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20/08/2010
Lynton Refrigeration, trading as Carrier Transicold Manchester, has been named Service Partner of the Year 2010 in Carrier's second annual PACE (Performance Assessment and Competitive Excellence) Awards.
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19/08/2010
HRVS is to build a new twin-lane ATF at its Ripley site in Derbyshire – with 16m pits and all the equipment – providing what the company believes will be a template for other MAN dealerships.
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19/08/2010
Aviation recovery specialist Recovair reports that its first Volvo tractor unit for European heavy recovery work, involving crashed light aircraft and helicopters, is returning 9mpg.
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18/08/2010
Scania and MAN are currently studying the potential for collaboration on component supply and pre-development work for commercial vehicles.
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18/08/2010
An investment in lighter, more fuel efficient tippers is helping Lafarge's transport fleet greatly reduce its carbon footprint.
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17/08/2010
Distribution and warehousing firm Viamaster Transport reports a good experience to date from the first of its two new Mercedes-Benz Actros 2546 tractor units, with 460hp engines and the range-topping, flat-floored MegaSpace cabs.
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16/08/2010
Distributor Freshlinc has ordered 50 new temperature controlled trailers from Schmitz Cargobull.
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16/08/2010
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is backing plans to extend into Scotland the stopping powers of enforcement officers for commercial vehicles that already in England, Wales and, via the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA), Northern ...
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13/08/2010
IRTE's technician licensing scheme irtec is moving its engineering with the times, and asking the transport industry to contribute to the licence's future direction.
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13/08/2010
Two new all-black 4x2 Volvo FH tractor units have joined Gloucester-based We Move Bikes' fleet on its Harley-Davidson contract, transporting some of the most exotic icons to exhibitions across Europe.
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13/08/2010
Clinical waste specialist SRCL reports reduced fuel consumption and carbon emissions, with its 18 new streamlined Bevan21 box body rigids.
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12/08/2010
Devon-based MR Horn Transport reports that one of its custom-built trailers, fitted with Michelin X One MaxiTrailer tyres, has clocked up 270,000km with an average of 7 mm tread remaining – and an estimated 100,000km life left before ...
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12/08/2010
Drainage contractor Super-Rod has taken delivery of a Mitsubishi Fuso Canter specially adapted for running on railway lines.
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11/08/2010
S&J European Haulage says it has added new double-deck SKO Express dry freight box trailers from Schmitz Cargobull to its fleet, because their lower rolling resistance saves money.
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11/08/2010
Hanson Cement in Australia says it is introducing Allison's new load-based shift schedule (LBSS) program for all its concrete agitator trucks in a bid to maximise efficiency.
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10/08/2010
Since the Highways Agency upgraded the online ESDAL (electronic service delivery for abnormal loads) service, haulier numbers using it to communicate with road authorities and the police have grown from 14,692 in April to 26,591 in June.
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10/08/2010
A fleet of clean 'green' Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans is helping to clean the streets and reduce air pollution in Southwark.
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10/08/2010
Aston University's Bioenergy Research Group (BERG) is currently involved in a £1.4m project to develop technologies to transform bio-oil into a more efficient source of renewable energy, potentially to replace diesel.
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09/08/2010
TOM Vehicle Rental, the Lanarkshire-based commercial vehicle rental and repair firm, has added a new MAN TGX 18.480BL 6x2 wrecker chassis to its fleet.
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09/08/2010
Recent sales figures show van sales registrations for July were steady, with just 0.1% growth over the rolling year, most likely due "to the budget restraint and cuts in public spending", according to Retail Motor Industry director Sue ...
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06/08/2010
Trials in Stratford-upon-Avon of the UK's first full-size battery-powered bus, the Optare Solo EV, have convinced operator Johnsons Coach & Bus Travel that all-electric vehicles could have a place in its fleet.
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06/08/2010
Yorkshire-based Volvo commercial vehicles dealership Crossroads Truck and Bus has acquired Hartshorne in the West Midlands.
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05/08/2010
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has received a glowing audit report from JAUPT (the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training), for its Driver CPC training.
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05/08/2010
Optare has confirmed that diesel-electric hybrid versions of its Solo and Versa models have completed certification trials to satisfy the Low Carbon Emission Bus (LCEB) requirements, under the Green Bus Grant scheme.
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04/08/2010
Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London has supplied excavator hire and groundworks specialist Agriwork with a fully-speced FH16-700.
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