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15/01/2010
ContiTech, the division of Continental AG with responsibility for technical developments in rubber and plastics, has confirmed it is developing plastic parts to replace steel and aluminium components in trucks.
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15/01/2010
Hampshire's largest independent builders merchant, Elliott Brothers, has taken delivery of four Iveco Stralis Active Day 26 tonne rear-steering 6x2 rigids, which join its 27-strong truck fleet delivering building supplies across the county.
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15/01/2010
Scania is promising a top prize of one of its new R-series trucks for the winner of Europe's largest truck driving event – the Scania Young European Truck Driver competition.
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15/01/2010
SAFEcontractor, the independent organisation that assesses health and safety competency of contractors, has independently accredited ATS Euromaster.
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14/01/2010
The 48th edition of The Yearbook of Road Transport Law is now available. The 2010 edition, published by the Freight Transport Association (FTA), covers information about the fixed penalty system that was introduced in May 2009, which is ...
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14/01/2010
Les Smith Haulage has reported great gains in tyre life on its Mercedes-Benz Axor two-axle 18 tonners thanks to a change in tyre supplier. Since switching the 18-strong fleet from an unnamed premium manufacturer to run on Continental HSR1s ...
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13/01/2010
Isuzu Truck has confirmed that its Euro 5 prices for the Forward and Grafter ranges have been finalised and fixed for 2010 at an approximate 8% increase across the board.
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13/01/2010
The Fixed Price Repair programme run by Scania has been extended to cover more workshop jobs, such as standard services.
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13/01/2010
Plans have been published by the UK's DfT (department for Transport) to change driving licenses for truck and bus drivers, as well as those towing medium-sized trailers.
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12/01/2010
Langdon Industries believes it has made a major investment in safety by retrofitting its entire fleet of 140 articulated trucks with Jost Fleetmaster extended fifth-wheel handle assemblies.
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12/01/2010
The Fiesta Van Econetic, from Ford, boasting the lowest carbon emissions figures in its sector of 98g/km, is now available, priced at £11,635.
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12/01/2010
A deal done with Sainsbury's will see Smith Electric Vehicles the supplier of the biggest fleet of electric vans next year.
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11/01/2010
Updates and information about legal changes, anti-fraud measures and digital records are all available in Kogan Page's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2010, available from this month.
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11/01/2010
A consultation proposing to remove some of the exempt vehicles from the HGV annual roadworthiness testing scheme was published late last year by Transport Minister Paul Clark.
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08/01/2010
Expect to see Quinton Tyres' new MAN TGX 360bhp three axle rigid patrolling the north west in the months to come; the Manchester-based tyre supplier has invested in the new vehicle to collect and distribute built-up wheel assemblies from ...
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08/01/2010
The UK's transport minister, Paul Clark launched the Van Best Practice programme late last year, offering practical advice to van operators about how to improve efficiency and save fuel.
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08/01/2010
Owners of Pilot, Convoy and Cub models from LDV have been taking advantage of an average 15% savings on more than 11,000 parts for their vehicles, thanks to Multipart.
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07/01/2010
Following another 12 months of wildly fluctuating fuel prices, Portland Fuel Price Protection has launched a protection scheme for mid size operators.
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07/01/2010
The UK's largest supermarket chain has replaced electronic security seals on its 4,000 trailers, citing unacceptable failure rates and delays in obtaining replacements for existing electronic seals.
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07/01/2010
Volvo has furnished Veolia with a diesel-electric hybrid dustcart as part of a two-year trial with Westminster City Council.
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06/01/2010
Policy makers in Europe, the US and Japan need to cooperate on developing global fuel efficiency metrics, methodologies, standards and regulations that are practical and effective.
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06/01/2010
Volvo and Mack are the first truck manufacturers to have their engines certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency as meeting the 2010 diesel emissions standard.
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05/01/2010
Dairy Crest has added 80 Mercedes Sprinter 311CDI chassis cabs to its fleet of milk&more distribution vehicles, replacing older units from a rival brand when they hit the streets in March.
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05/01/2010
Magnetic devices retrofitted on vehicle fuel lines are far more effective in cutting fuel consumption than sceptics might have you believe.
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04/01/2010
There are mixed messages and frustration at Denby Transport, after the company's chairman, Dick Denby, took his 25.1m-long (82ft) LHV onto public roads on 1 December 2009, only to be served with a prohibition notice by the police.
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