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legislation, environmental issues, fleet operating costs, company and people news.
02/02/2024
?The City of York Council has replaced its 4-post lift with an electro-hydraulic 25 tonne version from Stertil Koni.
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01/02/2024
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is issuing the current criteria detailing what operators need to do to be compliant with Progressive Safe System (PSS) ahead of October.
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31/01/2024
A fleet of Abels Moving Services vehicles reduced emissions by 91% over 18 months using a carbon capture device provided by Advanced Hydrogen Technologies’s (AHT).
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31/01/2024
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FridgeXpress has expanded its light commercial vehicle (LCV) hire fleet by taking delivery of 40 new IVECO Daily 3.5-tonne refrigerated vans.
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30/01/2024
Traffic management vehicle design specialist Acklea has added a 500kg tail lift and a plastic LP13 light arrow board with a swing-out frame to its range.
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30/01/2024
Fras-le, a Brazil-based manufacturer of commercial vehicle (CV) friction materials and brake systems, is entering the UK.
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29/01/2024
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Arriva Bus driver Richard Prescott has won the Trakm8 Road Safety Hero of 2023 award for his commitment to road safety.
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26/01/2024
A report on electric vehicle (EV) service, maintenance and repair (SMR) has underlined the difficulties of setting budgets in what remains a relatively new discipline.
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26/01/2024
TMD Friction is to accelerate its recovery plan through the acquisition of Aequita, a privately owned industrial group based in Munich.
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25/01/2024
Broughton Transport Solutions, a specialist in temperature-controlled and ambient transport, has added two Renault Trucks T Highs to its 60-strong mixed fleet.
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24/01/2024
Porth-based operator Thomas of Rhondda has received an Irizar Integral i6S coach with a DAF MX-13 355 483 hp engine, driving through the ZF Traxon automated gearbox.
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23/01/2024
Fleets are more worried about vehicle choice and availability on their road to electrification rather than range, according to findings from Northgate’s EV roadshow surveys.
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23/01/2024
A Mercedes-Benz Actros L rig is now bringing artificial intelligence (AI) driven performance analysis to professional sports teams in the UK.
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22/01/2024
Bridgestone Mobility Solutions and Webfleet launched an electric vehicle (EV) Services Platform for fleets at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.
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22/01/2024
Irizar UK has appointed Mark Jordan to head of aftersales, a new role that will support coach and e-mobility customers of the Spanish manufacturers’s UK division.
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19/01/2024
Plant rental and sales specialist Ardent Hire has taken delivery of 20 new Volvo FH 500 6x2 tractor units as part of a fleet upgrade programme.
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18/01/2024
Oxfordshire-based producer of aggregates Smiths Bletchington has enhanced its fleet with a Renault Trucks C440 P8x4*4 Tridem Off Road and two C440 P8x4 Off Road tippers.
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17/01/2024
MAN Truck & Bus and ABB E-mobility have signed an agreement to work more closely together, particularly in the areas of research and development (R&D).
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17/01/2024
Equipmake has doubled its fleet repowering agreement with Big Bus Tours to include a fleet of 20 vehicles.
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16/01/2024
London-based technology company Y3K has claimed that its affordable Smart-I range makes video telematics and tracking accessible to businesses of all sizes.
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15/01/2024
?Yorkshire-based Brian Whincup and Sons has received three curtainsider trailers from Krone, enabling it to operate to maximum load capacity within vehicle height and length regulations.
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12/01/2024
Asset Alliance Group has launched a new bus and coach rental offering to support the specific needs of UK operators.
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11/01/2024
Microlise Group has strengthened its transport management system (TMS) offering with the acquisition of Enterprise Software Systems (ESSL).
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10/01/2024
MGT Suffolk has upgraded its workshop near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, with two sets of Stertil-Koni heavy duty wireless column vehicle lifts.
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09/01/2024
The IRTE Skills Challenge is set to welcome the next generation of public service vehicle (PSV) engineers and technicians for its 12th anniversary.
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