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01/05/2012
Ashtree Glass has been awarded the Queens award for enterprise for exports.
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01/05/2012
Allied Plant, of Castleford, West Yorkshire, has specified Hyva's new FC137 tipping gear for two new MAN eight wheelers about to enter its fleet.
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30/04/2012
Carrier Transicold has launched a 150-point assurance review programme which it says is aimed at health and safety best practices across its truck and trailer temperature control service partners in the UK.
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30/04/2012
Asset Alliance has signed a contract hire deal with Willenhall-based Midland Chilled Foods confirming delivery of two 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Axor 2529L 6x2 sleeper cab refrigerated vehicles for September.
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30/04/2012
Car services firm Autologic has signed a five-year tyres contract with Goodyear Dunlop that includes the latter's recently developed 275/70R22.5 Goodyear Marathon LHT II tyre.
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27/04/2012
Five van manufacturers have joned Van Excellence, the award-winning accreditation scheme managed by the FTA (Freight Transport Association) that encourages high standards of van operation and driving.
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27/04/2012
Tracker, a major player in vehicle telematics, has delivered another enhancement to its recently re-engineered fleet telematics solution, Tracker Fleet – which, it says recognises the needs of fleet users.
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27/04/2012
Yorkshire-based loading equipment manufacturer Transdek has received a Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation this year for its groundbreaking truck loading systems.
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27/04/2012
Iveco is preparing what it claims could be the ultimate fuel-saving heavy truck combination for press evaluation, having paired its Ecostralis 6x2 mid-lift tractor unit with Montracon's latest FST (fuel-saving trailer).
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27/04/2012
Temperature controlled distribution and storage specialist MJ Griffiths Transport says it is achieving 9mpg from its new Volvo FH16-750 tractor unit – and still improving.
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26/04/2012
This year's CV Show may still be in full swing, but the 2013 Commercial Vehicle Show has received international recognition from the automotive industry's global body, OICA (Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles).
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26/04/2012
The CV Show is hosting the UK launch of Mercedes-Benz new Actros tractor unit – and over the first two days of the event, the manufacturer had already claimed orders for Euro 6 engined versions.
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26/04/2012
Fiat Professional's New Punto Van 2012 has made its UK debut at this week's Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham's NEC.
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26/04/2012
The first VOSA-approved ATF (authorised testing facility) in the Canterbury and Hastings area has been opened by MC Truck and Bus Hythe.
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26/04/2012
DAF has already committed to next year's CV Show, in spite of being absent this year, evidently due to commitments at the near-coincident RAI commercial vehicle show in Amsterdam last week.
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25/04/2012
Hybrid and electric commercial vehicle retrofit specialist Ashwoods chose the CV Show to launch a low-cost device aimed at cutting fuel consumption by providing driver performance information right on the dashboard.
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25/04/2012
Previously unknown Great Wall Motor looks set to change all that with the CV Show seeing its launch of the 2012 Steed pick-up – and at rock bottom prices.
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25/04/2012
MAN Truck & Bus UK has launched a so-called 'Comfort Managed' programme at the CV Show, as part of its drive to support not only the growing MAN vehicle parc of five years and older, but also other truck makes and trailers.
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25/04/2012
MiX Telematics has signed partnership deals with Towergate Insurance and contract hire firm Euroway to offer users of its telematics solutions significant savings for operators and service providers alike.
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25/04/2012
Retrofit DPF (diesel particulate filters) manufacturer Eminox announced a tie-up with TruckMinder yesterday (24 April 2012) at the CV Show, which will see the latter's equipment protection technology made available to Eminox customers.
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24/04/2012
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) will display the association's management information services at this year's CV Show, as well as providing briefings on Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) changes and transport during the Olympic ...
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24/04/2012
In a move designed to draw attention to the problems caused by excessive idling and poor fuel management in the commercial vehicle sector, MiX Telematics is sponsoring TfL's Clean Air for London Commercial Vehicle Anti-Idling and Fuel ...
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24/04/2012
Ambient, chilled and FMCG supply-chain company Fowler Welch has taken delivery of 68 Montracon refrigerated trailers for its 620-strong reefer fleet.
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24/04/2012
Isuzu Truck has appointed long-established commercial vehicle group Aquila Truck Centres as its main dealers for the West Midlands and Shropshire.
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23/04/2012
The IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) and Freight Transport Association (FTA) today (Monday 23 April 2012) launched the anticipated commercial vehicle Workshop Accreditation programme.
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