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04/02/2021
Brake friction specialist, TMD Friction, has kicked off the new year with a few changes in its Textar products and services for the commercial vehicle sector.
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03/02/2021
Conversion business MAR Cooling Solutions has launched in the UK.
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03/02/2021
Wheely-Safe is making its intelligent tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), wheel loss and brake temperature sensing technologies available for connection to commercial vehicle telematics and CAN-Bus for the first time, with a new range ...
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02/02/2021
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Independent Renault Trucks distributor RH Commercial Vehicles has announced plans to open a fifth site, strategically located in north Nottinghamshire.
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01/02/2021
Proposed changes to heavy goods vehicle and bus and coach apprenticeships in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are now out for consultation. See links below to participate; the closing date is mid-February.
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01/02/2021
The corporate parent of emergency services bodybuilder O&H, Venari Group, has brought all aspects of its ambulance production process in-house.
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29/01/2021
A new 19-tonne fully-electric distribution truck for urban applications will enter production at Leyland Trucks in the UK in May.
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29/01/2021
After 12 years as an Autosmart franchisee operating with second-hand vehicles, Dougie Borland has acquired his first ever brand-new truck, specifying an Isuzu 7.5 tonne rigid fitted with a specialist retail showroom body.
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28/01/2021
European transport firm Gebrüder Weiss has begun operations with its first hydrogen truck.
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28/01/2021
The order book for the Volta Zero, said to be the world’s first purpose-built full electric large commercial vehicle, now stands at over $260 million.
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27/01/2021
The world's first fleet of double-decker hydrogen buses officially launched into service in Aberdeen.
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27/01/2021
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On 1 December 2020 Gloucestershire-based Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd (RVS) purchased the business of Kent-based HE Municipal Engineering Services and is now the exclusive supplier of MOL VDK refuse vehicles in the UK.
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26/01/2021
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City Plumbing has returned to bodybuilder Bevan Group for the first vehicles to wear its new livery.
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26/01/2021
Commercial vehicle bodybuilder Paneltex has recently acquired a new 62,000ft2 warehouse at its Kingston International Business Park site.
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25/01/2021
The Department for Transport has published two temporary relaxations of drivers’ hours rules.
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25/01/2021
?A Lancashire emergency services vehicle converter has secured funding to purchase the rented premises it operates from as part of its ambitious growth plans for 2021. ?
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22/01/2021
A Swiss subsidiary of IVECO’s engine maker FPT Industrial is developing an innovation project into the use of alternative fuel DME in an 11-litre heavy duty engine.
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22/01/2021
Refrigerated goods logistics company NewCold is installing an automated loading system for double-deck trailers at its Corby site scheduled to open in autumn.
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21/01/2021
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Truck UK has announced the appointment of Sparks Commercial Services as a full dealer based in Swindon, Wiltshire.
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20/01/2021
Dennis Eagle’s eCollect all-electric refuse collection vehicle (eRCV) has gone into service with customers around the UK. The 26-tonne vehicle is said to be the first fully-integrated RCV designed by an original equipment manufacturer.
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20/01/2021
Altrad Services UK worked with Trakm8 to monitor driver behaviour on its 1,400-vehicle fleet. Over a few years, the system demonstrated positive results.
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19/01/2021
MAN Truck & Bus has confirmed Manchetts PB (trading as Manchetts Peterborough) as a MAN sales, service and parts dealer in the Peterborough area, following its takeover of a business formerly managed by Motus Commercials.
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19/01/2021
Logistics company Amco has fitted Trailar solar panels on its fleet.
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18/01/2021
Jeremy Bishop Haulage has doubled its IVECO fleet by taking delivery of two Stralis X-WAY 26-tonne 6x4 tippers (AD260X42Z OFF) with Active Day (AD) cabs.
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15/01/2021
Scania has introduced a tandem bogie axle with an optional lift-and-disengage function.
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