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01/02/2011
An increase in the number of vehicles caught running above their gross or axle weight limits could result from powers recently granted to VOSA.
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31/01/2011
Midlands-based waste management specialist Bridmin has ordered its fourth VacuumWhale articulated tanker in 12 months.
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31/01/2011
International logistics operator Brian Yeardley Continental is buying more Volvo FH low-height tractor units, because of their "excellent fuel economy" and the back-up of Volvo dealer Crossroads.
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31/01/2011
Following its recent launch of the Ecostralis, Iveco is offering the truck range with a three year/400,000km guarantee of fuel savings of up to 4% against all of its UK-sold competition.
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28/01/2011
Consumer goods haulier Kammac has taken delivery of 20 MAN TGX 26.440BLS 6x2 tractor units as fleet replacements, bringing its predominantly MAN fleet to 50.
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28/01/2011
The FTA and RHA have welcomed Chancellor George Osborne's announcement yesterday that the government is likely to be addressing the fuel duty issue in the next budget.
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28/01/2011
Truck bodies and trailers builder Cartwright Group has announced plans to take on "at least 40" new staff after "unprecedented" sales this year.
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27/01/2011
The Mayor of London has launched an information campaign to remind commercial vehicle owners and operators of changes to the emissions standards for the London Low Emission Zone that come into force next year.
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27/01/2011
TIP Trailer Services says it is expanding its FleetCare maintenance programme by opening the company's first ATF (Authorised Testing Facility) in the Midlands.
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27/01/2011
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Road Haulage Association (RHA) have presented MPs with over 600 letters, addressed to all MPs, demanding that the planned fuel duty rise in April be scrapped.
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27/01/2011
St Helens Council has come up with a solution to gritters left idle for more months than they're working – in the shape of two new dual-role DAF trucks that are also gully emptiers.
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26/01/2011
Waste-to-energy firm Convert2Green it is to supply the Environment Agency's transport fleet with EN-standard biofuels as part of the agency's goal to reduce its CO2 emissions by 33% before 2015.
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26/01/2011
Scania has been asked to provide what the company is calling a "total transport solution" to Co-operative Food Supply Chain (CFSC).
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25/01/2011
Longer timber haulage combinations, currently being tested under the ETT (En Trave Till – meaning 'one more pile') project, will reduce the forestry industry's carbon dioxide emissions from timber transport by just over 20%.
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25/01/2011
Citroën UK has launched a so-called 'Business Class' commercial vehicle strategy, which, it says, is about delivering an "outstanding level of customer service and the widest range of state-of-the-art LCV products".
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25/01/2011
Irish food distribution firm Crossgar Foodservice has added a further 10 fridge-bodied MAN TGM 15.250BL 15 tonne rigids to its truck fleet.
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24/01/2011
Timber firm James Jones and Sons has joined the range of transport companies switching to a 100% Michelin policy on its Lockerbie Sawmill industrial machinery fleet, having recorded impressive tyre life.
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24/01/2011
Waste ejector trailers and kerbside recycling vehicles manufacturer BMI Trailers is now the Northern Ireland dealer for Edbro's hydraulic skiploader and hooklift systems.
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24/01/2011
Arclid Transport has pledged to spend more than ever before on driver training during 2011.
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21/01/2011
Better fuel economy, lower emissions, a more powerful diesel engine, higher payloads and greater load space are among improvements on the new Euro 5 Citroën Nemo range.
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21/01/2011
Family owned waste disposal firm Leeds Paper Recycling has added another Volvo to its fleet of 10 recycling trucks, citing quality as the reason for its ongoing selection.
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21/01/2011
James Spencer, the oil self styled pricing guru and founder of Portland Fuel Price Protection, is now offering his expertise to car and van fleet operators.
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20/01/2011
Asphalt and bitumen contractor Gibbs Surfacing says it has hit the ground running with its first clutch of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans.
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20/01/2011
Scottish transport and warehousing firm Pollock (Scotrans) has added five MAN TGX tractor units with XXL cabs to its West Lothian operation for general haulage across the UK.
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19/01/2011
Armed with a range of fuel-saving solutions, Iveco has now launched its Ecostralis, which, according to tests, offers fuel economy improvements of more than 7%.
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