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03/03/2011
Builders' merchant Chandlers has taken delivery of two 26-tonne trucks – one Actros and one Axor – as well as a 10-tonne Atego, all fitted with dropside bodies.
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03/03/2011
Welcoming the return of the CV Show this year is specialist waste commercial vehicles manufacturer Whale Tankers of Solihull.
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03/03/2011
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Axtec says it will be holding a series of special events and product launches this year.
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02/03/2011
Cement and building materials producer Lafarge has taken delivery of 29 new MAN TGX 24.440BLS 6x2 tractor units, with 'L' sleeper cabs – chosen for their low running costs, and high uptime and payload.
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02/03/2011
Essex-based Ovenden Papers is to fit Michelin tyres on its entire forklift truck fleet, as well as its delivery vehicles, following a puncture-free 12-month trial.
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02/03/2011
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has taken delivery of six Volvo FE low entry cab trucks for refuse collection.
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01/03/2011
The FTA (Freight Transport Association) is calling on the Chancellor to abandon plans for the above inflation fuel tax increase that is, due to be introduced this year.
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01/03/2011
Woodside Distribution has purchased two Volvo FE 18-tonne curtainside rigids from Dennison Commercials, to join a fleet consisting of around 200 trucks across the group.
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28/02/2011
An order worth around £2 million has been placed by Arriva Malta for 10 Solo hybrid buses from Optare.
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28/02/2011
Wood Auto has introduced a range of OE quality remanufactured diesel exchange parts.
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28/02/2011
Two electric-powered Optare Solo EV buses have been ordered by Dorset County Council to provide a service for Dorchester and Poundbury, the Duchy of Cornwall's eco-friendly village.
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25/02/2011
After taking a flexible contract from Thomas Hardie Commercials, GB Freight has added a Volvo FH-500 tractor to its fleet, with a view to buying more.
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25/02/2011
Mercedes-Benz has announced the arrival of a new website to coincide with the launch of the latest version of the Vito.
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25/02/2011
Scania Truck Rental has expanded its operations, with the opening of three new rental locations in Heathrow, and Larne and Omagh for Northern Ireland.
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25/02/2011
Food distribution firm NR Evans has taken delivery of 18 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units, all with Daimler FleetBoard telematics included.
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24/02/2011
East-Anglian plant hire firm GB Digger Hire has taken delivery of a bespoke tri-axle step-frame beavertail trailer, from manufacturer Andover Trailers, that it says will improve deliveries.
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24/02/2011
Twelve months after BPW started assembling commercial vehicle suspension systems at its Leicester HQ, not just in Germany, the company has celebrated a major milestone.
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24/02/2011
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has published a guide to new legislation on the fitment of conspicuity markings to large goods vehicles.
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24/02/2011
TyreSafe is warning that the number of van and other LCV operators, at risk of causing a tyre-related accident through ignorance, is increasing.
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23/02/2011
SDC Trailers says it chose Edbro's tipping hoists for its latest fuel efficient smoothside tipper design, because of their reliability and increased lift capacity.
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23/02/2011
Welsh haulier NR Evans says it is seeing savings in fuel and maintenance costs, since adding five Vector 1550 refrigerated trailer units from Carrier Transicold to its dairy products fleet.
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23/02/2011
Bus makers and operators must work together, with engineering design and technician licensing, if the industry is to achieve impending EU targets.
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22/02/2011
The 10,000th Econic truck fitted with an Allison automatic transmission has been officially handed over to the AWB municipal waste company of Cologne, Germany.
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22/02/2011
The Department for Transport is to review a sample of prohibition, MOT and accident data to assess evidence that wheel faults on commercial vehicles might be causing problems.
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22/02/2011
Masham-based I'Anson Bros has taken delivery of a Volvo 8x4 tridem truck that will be delivering to its animal feed customers.
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