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28/11/2011
HMRC took the best large public sector fleet for the second year running in the Fleet Hero 2011 awards, which highlight organisations that successfully reduce carbon footprints – and lower their fuel bills – through transport policies.
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25/11/2011
The Midcounties Co-operative's funeral service has become the first UK customer for a new breed of all-electric Mercedes-Benz vans that produces zero emissions.
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25/11/2011
With 104 points out of a possible 168, the Kangoo Van ZE has won the coveted International Van of the Year prize, beating the Iveco Daily, Fiat Ducato and VW Caddy.
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25/11/2011
Cushyfloat elastomeric engine mounts from Trelleborg Industrial AVS have been chosen by Max Holder for its new C250 and C270 street sweepers.
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24/11/2011
The company behind a scheduling system for electric vehicles has secured a £500,000 investment from the Finance for Business North East Technology Fund, managed by IP Group.
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24/11/2011
The latest vehicle to be converted for Thames Ambulance Service by Stanford Coachworks, has become a star in its own right, says the Essex-based coach conversion and mobility specialist.
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24/11/2011
TTC, part of the Unipart Group, has a new range of accessories from mini ovens and travel mugs to multi charger adaptors and kettles for driver's in-cab.
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23/11/2011
Macfarlane Packaging says it has made six-figure savings since installing an integrated transport optimisation and vehicle tracking solution from Paragon.
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23/11/2011
The UK commercial vehicle industry has lost one of its most respected figures, with the passing of Don Marshall, the founder of Britain's longest-serving Mercedes-Benz dealership.
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22/11/2011
As the first sponsors of the IRTE Skills Challenge 2012 are confirmed, registration for the competition the bus and coach sector is talking about is now officially open.
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22/11/2011
MAN Truck & Bus is to take over the Indian joint venture MAN Force Trucks Pvt by the end of this year, subject to the usual approvals.
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22/11/2011
Alltruck has taken delivery of 15 Mercedes-Benz rigids, all of which are fitted with box versions of Bevan Group's aerodynamic Bevan21 bodies.
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21/11/2011
Transporter operator Brit European has retained a major contract with Mercedes-Benz – and celebrated by investing in a pair of premium long-haul Actros tractor units.
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21/11/2011
Scottish operator 911 Rescue Recovery has taken delivery of two Roger Dyson Hydraloader 5000Sla slidebeds.
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21/11/2011
Volkswagen and Deutsche Post have released the results of a think tank that was formed to solve future transport and mobility issues – with the unveiling of the eT!
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18/11/2011
The Prime minster yesterday (17 November 2011) launched the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering – a new award aimed at celebrating advances in engineering from around the world that have made a real difference.
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18/11/2011
Carrier Transicold has won the John Connell Enterprise in Quiet Transport Award 2011 from the Noise Abatement Society for its latest PIEK-certified refrigeration system, the Vector 1550 City truck refrigeration unit.
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18/11/2011
Nissan GB has taken top honours in the LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards, winning the Low Carbon Car and Van Manufacturer of the Year, and the Outstanding Achievement Award for Low Carbon Transport.
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18/11/2011
Travis Perkins has confirmed that it is to roll out Masternaut's fleet management system to a further 1,000 of its commercial vehicles.
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18/11/2011
BPW has launched a self-steering axle for semi-trailers that enables a market-leading 27° of steering angle.
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17/11/2011
Customers of Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer Intercounty Truck & Van are benefiting from a series of investments at the company's Wellingborough headquarters.
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17/11/2011
Cartwright has won an order for 123 bodies from fleet management company VMS (Fleet Management) for its customer Dixons Retail. The order is for lightweight 3.5-tonne aerodynamic rigid box vans on Iveco chassis.
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17/11/2011
The Highways Agency's winter preparation team will use the FTA's Transport Manager seminar series to provide details of its severe winter weather preparations – and how operators should prepare for severe conditions.
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16/11/2011
Five Volvo FL-260 fire appliances have joined the fleet of North Wales Fire & Rescue Service, as part of a rolling programme of vehicle replacement.
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16/11/2011
Around 2,000 visitors showed their interest in MAN's 'consistently efficient' trucks, as displayed by the Trucknology RoadShow and the Branch Competence Center in Munich, says the German manufacturer.
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