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Wincanton offloads Pullman Fleet Services - UPDATED

Third-party logistics firm Wincanton has agreed to sell its UK commercial vehicle repair and maintenance company subsidiary Wincanton Pullman Fleet Services Limited to asset management firm Aurelius...

Repair & Maintenance
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Wrightbus signs up Forsee Power for electric bus batteries

Wrightbus has signed a new contract with French battery supplier Forsee Power, which has supplied the Northern Ireland-based manufacturer since 2013.

Battery Technology
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Rotala rolls out Freeway to connect regional bus operations

Rotala plc has rolled out a Freeway fleet management system across its Preston Bus, Hallmark Connections and two Diamond Bus operations.

Fleet Management Systems
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Fleet and workshop software CheckPro renamed to AssetGo

Digital 2000 has formed a new business along with the rebrand of its fleet and workshop management system, CheckPro. The new business is called Asset Go Solutions and its software product AssetGo.

Fleet Management Systems
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East Riding signs up with Teletrac Navman to monitor 650 municipal vehicles

The Yorkshire council has bought into a service that enables fleet managers to have access to real-time data in one easy-to-use interface, such as vehicle location, driver performance, idling time and...

Telematics
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Ceramex opens £3 million DPF refurbishment facility

Diesel particulate filter (DPF) cleaning and refurbishment service provider Ceramex has more than doubled its operating capacity with the opening of a new facility in Reading, which will be able to...

Emissions Control
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Dack Motor Group celebrates opening of new van workshop

Dack Motor Group is celebrating the opening of its new van workshop at its headquarters in Lincoln, which is servicing over 500 vans a month and growing.

Light Commercial Vehicles
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High Wycombe tail-lift death prompts fine - UPDATED

A transport company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured when the pallet of stone tiles he was attempting to deliver fell onto him.

Tail Lifts
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Irizar’s full-electric refuse collection vehicle starts customer testing - UPDATED

Tests of a full-electric rigid urban truck prototype developed in 2019 by Spanish bus and coachbuilder Irizar and Spanish waste management firm FCC Medi Ambiente are to begin in Badajoz, a city in...

Electric Vehicles
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Trailer-mounted hookloader provides better loading access for food processor

One of the UK’s specialist collectors of surplus food product has strengthened its operations after investing in a MULTILIFT hooklift trailer

Trailers
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FSL claims UK-first in full-electric cash van conversion

Vehicle converter Fleet Service Ltd has delivered what it called the UK’s first full-electric cash vehicle, based on a Nissan e-NV200 panel van.

Panel Vans
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Thompsons announces internal appointments

Tipper bodybuilder Thompsons has announced a range of new appointments, the most significant of which being key staff positions at its factory at Kirkliston near Edinburgh.

Tippers