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Past performance drives repeat coach orders

The latest two coach order announcements – for Coastal Coaches and Commandery Coaches – both come on the back of positive experience with previous vehicles.

Bus & Coach
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Irish eyes smiling for DAF Trucks with triple award success

DAF Trucks picked up three trophies at Ireland’s Fleet Transport Awards on 3 September, winning top spot for its CF Silent vehicle and technician of the year, while DAF operator Macroom Haulage won...

Heavy Goods Vehicles
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Spanish operator signs for full tyre package with Goodyear

Spanish transport and logistics group Marcotran has signed a FleetFirst deal with Goodyear for the supply of new and retread tyres, as well as full tyre management across Europe.

Tyres & Retreads
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Truck Links customers tap into benefits of Verilocation

Commercial vehicle rental business Truck Links is rolling out Verilocation’s vehicle tracking devices across its contract and spot hire fleet, to enable customers to access real-time driver and...

Telematics
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Plant tyre business rolls with first Mercedes Arocs

Heavy-duty truck and plant tyre business Commercial Tyres Off Highway has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Arocs, specially adapted to handle tyres and wheel assemblies weighing up to 2.5 tonnes.

Rigids
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Haulier goes back in time with new Euro 6 DAF truck

Haulage firm T Maxwell & Sons has marked its 40th anniversary with its first Euro 6 truck, a DAF XF 510 FTP Super Space Cab, which carries the firm’s original 1970s livery.

Rigids
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Total commercial vehicle registrations accelerate in August

Total commercial vehicle registrations accelerated in August, bringing the year-to-date figure to 255,849 – up by 19% on the same period last year.

Bus & Coach
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DAF’s Belgian truck factory gets €100 million facelift

Commercial vehicle manufacturer DAF announced this week that it is investing €100 million in a state-of-the-art paint shop for its cab factory in Westerlo, Belgium. Once completed, says DAF, it will...

Heavy Goods Vehicles
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Waste management business on record with benefits of telematics

Recycling business EIS Waste is reporting improved efficiency and a reduction in vehicle damage since implementing Brigade’s cameras and recording kit across its 27-strong fleet.

Telematics
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Whittaker builds first new-series Volvo FL horsebox

Nottinghamshire-based Whittaker Coachbuilders has delivered what is believed to be the first new-series Volvo FL horsebox in the UK, to private buyer Darren Price.

Rigids
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Heavy haulier extends fleet with first Euro 6 DAF XF

Heavy transport specialist T Georgeson Haulage has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 DAF XF 510 FTT Super Space Cab.

Heavy Goods Vehicles
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Dearman’s zero-emission cooling technology on show at TCS&D

Dearman has announced that it will be exhibiting its zero-emission transport refrigeration technology with Hubbard Products at this month’s Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution show...

Temperature Controlled Vehicles