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HGV Technicians

Riverside Truck Rental Ltd is a long established specialist contract hire company.
We are currently recruiting for experienced HGV technicians for our workshops in Stratford – Upon - Avon

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SITA UK fined £210,000 after driver death

Waste management and recycling firm SITA UK has been fined, after a driver was killed at a Northamptonshire landfill site.

Health & Safety Legislation
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Jost dual height fifth wheels flex fleet for Matthew Kibble

Nelson, Lancashire-based Matthew Kibble Transport has taken delivery of three Jost JSK DH200-P dual-height fifth wheels for its general haulage and megacube operations.

Fifth Wheels
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Foreign lorry charge must bring tangible benefits, says FTA

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says it welcomes government proposals to introduce a tax on foreign lorries, but insists that, for a lorry road user charging scheme (LRUC) to be worthwhile, it must bring benefits to UK commercial vehicle operators.

Fleet Operating Costs
DSVA recalls

Volvo Truck FH/FM

Under certain circumstances, there might be water ingress into the control unit of the overnight/parking heater, which may cause a short circuit. In extreme circumstances this may result in a fire. Recall affected vehicles and replace the control unit with a quality assured component.

VOSA Testing
DSVA recalls

Volvo Truck FH/FM

The brake pipe unions (air nipples) on the parking/hand brake system have been tightened above the specified torque setting. This could result in the unions failing and cause an unintentional deployment of the parking/hand brake. Recall all affected vehicles, where the unions will be replaced and the correct torque setting applied.

VOSA Testing
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Burton gets new tachograph testing facility

Keltruck has opened a tachograph testing facility at its facility in Burton on Trent.

Tachometers
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GITI Tire expands its drive axle range

A mixed service drive axle tyre has been launched by GITI Tire UK.

Tyres & Retreads
Jobs

Technical Manager - Bulk Distribution - Guildford or Brinsworth

For more than a century, BOC's gases and expertise have driven progress in every industry you can think of. Today we're a member of the Linde Group - a world leading industrial gases and engineering company. With more than 49,000 employees in around 70 countries, and annual gases and engineering sales of €12 billion - the future couldn't be brighter.

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Gemco wins Mercedes-Benz ATF deal

Garage equipment firm Gemco has signed a major deal with Mercedes-Benz UK for the supply and installation of equipment for ATFs (authorised test facilities).

Lifting Equipment
News

Meritor teams with MKR Technology-Renault Trucks for 2010

ArvinMeritor is partnering with MKR Technology-Renault Trucks to support its racing team during the 2010 European Truck Racing Championship season.

Tractor Units
News

GRW goes on tour with tanker engineering

Abandoning all of its static exhibitions, GRW Engineering has taken the decision to take a mobile exhibition unit out onto the road from 7 to 16 June.

Tankers