Laura Cork

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FTA keeps fleets moving with weather and traffic updates

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has a free traffic update service to give fleet managers and drivers the latest weather and road information.

Road Safety
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Pressure’s on to monitor tyres every day - WheelRight

More than one in eight tyres (12%) from a sample of 500 vehicles has been found to be under-inflated by 20% or more.

Tyres & Retreads
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PRM extends Mercedes-only fleet with first Euro 6 trucks

Northern Irish chilled and frozen food distributor PRM Group has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 trucks, a 15-tonne Mercedes Atego and a 26-tonne Antos.

Temperature Controlled Vehicles
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Low-carbon truck technology – your views sought

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) is calling for responses to a survey designed to gauge opinion on the likely technologies and uptake rates for low-carbon trucks.

Alternative Fuels
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Government announces £6bn to end ‘blight of potholes’

The government has announced today (23 December) that £6 billion is being made available to tackle potholes and local road improvements between 2015 and 2021.

Road Safety
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Non-compliant road fuel tankers – government statement

Around 130 road tankers that do not comply with ADR (International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) are still in service on UK roads, but some operators will be allowed more time to withdraw them...

ADR Vehicles
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Lift business replaces hybrids with Mercedes-Benz Citan vans

Lift installation and servicing business Morris Vermaport has taken delivery of 12 Mercedes Citan vans, eight of which have replaced petrol-electric hybrid cars for its mobile engineers.

Light Commercial Vehicles
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Plant hire firm builds fleet with 26-tonne Antos

Apex Plant has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 truck, a Mercedes-Benz 26-tonne Antos 2532L with a beavertail body.

Heavy Goods Vehicles
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Volvo’s first electric hybrid bus goes into service in Germany

Three of Volvo's new hybrid buses have gone into commercial service in Hamburg, Germany.

Bus & Coach
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Taxi firm takes delivery of first Nissan e-NV200 Combi

C&C Taxis has taken delivery of one of the first all-electric Nissan e-NV200 Combi models to arrive in the UK, and is hoping the vehicle will save it £10,000 a year in fuel bills.

Electric Vehicles
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Volvo Trucks appoints new commercial truck director

Volvo Trucks has announced that Mike Corcoran will be taking over as commercial truck director from next year, with responsibility for fleet sales in the UK and Ireland.

People
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Clancy Docwra selects MAN TGS tanker chassis

Construction industry contractor Clancy Docwra has taken delivery of the first of two MAN TGS 26.440 6x2-2 BL tanker chassis for use on its contract with Southern Water.

Heavy Goods Vehicles