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08/06/2011
Latest additions to the fleet at King's Heavy Haulage (Bristol) – two Volvo FH 6x4 tractor units – are already proving their worth with, according to the operator.
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07/06/2011
New technology that remotely assesses technicians in the workplace has earned SOE academic partner and IRTE Skills Challenge host S&B Automotive Academy top honours at the international education and training industry's 2011 Oscars in ...
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07/06/2011
Volkswagen has made a public offer to all third party shareholders of MAN SE for their shares, in accordance with German acquisitions law.
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07/06/2011
Council-owned Ipswich Buses, which provides local bus services in and around Ipswich, says it is fitting its 71-strong fleet with MiX Telematics' Fleet Manager to reduce fuel consumption and make journeys smoother.
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07/06/2011
Ricardo has today (7 June 2011) published a white paper outlining processes that commercial vehicle manufacturers and investors should adopt to evaluate electric vehicle (EV) battery systems.
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06/06/2011
Waste management transporter Alwin is now working a new R480LA 6x2 MNA ScaniaTopline tractor unit, from Keltruck, as a fleet addition to match growth of the business.
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06/06/2011
A 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine – Ford's first three-cylinder version – has been released, extending its range from 1.0-litre to 3.5-litres, and presenting a sign of things to come.
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06/06/2011
Cricket legend Graham Gooch was bowled over to present The Lord's Taverners minibus to Southview School in Witham, Essex recently.
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03/06/2011
Knights of Old has chosen a pair of 7.5-tonne Fuso Canter trucks for their payload and compact external dimensions in urban multi-drop deliveries.
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03/06/2011
The first tractor unit version of the new Volvo FMX in the UK, better known for its heavy-duty tipper configuration, has been delivered to timber haulier David Wood.
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02/06/2011
Travis Perkins' plumbing, heating, kitchens and joinery divisions are taking delivery of Mercedes-Benz chassis cabs, with lightweight Luton bodies by dry freight specialist Bevan Group.
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02/06/2011
Conversion and mobility specialist Stanford Coachworks says it has developed a cost-effective solution to revitalising fatigued minibuses.
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01/06/2011
Stoke-based bus and coach operator Bakers Coaches, which won an Environmental Business Award for cutting carbon emissions, is starting trials of Michelin's X Energy SaverGreen tyres this month.
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01/06/2011
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has taken delivery of a set of six heavy-duty S6CF cable free lifts from Somerstotalkare.
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01/06/2011
Volvo has successfully crash tested it FE Hybrid truck, paying particular attention to potential vulnerabilities on its 578kg battery pack.
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31/05/2011
Completion of a project to convert Optare Solos to run on in dual-fuel mode, with diesel and bio-methane, sees 11 of green buses entering service in Lincoln.
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31/05/2011
Fogarty has taken delivery of two Actros 1841 Lo-liner rigids, equipped for drawbar operation and matched to trailers having Don-Bur demountable box bodies.
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31/05/2011
Toyota dealership Swinford Motors' new Dyson Hydraloader 3000La two-car transporter has a 3,000kg capacity low approach sliding bed, mounted on a 5.0-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 518CDI chassis.
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31/05/2011
Bridgestone Europe will demonstrate its new TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring system) for commercial vehicles at the eSafety Challenge 2011, near Vienna, today (31 May).
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27/05/2011
Hyva tipping cylinders are now standard equipment on all STAS tipping trailers supplied in the UK –m chosen for their "significant advantages".
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27/05/2011
Highland Galvanizers & Colour Coaters, in Scotland, has teamed up with bodybuilder Gray & Adams to pioneer a trailer chassis design that fights corrosion.
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27/05/2011
21st Century Logistics, the operating company of the trucking firm Dodds Group, has taken delivery of five new MAN TGX 26.440BLS 6x2 mid-lift tractor units, as part of its replacement cycle.
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27/05/2011
Mike Penning, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, will be addressing the Freight Transport Association's Logistics Carbon Reduction Conference next month, on the subject of freight and greenhouse gas reduction.
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26/05/2011
Iveco and FPT Industrial say they are ready to meet Euro 6 emissions regulations for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, using SCR (selective catalytic reduction) alone.
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26/05/2011
Heavy duty, dual-fuel methane and diesel engine conversion systems developer Clean Air Power has launched a dual fuel Volvo FM13 Euro 5 in Australia.
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