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Continental Digital Solutions boosts safety and cuts costs for G. Webb

For bulk haulier G. Webb, the rollout of ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect yard reader has seen tyre reliability increase and maintenance costs significantly drop.

Tyres & Retreads
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Adams Morey develops Redbridge site

Commercial vehicle dealership group Adams Morey has invested in its Redbridge site to create a one-stop-shop location for truck, van and motorhomes.

Dealerships
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Dacorum Borough Council standardises refuse collection fleet on 25 Econics

West Hertfordshire’s Dacorum Borough Council has added a further 14 Econic refuse collection vehicles to the 11 it commissioned in January 2020. All 25 trucks were supplied by S & B Commercials, which...

Municipal Vehicles
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RATP Dev UK and Tower Transit announce new joint venture in West London

In response to an increasingly competitive London bus market requiring greater investment and market adaptation, RATP Dev UK and Tower Transit have formed a new joint venture.

Bus & Coach
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SFS wins West Country fleet contracts

Following a joint procurement exercise, Somerset West and Taunton Council and North Devon Council have both awarded a seven-year (+7) contract hire agreement for the provision and maintenance of their...

Municipal Vehicles
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West Coast Haulage takes on 60 Volvo tippers

Thame-based West Coast Haulage is taking delivery of 60 Volvo FMX tippers in one of the largest deals for the new model to-date. The order was secured by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East.

Tippers
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New UK MD of Mercedes-Benz Trucks dies at 56

Wolfgang Theissen, who took over as managing director of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in August 2020, died on 7 September.

People
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UK's first Renault Z.E. skip loaders ordered

National waste recycling specialist Recycling Lives has ordered the UK’s first two battery-electric 18-tonne Renault D Wide Z.E. skip loaders.

Electric Vehicles
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NRG Riverside trials Electra battery-electric trucks with Frigoblock fridge

Following the launch of battery-electric refuse collection vehicles in London, NRG Riverside has worked with corporate cousin Electra Commercial Vehicles to create four temperature-controlled...

Electric Vehicles
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VBG launches smart coupling system

To make road transport safer and simpler, a new CAN bus-based electrical infrastructure has been developed which, together with digital sensors, will facilitate functional growth in the future. The...

Couplings
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New minibus launched as Mellor announces investment

Mellor, the Rochdale-based bus manufacturer, has launched a new bus: Orion Evolution is a 5.5-tonne, 27-passenger vehicle. The 8m-long vehicle features a 180bhp engine driving through a nine-speed...

Bus & Coach
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New electric truck-mounted forklift

A family-run logistics business continues to lead the way in promoting more sustainable fuel choices having become the first in the UK to adopt the next generation in environmentally responsible...

Forklift Trucks