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10/08/2020
Following trials in Germany and Switzerland, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has provided eight test units to customers in the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as other customers in Germany.
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07/08/2020
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Bakery Greggs is one of the first customers in Europe to take delivery of Thermo King’s T- and UT-Series hybrid refrigeration systems that switch between diesel and electric mode, allowing transporters to operate in inner cities, ...
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06/08/2020
Hultsteins, the Swedish and British transport refrigeration supplier, has teamed up with First Asset Finance to provide bespoke funding solutions for operators using Hultsteins’ systems.
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06/08/2020
A trio of drivers from Culina Logistics, Gist and Yodel have scooped the distance categories in the Microlise Driver of The Year Awards 2020.
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05/08/2020
?Savings of £200,000 per year on truck transmission servicing costs are planned to be achieved by waste management firm Biffa as a result of advice provided by Allison Transmission.
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05/08/2020
With the arrival of six new Isuzu 7.5 tonne N75.190 rigid trucks, York-based company Genta Medical now has gone 100% with Isuzu for its 7.5 tonne distribution vehicles.
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04/08/2020
Carrier Transicold is introducing three new transport refrigeration units into the UK and Ireland.
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04/08/2020
The Ford Transit Custom plug-in hybrid now comes with the option of geofencing technology to help improve urban air quality. The geofencing module will be available later in the year to retrofit to vehicles produced earlier
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03/08/2020
DVSA has announced plans to offer some fleets a 12-month exemption from MOT testing requirements, in an attempt to manage demand at authorised testing facilities (ATFs) as the country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown.
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02/08/2020
Surrey quarry owner and tipper operator J&J Franks has put into service three new tippers fitted with Thompsons’ lightest steel tipper body, the Loadmaster X-Lite. Fully fuelled, each of these new eight-wheelers weighs 12,740kg, thereby ...
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31/07/2020
Telematics provider Webfleet Solutions has enhanced its offering with new features that give fleet managers remote insights into their electric and hybrid vehicles.
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31/07/2020
South-coast-based Lucketts Travel, part of National Express, has been using TruTac compliance control software for over 10 years.
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30/07/2020
Height for Hire of Ireland is reaping the benefits of its new Volvo FM 4x2 rigid truck equipped with a versatile underbridge unit to allow survey and construction teams to work beneath bridges without the need for scaffolding.
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29/07/2020
ADL has delivered three Enviro200 midibuses to Manchester operator Go Goodwins for its Little Gem-branded bus services.
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29/07/2020
Camcon Automotive is launching the concept of a digital engine for heavy-duty diesels, following development of a dynamic prototype of the technology for passenger cars.
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28/07/2020
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has brought two new sites on board to increase its dedicated network to 30 authorised repairers and 66 van centres.
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28/07/2020
Kirklees Council, West Yorkshire, is equipping its new waste and recycling fleet with the latest vehicle safety technology.
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27/07/2020
Over 14 tonnes of CO2 was saved in a two-year trial involving 11 urban trucks and vans running on green hydrogen dual fuel.
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27/07/2020
Isuzu trucks are the standard ‘go to’ vehicle for arboriculture in the UK, according to Bartlett Tree Experts, who has recently added a further five new Isuzus to its nationwide transport fleet.
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23/07/2020
Econ Engineering, the UK’s largest manufacturer of gritters and salt spreading vehicles, has taken delivery of eight new DAF LF 260 ‘Construction’ 4x2 rigid dry-spreaders with the extended day cab to service its customer contract with Egis ...
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23/07/2020
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Waste management service specialist LondonEnergy has underscored its safety ethos by commissioning some of the first Mercedes-Benz Arocs tractor units in the UK to be equipped with MirrorCam digital mirrors.
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22/07/2020
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The safety of its staff and other vulnerable road users was the overriding priority for infrastructure leader Eurovia Contracting when it decided to base its latest 32-tonne tipper-grab on a Mercedes-Benz Econic.
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22/07/2020
Ctrack and MaxOptra are collaborating to offer telematics-enabled solutions that use real-time data to support dynamic route planning and planned-versus-actual performance monitoring.
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21/07/2020
Specialist precast concrete transport company Driessen Speciaaltransport from the Netherlands has become the first FORS member internationally to attain FORS Gold - the highest level of the voluntary accreditation scheme.
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21/07/2020
JOST UK is launching a new range of high performance disc brake pads for trucks and other large commercial vehicles that are said to feature premium friction material and a profiled design to optimise contact with the discs.
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