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15/06/2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has presented severe challenges for many businesses. It was just the latest blow for Custom Glass, though.
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15/06/2020
Bridgestone has launched its first-ever all-season tyre for the light truck segment: the Duravis All Season.
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11/06/2020
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ULEMCo has converted a 7.5t diesel bowser to operate on hydrogen dual fuel.
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11/06/2020
Scania (Great Britain) Limited has become the first UK commercial vehicle organisation to achieve accreditation to ISO 45001, the international occupational health and safety management standard, it reports.
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11/06/2020
An independent test carried out by the Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence administrative area in the south of France showed that FuelSense 2.0 software, developed by Allison Transmission, saved up to 12% fuel on some of its refuse ...
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11/06/2020
3PL PRM Group ordered two 26-pallet-capacity multi-temperature trailers, one featuring special livery to mark the company’s 30th anniversary.
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10/06/2020
Fridge manufacturer Thermo King and axle and suspension manufacturer BPW have begun a collaboration to develop a new, zero-emissions refrigerated trailer solution.
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10/06/2020
Schmitz Cargobull is now offering the M.KI tipper truck body with thermal insulation, thereby expanding its portfolio to include a new insulated option.
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09/06/2020
Specialist contractor JAM Drilling has extended its fleet with four new 18-tonne MAN TGM 4x4 rigids with specialist dropside bodies.
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09/06/2020
Clements Plant & Access Hire’s latest purchase, a Volvo FM 420 8×2 chassis with a Sterling beavertail, is a major departure from its previous fleet choice, which had been unchanged for many years.
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08/06/2020
Ford has started production of a new 10-speed automatic gearbox option for rear-wheel drive (RWD) Transit models.
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08/06/2020
SmartWitness has launched a multi-camera safety compliance package for Transport for London’s DVS measures that will come into force for HGVs in March 2021.
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05/06/2020
Gregory Distribution has equipped its fleet engineers with mobile devices to replace a significant amount of paperwork in workshops.
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05/06/2020
Coachmaker Irizar Group has developed two products to help reduce the risk of spreading Coronavirus among passengers.
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04/06/2020
Dorset drink wholesaler Nectar Imports has taken delivery of five new Isuzu trucks into the Nectar fleet.
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04/06/2020
The first five full-electric buses in a fleet of 34 have started operating on one of two London bus routes operated by Abellio.
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03/06/2020
Food distribution company Fowler Welch has taken delivery of 45 new Schmitz Cargobull semitrailers mounted with Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 MT refrigeration units.
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03/06/2020
Commercial vehicle braking system supplier Knorr-Bremse has acquired steering systems manufacturer R.H. Sheppard Co. Inc of the USA, for $149.5 million.
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02/06/2020
Michelin has launched its new Agilis 3 summer tyre for light commercial vehicles.
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02/06/2020
London bus operator, Tower Transit, has ordered 37 Metrodecker EVs from British bus manufacturer Optare.
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01/06/2020
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has successfully completed the acquisition of US commercial vehicle technology supplier WABCO, having gained approval from all required regulatory authorities.
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01/06/2020
To help facilitate the movement of essential goods, the UK government temporarily relaxed enforcement of both EU and GB drivers’ hours rules on 23 March.
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29/05/2020
Continental Tyres and Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK have created a new integrated digital TPMS, designed specifically to meet the unique safety requirements of fleets using trailers, especially multidecks.
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29/05/2020
Wirral-based recovery and automotive logistics firm Recovery North West has taken delivery of six new DAF vehicles as part of its ongoing fleet renewal strategy.
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28/05/2020
The UK has witnessed some of the lowest levels of commercial transport activity in Europe compared to the pre-COVID baseline, particularly since 23 March.
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