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Hadfields Transport uses MAN Trucks

Commercial refrigeration specialist Hadfields Transport of Manchester is using three MAN trucks to boost its customer delivery service offering.

Truck Efficiency
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Ao acquires Fraikin delivery vans

Online electricals retailer Ao has acquired 130 new home delivery vans from Fraikin as part of an ongoing contract hire agreement.

Car Derived Vans
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Acklea introduces EV

Traffic management vehicle specialist Acklea has introduced an electric-powered model to extend its range of recyclable plastic-bodied 7.2t commercial vehicles.

Truck Efficiency
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O Donovan switches to HVO

O'Donovan Waste has switched to using only hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel for its fleet of 100 lorries.

Alternative Fuels
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Trucks running on e-fuels such as HVO set to cost more to run than BEV trucks - study

By 2035, buying and running a new long-haul diesel truck with pure e-diesel would cost 47% more than buying and operating a battery-electric truck (BET), according to a study by environmental group...

Alternative Fuels
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Universal Tanker Group turns to Volvo

Universal Tanker Group has taken the first of 38 new Volvo FMX rigid trucks that are set to join its fleet throughout the next 12 months.

Truck Efficiency
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CheckedSafe joins forces with Driving For Better Business

CheckedSafe, UK vehicle compliance and fleet management system, has recently become a partner of the free-to-access and government-backed Driving For Better Business scheme.

Operator Compliance Risk Score
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Glasgow Car Movers turns to Fraikin

Transport specialist Glasgow Car Movers is using a 6x2 rigid truck paired with a drawbar transporter trailer from Fraikin that can carry 10 vehicles at a time.

Truck Efficiency
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Best UK Transport opts for Econic

Best UK Transport is now using a second eight-wheeled Mercedes-Benz Econic concrete mixer to operate in and around London.

Concrete Mixers
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Fatal unloading accidents prompt large corporate fines

Three companies have been fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in November after two separate incidents involving unloading trailers resulted in fatal injuries.

Loading/Unloading Equipment
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Turbine Commercials invests in brake tester

Turbine Commercials has replaced its brake testers with Maha’s MBT 7250 Eurosystem, a solution that is said to measure brake system performance accurately.

Brakes & Braking Systems
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DPD completes engineering tests with Volta Zero prototype

Parcel delivery company DPD has completed a series of engineering tests with the full-electric Volta Zero, as part of wider beta trials for the new, 16-tonne vehicle.

Electric Vehicles