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28/05/2020
MFS TempLog captures temperature data for any transport refrigeration system, and can be fitted to any refrigerated van, truck or trailer.
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27/05/2020
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Specialist Fleet Services, a contract hire and fleet management supplier to local authorities across the UK, is seeing its relationship with Teignbridge District Council move into an 18th year, owed in part to its tyre supply and ...
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26/05/2020
Brian Easey Transport has added a fourth Volvo to its fleet, taking delivery of a new 44t FH Lite tractor with I-Save for the hauliers’ long-distance tanker operation.
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26/05/2020
Terberg DTS UK has launched a fourth generation of its YT tractor range, to be known as the YT193/223, succeeding the YT182/222 logistics and terminal tractor.
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22/05/2020
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a safety alert concerning work around vehicle air suspension systems used on commercial vehicles such as buses and coaches, refuse vehicles, goods vehicles and tankers.
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22/05/2020
The 55-strong Rivus (formerly BT Fleet) garage network has now been made available to users of the ServicePoint fleet service, maintenance and repair platform for cars and vans with or without an Allstar fuel card.
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21/05/2020
Irizar is aiding UK coach operators in the fight against coronavirus with the launch of two systems that will help to protect passengers and drivers against airborne infection.
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21/05/2020
Commercial vehicle rental, contract hire, and maintenance services business Ryder is expanding its Devizes operations and creating new local employment opportunities within its FleetCare business of a network of approved commercial vehicle ...
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20/05/2020
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Gas supplier Calor is delivering its bottled butane and propane to customers in central London using a battery-powered Fuso eCanter.
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19/05/2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ViaVan and Stagecoach have launched the UK’s first demand-responsive public bus service exclusively for essential NHS workers, powered by a mobile app.
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19/05/2020
Lorry loader crane manufacturer Hiab has changed the way it offers the HiConnect remote monitoring system for all connected Hiab loader cranes, Multilift hooklifts, Moffett truck mounted forklifts and Waltco tail-lifts.
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18/05/2020
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Shropshire aggregate and landscaping supplier Evans Aggregates has added two Range C460 8x4s to its line-up, making the brands represented in its 13-truck mixed fleet a Renault majority.
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18/05/2020
On Tuesday 12 May, the government published guidance for operators on safer working principles and risk assessments for transport operators and organisations.
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15/05/2020
British engineering firm Penso is launching a new range of ultra-lightweight bodies for 3.5-tonne commercial vehicles.
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15/05/2020
TIP Trailer Services has opened a new flagship depot created from a brownfield site next door to its existing operation in Nuneaton.
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15/05/2020
Thermo King and its dealer network provide continuous and constant support to critical supply chain operations during COVID-19 pandemic.
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14/05/2020
Great Britain’s traffic commissioners have determined that virtual courses can be used in place of classroom-based training to meet licence undertakings, provided that they meet certain criteria to enable them to match classroom-based ...
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14/05/2020
Telematics firm Microlise has continued to deliver essential engineering support services to customers during the current COVID-19 crisis.
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13/05/2020
Farrall’s Group, a Chester-based haulier, has installed an integrated transport management system from Mandata.
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13/05/2020
As part of a three-year deal, Goodyear will supply Maxi Haulage with tyres from the KMAX GEN-2 range, and be supported by roadside assistance service TruckForce.
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12/05/2020
Family-run greengrocers, Bonners, which has been based out of the historic Oxford covered market for the last 70 years is just one of many businesses forced to diversify their offering to stay open during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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11/05/2020
Environmental services firm Urbaser has been utilising digital display screens installed on its refuse collection vehicles to broadcast health messages to locked-down residents of the London Borough of Waltham Forest and Welwyn Hatfield ...
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11/05/2020
Orbcomm has introduced a new trailer weight feature to solve the problem of overloaded trailers by accessing data from the electronic braking system (EBS) module.
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07/05/2020
DAF Trucks, local dealer Motus Commercials, Solomon Commercials and a number of strategic third-party suppliers have combined to fast-track a delivery of eight DAF LF 180 rigids for NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) as it embarks upon ...
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07/05/2020
The Volvo FH500 GT 8x2 unit incorporates a Hiab 1058 crane featuring ten hydraulic extensions, giving the vehicle a lifting capability of 2.5 tonnes at a reach of almost 24m.
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