Brian Tinham

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Black Country Mercedes-Benz dealership grows fast

Mercedes-Benz dealer Midlands Truck & Van has extended workshop operating hours at its new £4 million dealership in Wolverhampton, which opened in the spring.

Dealerships
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ExxonMobil offers Mobil Delvac through Europart

ExxonMobil is now working with Europart on oils and lubricants for commercial vehicles, offering its Mobil Delvac range first in Germany via the distributor before moving on to other European...

Lubricants & Systems
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Hundreds celebrate MAN UK Apprentice of the Year Awards

More than 200 apprentices and guests acknowledged the achievements of MAN’s apprentices at the annual MAN Truck & Bus Apprentice of the Year awards last week (14 October 2015) at Donnington Park.

Apprenticeships
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ZF launches EcoLife automatic transmission with start/stop

Fuel savings of up to 10% are being promised by ZF for conventional diesel city buses, with the launch of its re-engineered EcoLife six-speed automatic transmission now with start/stop at Busworld,...

Engine/Transmission Management
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Bituchem improves deliveries with new Scania tipper

Bituchem Group has added a new Scania tipper to its fleet of delivery vehicles for specialist surfacing materials.

Tippers
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Baxters turns to MAN for latest tractor units

Wolverhampton-based haulier Baxters has taken delivery of two new MAN 26.440 TGX 6x2 tractor units following success with an earlier a 7.5 tonne MAN truck sold through its TrucksToGo.

Tractor Units
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Traffic area maintenance committees call for volunteers

The Western Traffic Area Maintenance Committee is urging fleet managers and engineers working for smaller transport operators to spare a few hours of their time, once every three months, to consider...

Continuing Professional Development
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Isuzu Truck UK wins European distributor award

Isuzu Truck UK has won Isuzu Motors Europe’s European Distributor of the Year Award for the second consecutive year.

Dealerships
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XPO Logistics goes for Stertil dock levellers

XPO Logistics has replace 11 outdated levellers at its major Amber Park warehouse, in South Normanton, Derbyshire, with new Stertil XP 2521 6,000kg capacity hydraulic dock levellers.

Lifting Equipment
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Maxi Haulage chooses Bridgestone fleet wide

Maxi Haulage says it has agreed a fleet deal with Bridgestone largely because of its retreading facility in Lincolnshire and the tyre company’s Total Tyre Care approach.

Tyres & Retreads
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Travis Perkins rolls out Microlise electronic proof of delivery

Builders merchant giant Travis Perkins is rolling out Microlise’s electronic proof of delivery system on Android across some 2,150 devices across its massive delivery fleet.

Fleet Management Systems
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London Freight Enforcement Partnership to reinforce enforcement

London’s new transport commissioner Mike Brown and Sir Peter Hendy, chairman of Network Rail, today (13 October 2015) launched the London Freight Enforcement Partnership with the express aim of making...

Fixed Penalties