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Electric bus infrastructure project concludes with ‘impressive’ results

Bus planning, telematics and ticketing software supplier INIT says a three-year research project into electric bus charging infrastructure has concluded with “impressive” results.

Fleet Management Systems
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Driver CPC training data: have your say

Fleet operators are being urged to participate in an online survey designed to prove the need for access to online CPC training course attendance data for drivers.

Driver CPC
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Operators order ten Actros after trial delivers fuel success

Sister companies 4S Distribution and Hallam Express have placed a combined order for ten more Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors, less than six months after taking delivery of one trial unit each.

Tractor Units
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Knorr-Bremse and Continental complete platooning ‘milestone’

Knorr-Bremse and Continental have announced they have completed initial platooning trials comprising three trucks from different manufacturers.

Heavy Goods Vehicles
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Fit for purpose: replacement filter selection tool

Parker Hannifin has launched the Par Fit toolkit, a filter element selection system.

Filtration Equipment & Systems
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Sentinel Systems unveils new brand identity

Commercial vehicle safety company Sentinel Systems has unveiled a new brand identity, marking one year since the previously family-run business was acquired by private investor John Little.

Telematics
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Loch Shiel Garage picks up four-car Volvo FM transporter

Vehicle repair and recovery business Loch Shiel Garage has taken delivery of a 26-tonne Volvo FM recovery vehicle, the largest truck the Argyll-based firm has operated to date.

Rigids
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Alcaline raises the roof with Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders

Kent-based haulier Alcaline has taken delivery of ten Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders fitted with the manufacturer’s TrailerConnect telematics, to increase uptime and improve running costs.

Trailers
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Fairport Containers hooked on benefits of first DAF

Fairport Containers, part of the Fairport Engineering Group, has taken delivery of its first DAF vehicle, an XF 450 FAR drawbar, to use on skip refurbishment operations from a new site in Bridgewater.

Rigids
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Councils predict long-term savings with SFS deal

Two councils in the South West have joined forces to drive down fleet costs and improve efficiency, and have awarded a seven-year deal to Specialist Fleet Services (SFS).

Finance & Leasing
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Preparation pays: best practice advice for fleet software buyers

Preparing a business for technology adoption is just as vital as the software investment itself. That’s the advice from fleet and workshop management platform provider r2c Online, which has published...

Fleet Management Systems
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New £2.3m truck wash facility in Cheshire

Europe’s largest truck wash Lymm Truckwash is investing £2.3 million by relocating to a new, purpose-built site.

Vehicle Washing Equipment