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22/07/2011
A 10,000km run across Europe in current and next-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros models has shown the new model's dominance when it comes to fuel consumption.
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21/07/2011
Labcraft has launch LED Omega commercial vehicle lights for the dry freight industry, which, it claims, can help improve both efficiency and reliability within the vehicle.
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21/07/2011
Operators of all makes of truck, bus and coach from across the UK, looking to single-source commercial vehicle repair, modification and refurbishment services can now use the newly re-launched facilities at Thomas Hardie Vehicle Solutions.
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20/07/2011
The rentals arm of the Cartwright Group has grown in the first six months of 2011, with business increasing by fully 9% year-on-year.
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20/07/2011
The European Commission's new tachograph proposals have been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
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20/07/2011
Running up to 50 maximum weight trucks, distributing bricks and building blocks right across Southern England, Foley & Miles has chosen Charlton to build the bodywork for its latest four 6x2 rigids and drawbar trailers.
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19/07/2011
Ashford-based ACE Movements Transport has become one of the first operators to sign up to Iveco UK's four per cent fuel guarantee, following the delivery of two Ecostralis 6x2 mid-lift tractor units.
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19/07/2011
More than 50 new Citroën vans are now beginning service with the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA).
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19/07/2011
With the world's first pure bioethanol vehicle heater, Eberspaecher says it is offering a virtually CO2-neutral solution for heating electric vehicles – one that doesn't restrict their range.
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18/07/2011
Plant rental equipment and support services provider Speedy Hire is set to boost its green credentials by taking delivery of 19 Ford Transit ECOnetic green vans.
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18/07/2011
Soaring business growth at its Heathrow Airport operation and a commitment to customer service has prompted Thrifty Car & Van Rental to buy a pair of Mercedes-Benz shuttle buses.
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18/07/2011
Henshaw Waste and Metal Recycling's new Volvo FH16-540 double drive tractor unit is turning a few heads, thanks to some eye-catching styling and colour choices.
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15/07/2011
Slough Heat & Power, the waste and recycling subsidiary of Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE), has tackled the problem of loading shovels needing maintenance by changing suppliers.
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15/07/2011
MAN has been given the opportunity to show the AA what its TGL trucks can do, with a 12 tonne vehicle having Boniface slide-back body and second car under-lift currently on trial.
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15/07/2011
Montracon says it is "well on track" to achieving compliance with WVTA (whole vehicle type approval) across all trailer models and variants in its range.
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15/07/2011
Monday 18 July will mark the opening of VOSA's 100th ATF (authorised testing facility), at Bullwell Trailer Solutions in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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14/07/2011
Tyres giant Hankook has received good feedback from blue chip commercial vehicle fleets for its e-cube tyres, with fuel efficiency and increased mileage on the list of positives.
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14/07/2011
Nearly a quarter of van, truck and company car fleet sizes have continued to fall in the UK post-recession economy, according to a recent survey.
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14/07/2011
Alex Glenn Potatoes has taken delivery of its first DAF tractor unit – a customised DAF FTG XF105.460, which is the new fleet flagship, with a host of eye-catching enhancements.
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13/07/2011
Tiling specialist Walls and Floors says it has been saving one complete journey in every seven since switching from its previous 7.5-tonne truck chassis to Fuso Canter trucks.
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13/07/2011
John Guest has taken delivery of another two Mercedes Benz 4x2 Actros tractor units – this time, the 1844 model with flat-floored MegaSpace cabs.
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13/07/2011
As part of its expansion plan in Russia, the Palfinger Group has signed a contract that completes the takeover of Russian crane producer Inman.
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12/07/2011
Norbert Dentressangle's first hybrid trucks – 19-tonne Renault Premium Distributions – have taken to the roads of Paris and Lyon in France, making deliveries for the Carrefour group.
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12/07/2011
United Dairy Farmers has recently taken delivery of a Volvo truck – the first milk collection vehicle that Dennison Commercials has supplied to the Northern Irish Group in several years.
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11/07/2011
When bodybuilder Thompsons was commissioned to build a recycling vehicle that operates six days a week for Exeter City Council, the firm says it chose Edbro UB tipping cylinders for their robustness and reliability.
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