DSVA recalls

Isuzu Truck

Reverse light may not function onvehicles fitted with MYY/MZZ gearboxes, due to a fatigue fracture where the lead wire fixes to the reverse light switch. Replace reverse light switch.
Models affected:
JAANLR85E97100015 to JAANLR85EA7101605
JAANLR85H97100015 to JAANLR85HA7100893
JAANNR85H97100042 to JAANNR85HA700308
JASANNR85F97100011 to JAANNR85FA7100042
JAANMR85E97100085 to JAANMR85EA7100854
JAANPR75H97100009 to JAANPR75HA7101113
JAANPR75K97100002 to JAANPR75KA7101722

Recalls
Product Launches

Plaxton Panther to get Scania underframe

From next year, coach operators will be able to specify Plaxton's top-selling Panther body on the Scania K360 underframe.

Bus & Coach
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New commercial marketing manager for Continental

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Tyres & Retreads
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GLW Feeds’ tridems deliver efficiencies and savings

Thanks to their manoeuvrability and payload, two new Volvo FM tridem eight-wheelers that recently joined GLW Feeds' 30-strong fleet are improving the efficiency of delivering bulk feed to farmers.

Heavy Goods Vehicles
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Systems Engineer (Mechanical) - Glasgow

FirstGroup is the world's leading transport company with revenues of over £5 billion a year. We employ over 135,000 staff throughout the UK and North America and move more than 2.5 billion passengers every year. We are global in scale and local in approach.

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Renault Midlums bring fresh look to D&F McCarthy

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Rigids
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British Gas gains traction with Conti winter tyres

Trials of Continental winter tyres fitted on British Gas's car-derived vans have proved their worth.

Tyres & Retreads
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MID UK Recycling gets complete Scania skiploaders

MID UK Recycling has added two Scania complete skiploaders to its waste and recyclable materials collection fleet.

Municipal Vehicles
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Cotswold Roller Hire buys 26-tonne Mercedes plant mover

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Heavy Goods Vehicles
Product Launches

Blitz Rotary mobile lifts

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Lifting Equipment
Jobs

FTA has two vacancies for field based – Area Engineers

Based in the Northampton Area and Scotland-Central East

Freight Transport Association (FTA) is one of the UK's largest membership organisations, with a commitment to looking after the interests of more than 13,000 businesses involved in moving goods by road, rail, sea and air. Increasing legislative and economic pressures on our members will ensure an ever increasing demand for our support. We're intensely proud of our status as the leading trade organisation for the UK transport industry.

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2 REGIONAL ENGINEER SUPERVISOR’S - North and South

VMS Fleet Management is a forward thinking accident and fleet management company with offices based in East Anglia and Hertfordshire. VMS provides a wide range of services to blue chip fleet operators and Insurance Companies which include Accident Management, Contract Hire, Repair and Maintenance Services, Salvage and Fleet Disposal.

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