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12/04/2012
WTL Truck & Van Centres has opened new premises in Fengate, Peterborough, to take over as the company's main Renault Trucks authorised distributor site.
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12/04/2012
Isuzu Truck UK has added Ring Road Garage as its new parts and service dealer in Buckingham.
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11/04/2012
DAF Trucks has announced its new generation of 12.9 litre Paccar MX-13 engines, developed in response to the upcoming Euro 6 emissions legislation.
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11/04/2012
Superb reliability of its used Volvos and a desire to operate trucks seen as using "uncomplicated SCR [selective catalytic reduction] engines" has convinced JF Pearce and Sons to go for new Volvo vehicles.
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11/04/2012
Carpet supplier Contract Flooring Solutions has increased the number of Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles on its fleet, with the delivery of its 15th Sprinter van.
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11/04/2012
Virgin Atlantic has placed an order for 45 Euro 5 Citroën LCVs, including 22 Berlingo five-seat crew vans, Dispatch vans, Relay specialist dropsides and a Relay specialist Luton van.
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10/04/2012
With less than three months to go until the IRTE Skills Challenge 2012, event host S&B Automotive Academy has developed online tests for bus and coach technicians and operators.
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10/04/2012
Commercial vehicle hire specialist Ryder has extended its exclusive deal with tyre and rubber manufacturer Bridgestone, becoming that company's largest truck customer in Europe.
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10/04/2012
Mercedes-Benz has retained the contract to supply tools and equipment hire firm HSS Hire with its fleet of commercial vans.
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05/04/2012
Volvo Bus UK has won orders for 174 new hybrid buses, as part of the Green Bus fund for England, including its single largest ever hybrid order – of 77 double deck buses for Arriva.
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04/04/2012
Multipart's parent company has this week (starting 2 April 2012) started operating under a new name: TVS Supply Chain Solutions (TVS SCS).
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04/04/2012
Norbert Dentressangle has invested more than £1 million in a new site at Rugby, primarily to serve as a national distribution centre for Continental Tyre Group (CTG).
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04/04/2012
Following success in several Swedish cities, Scania is to launch a low entry gas bus into the UK, with in conjunction with bodybuilder Alexander Dennis.
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04/04/2012
Northside Truck & Van has opened for business in North Lincolnshire and East and North Yorkshire, looking after Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles.
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03/04/2012
Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles dealer Mudie-Bond has supplied construction group Smiths (Gloucester), with a fleet of new trucks, and also sponsored the company's motorcycle racing team.
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03/04/2012
Carlsberg UK has extended its PPK (pence per kilometre) tyre contract with Michelin Fleet Solutions for an additional 12 months, in a deal covering approximately 320 commercial vehicles and 147 urban trailers.
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03/04/2012
Ever dreamed of owning your own truck fleet in model form? One exhibitor at the CV Show could make that dream a reality.
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02/04/2012
Blackpool-based haulier and Palletforce member E Vallance Transport Services, which has retrofitted one of his high roof curtainsiders with a sloping front end, says the combination is now turning in a fuel consumption improvement close to ...
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02/04/2012
Somerstotalkare has supplied a set of four S6ng commercial vehicle lifts to Webberbus, based in Bridgwater.
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30/03/2012
MAN Truck & Bus UK has secured its first order for its EcoCity gas-engined bus from Arriva.
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30/03/2012
First in Greater Glasgow paid a special visit this week to Saint Andrew's nursery in support of a public transport themed project the children have been working on.
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30/03/2012
Transportes Olivos, a subsidiary of the multinational group Urbaser, has replaced 16 refuse trucks in its fleet with new Iveco trucks, equipped with Allison automatic transmissions.
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29/03/2012
Europe is well ahead on truck and much trailer braking technology – and more than most in the industry realise, according to Jeff Lowe of Doctor Air Brake.
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29/03/2012
One of the UK's first 15.65m refrigerated trailers has been delivered into the Tesco fleet, equipped with temperature-controlled Vector technology from Carrier Transicold.
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29/03/2012
Guest Motors is helping to keep the nation's pubs well stocked with Everards beers, having supplied a new dray to the Leicestershire-based brewery.
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