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23/10/2023
Labcraft exhibited a range of interior and exterior LED lighting solutions for emergency vehicles at this year’s Emergency Services show in Birmingham.
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20/10/2023
The Road Safety Trust has awarded funding to Nottingham Trent University (NTU) to carry out a three-year project that seeks to reduce road crashes caused by sleepiness.
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20/10/2023
MAN Truck & Bus to manufacture the Torsus Praetorian’s skeleton chassis as part of an extended collaboration.
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19/10/2023
The UK government is providing a £200 million boost to decarbonise freight vehicles and create jobs as part of a week of action to support the sector.
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19/10/2023
Contractors from Envevo have started preparation to install power charging and infrastructure to handle the arrival of electric buses at First Bus’s depot in Bramley, Leeds.
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18/10/2023
Volta Trucks has announced it has taken steps to file for bankruptcy proceedings in Sweden.
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18/10/2023
Specialist Fleet Services (SFS) has celebrated its 30th anniversary by hosting an award ceremony at Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire.
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17/10/2023
Transport for London (TfL) has published a new Bus Safety Strategy outlining actions to be taken to achieve its Vision Zero goals for the bus network.
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17/10/2023
First Bus has trialled an autonomous bus carrying passengers between Didcot Parkway train station and Milton Park in Oxfordshire.
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16/10/2023
Oban-based A. McPhee Haulage is using a pair of tippers to carry out hot asphalt work on the Argyll & Bute mainland and the outlying islands.
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13/10/2023
Haulier Welch Transport is using a Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide 4x2 curtainside rigid to provide a net zero delivery service in Cambridge.
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13/10/2023
First Bus has welcomed 52 new apprentices to its training academy at Reaseheath College in Cheshire – a dedicated bus and coach engineering facility.
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12/10/2023
Refuels has announced the construction of a biomethane refuelling station in Aylesford, Kent, capable of fuelling more than 500 heavy goods vehicles (HGV) per day.
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12/10/2023
Wales-based Faun Trackway has turned to Mercedes-Benz Trucks for a specifically-built eight wheeler that will assist in showcasing its technology to international audiences.
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11/10/2023
DMN Group is warning against the use of illegal transporters following a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) enforcement campaign to take unsafe vehicles off the road.
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11/10/2023
Müller Milk & Ingredients is testing whether solar panels and kinetic energy can power its refrigerated heavy goods vehicle (HGV) trailers as an alternative to diesel engines.
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10/10/2023
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A partnership between Vanaways and Coolkit has supplied a temperature-controlled van to En Route International, a food service and supply chain partner to airline catering organisations.
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10/10/2023
Prohire, a leading provider of commercial vehicle hire and fleet management solutions, has made four new appointments to its operations team along with one promotion.
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09/10/2023
Epyx has released figures showing that Northern Ireland has the longest average fleet vehicle off-road (VOR) times in the UK at 2.40 days.
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09/10/2023
First Line has claimed an increased demand for its Constant Velocity (CV) Joints and Driveshafts and has issued best-practice advice on replacement, backed up by a survey.
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06/10/2023
Bosch is starting the production of powertrain solutions based on 800-volt technology to provide a further boost for electromobility.
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06/10/2023
Epyx is offering a combined solution that enables company van and truck drivers to book into workshop diaries online without the need for human intervention.
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05/10/2023
Northamptonshire-based Wise Logistics has taken delivery of three S.CS Freepost trailers from Schmitz Cargobull to help speed up its loading times and reduce repair and maintenance costs.
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05/10/2023
Southampton-based Ferytrans has ordered Hultsteins’s Ecogen systems, which, connected to six Scania compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors, will power its trailer refrigeration units.
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04/10/2023
Liverpool-based aggregates specialist Kealshore is saving money through using Durite’s cameras.
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