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Bespoke coupling solution set for Wheyfeed

Animal feedstuffs producer and distributor Wheyfeed has taken delivery of four new Scania tractor units, equipped with specially-developed fifth wheel couplings, designed, manufactured and fitted by...

Couplings
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Hybrid electric drives set to dazzle buses

More than 50 hybrid electric drive systems, designed to power double-decker buses in Oxford and Manchester, have been delivered to Alexander Dennis (ADL) by BAE Systems.

Transmissions
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New Lander lands at specialist timber haulage firm

Les Hughes & Son now boasts a new 6x4 Renault Lander rigid drawbar combination on its fleet, after receiving the machine from Renualt Trucks Midlands.

Heavy Goods Vehicles
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Tanker head-on caught on mobile camera

Mobile phone footage, captured by a motorist and loaded onto You Tube, shows an Arclid tanker pushing a Renault Clio at high speed along a trunk road.

Road Safety
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Transporter investment for QVD Fleet Services

Vehicle distribution company QVD Fleet Services has invested in a car transporter capable of carrying up to 11 of the German company's vehicles.

Car Transporters
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FTA tackles authorities on road safety for HGVs and LCVs

The Road Safety Foundation has given just two stars out of a possible four to more than two-thirds of the Highways Agency's road network.

Road Safety
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Bus operators to benefit from intelligent tracking system

Hoping to revolutionise UK public transport, an advanced real-time electronic fixed-route system has been launched by Mobexx.

Telematics
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Bodyshop boost for Volvo Truck and Bus

Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London, Milton Keynes Dealerpoint has been appointed the designated bodyshop for truck, bus and trailer repairs in Volvo's London region, the busiest area in the country.

Bodyshop Equipment
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TomTom Work helps fleet operators manage drivers' time

TomTom's commercial vehicle fleets arm, TomTom Work, has launched two low-cost and practical devices to help operators with time management and logging.

Telematics
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Health and safety correction: Carrier Transicold

On page 40 of the March issue of Transport Engineer, Scott Dargan, operations director at Carrier Transicold, was quoted as saying that one of the company's employees was injured after falling from a...

Personal Protective Equipment
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Council’s fuel bill is cut thanks to fleet tracking technology

Nottinghamshire County Council says it is seeing the fruits of investment in new equipment to monitor its vehicles, fleet and personnel around the clock, courtesy of Masternaut Three X.

Telematics
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British Cycling hopes to have the golden touch

Transportation of the UK's Olympic cycling hopefuls for the London 2012 games has been given a helping hand from Mercedes-Benz.

Light Commercial Vehicles