder.
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27/08/2020
The Volvo FH with I-Save is now being launched in an even more fuel-efficient version that can cut fuel costs by up to 3% more than the previous generation, or 10% compared to a truck without the technology.
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26/08/2020
Teletrac Navman has launched a new telematics package with artificial intelligence technology that it says will change the face of telematics.
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26/08/2020
Knapen Trailers has launched a moving floor trailer with side doors with no fixed mid post, the EXSIDE.
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25/08/2020
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Trukberry, the Coleshill-based aggregates and muck-away transporter, has switched to TruTac and auto tacho downloading to gain more up-time, improve compliance and speed up DVSA checks.
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24/08/2020
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Norfolk-based aggregate supply specialist, Rory J.Holbrook, has become the UK’s first recipient of DAF Trucks’ latest 8x4 rear-steer ‘tridem’ chassis, after taking delivery of the first two CF 410 FAW sleeper-cabbed trucks from a total ...
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21/08/2020
Since the launch of the new driver instructor scheme, there has been a continuous high level of enquiries regarding the new examination, according to the National Register of LGV Instructors (NRI).
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20/08/2020
Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS) has signed an exclusive deal with Dutch electric powertrain developers EMOSS to repower refuse vehicles in the UK with an electric powertrain.
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20/08/2020
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Scottish bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited now offers a range of semi-permanent and permanent solutions for the protection of drivers and passengers, designed to be fitted to new and existing vehicles to reduce the risk of virus ...
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19/08/2020
Jost has released a plug and play tyre inflation system that is said to be quick to install and maintain.
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19/08/2020
British engineering firm Penso has delivered its first Blue Ocean Home Delivery Pods into service, with launch customer Asda taking an initial order for 25 units.
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18/08/2020
Coventry City Council has welcomed a sneak preview of National Express Coventry’s first fully electric buses, ahead of their official launch in service later this month.
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18/08/2020
Shears Bros (Transport) has partnered with Ryder for the supply of a mixture of DAF rigids and tractor units on contract hire.
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17/08/2020
Recycling haulier May Glass Recycling of Rainham has just put into service a vehicle that doubles either as a hookloader or as a skiploader, whether for 26t solo or 44t drawbar operation, thanks to Harsh demountable skiploader bodywork.
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17/08/2020
Irizar UK is opening of a new national sales centre this month, what is said to be the first phase of a development that will create a new home for Irizar UK.
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14/08/2020
VMS Fleet Management has unveiled its first full-electric welfare van, a Renault Trucks Master Z.E, currently on long-term rental with construction and infrastructure service business Kier Group for use across a variety of highway ...
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14/08/2020
Southampton’s Abacus Logistics has taken delivery of its first New Genera-tion MAN TGX tractor unit, the first unit of that truck model to be handed over in the UK.
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13/08/2020
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Having been converted to support nearly 100 full-electric buses, Go-Ahead’s Northumberland Park, London bus garage is participating in a vehicle-to-grid trial that enables energy stored in an electric vehicle’s battery to be fed back into ...
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13/08/2020
Go Plant Fleet Services has won a tender to provide maintenance of municipal vehicles to the London Borough of Ealing, via its local authority trading company Greener Ealing.
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12/08/2020
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International fine art logistics specialist Mtec is using a Mercedes-Benz heavy haulage tractor unit to deliver monumental sculptures for artists, galleries and museums, as well as private collectors.
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12/08/2020
Econ Engineering has unveiled a new product to keep footpaths and cycle routes clear in freezing weather conditions.
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11/08/2020
Air hygiene and water treatment firm Airmec Essential Services will utilise Trakm8 telematics solutions for its 50-strong vehicle fleet.
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11/08/2020
One of the UK’s largest fleet operators, Openreach, has placed an order for 270 full- electric Vivaro-e vans and nine Corsa-e cars.
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