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legislation, environmental issues, fleet operating costs, company and people news.
08/01/2019
Food and drink logistics business NFT Distribution has upgraded its fleet with 40 tri-axle refrigerated trailers from Schmitz Cargobull.
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08/01/2019
Holystone Civil Engineering has taken delivery of two new Scania XT trucks, with all-steel Loadmaster Lite bodies by Thompsons – the operator’s tipper body of choice.
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08/01/2019
Mercedes-Benz Vans has a new dealership for Kent, with the opening last week (2 January) of Mercedes-Benz Van Centre Medway, located close to Gillingham.
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07/01/2019
Pub retailer and brewer Greene King has ordered another 20 customised DAF CF drays on full service lease from contract hire business Ryder.
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07/01/2019
Spiers & Hartwell has ordered 11 Scania S 500 6x2 tractor units and one flagship S 730 to join its 50-strong, all-Scania fleet.
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07/01/2019
Volvo has announced that it is setting aside SEK 7 billion (£615.8m) for potential costs relating to an emissions control issue, first revealed in October.
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07/01/2019
A number of tools and aids for the commercial vehicle workshop have recently been shown or released.
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04/01/2019
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is launching a new payment portal later this month for road enforcement fines.
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04/01/2019
Transport operators in Northern Ireland could receive a surprise visit from the Health and Safety Executive this month, when the agency begins a week-long inspection programme focusing on forklift truck safety in the freight sector.
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04/01/2019
Edinburgh City Council has added 12 Mellor Orion low floor buses to its fleet, citing the vehicle’s safety features and emissions levels as reasons for the deal.
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04/01/2019
Several body and trailer components for bodybuilders are highlighted.
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03/01/2019
Manchester-based Swans Travel has taken delivery of two Elitei coaches from the Plaxton range, declaring the vehicles to be “a statement of intent” of its luxury offer for sports clients.
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03/01/2019
Goodyear has announced that it will continue its support of charity Transaid, with financial backing for another year and a second bicycle ambulance for an anti-malaria programme in Zambia.
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03/01/2019
Temperature-controlled distribution operator Samworth Brothers has taken delivery of 18 Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545 tractors, with fuel performance and residual values clinching the deal.
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02/01/2019
Emergency clean-up company CleanSafe has implemented a complete workforce management solution from BigChange, and says the efficiency savings extend to £1 million per year.
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02/01/2019
Culina Logistics has taken delivery of a custom-designed low height double-deck refrigerated trailer from Cartwright, for use on a delivery route to a large supermarket customer in Ireland.
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02/01/2019
West Midlands-based BJS Home Delivery has expanded its transport business with ten new Volvo FH tractor units, ordered after positive performance from the operator’s first Volvo trucks, delivered last April.
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24/12/2018
Grundy & Co Excavations has taken delivery of its first DAF 8x4 tippers, after positive performance from a demonstrator vehicle.
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24/12/2018
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has published two new guides containing advice on fuel management and winter driving.
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21/12/2018
Kettering Borough Council has renewed its contract with Specialist Fleet Services (SFS) for a further nine years and has ordered new vehicles to operate on its newly merged operation with Corby Borough Council.
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21/12/2018
Kane Group has taken delivery of three MAN vehicles fitted with Harsh hookloaders for its subsidiary Gaywood.
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21/12/2018
EU environment ministers agreed new CO2 standards for HGVs yesterday (20 December), which are described as “very ambitious” by ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
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20/12/2018
Kirk Ennis, distribution improvement manager at British Gypsum, has won an innovation award for his work in developing a device to stop HGVs becoming detached from trailers.
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20/12/2018
Bus operator Tower Transit has ordered 28 Wrightbus StreetDeck HEV vehicles, to be deployed in the capital next summer.
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20/12/2018
Retailer Heron Foods has extended its trailer fleet to 90 units, with its latest 20-strong order for semi-trailers from Gray & Adams, supplied on contract hire by Grayrentals.
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