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05/03/2010
Transmissions giant Eaton says that its commercial vehicle users have collectively driven more than 30 million miles throughout the world on its hybrid systems.
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04/03/2010
AS Watson, the parent company of Superdrug and Savers, has shifted its entire fleet of vehicles to Mercedes-Benz.
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04/03/2010
Truck contract hire firm Ryder has delivered its first leased 10 tonne electric truck to Bunzl, the distribution group, for operation in the catering sector, in the central London area.
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04/03/2010
Asda has taken delivery of 150 new dual temperature refrigerated semi-trailers from Schmitz Cargobull, for fresh food distribution.
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04/03/2010
With the Euro 6 engine emission standards for new trucks coming into force on 31 December 2013, truck and engine manufacturers have a tough path ahead of them.
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03/03/2010
Guernsey Fire and Rescue Service has taken delivery of another Iveco Eurocargo Type B fire appliance, supplied by the island's Iveco distributor Bourgourd Ford.
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03/03/2010
TIP FleetCare now has more than 3,000 assets under R&M contract in the UK and Ireland – making it one of TIP Trailer Services' fastest growing division.
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03/03/2010
Training is vital for any transport organisation, both heavy duty truck operators and van fleets.
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02/03/2010
More than 1,000 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans fitted with ECO-Start technology have been ordered by Parcelforce Worldwide.
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02/03/2010
SDC Trailers is the first to be granted type approval to the new UN-ECE braking regulations, which become mandatory in 2012.
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01/03/2010
Autologic Holding's Doncaster Vehicle Maintenance Unit is to be managed and operated by Scania (Great Britain) from today.
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01/03/2010
New commercial vehicle registrations of January in the EU totalled 123,527 units, 12% fewer than those registered in January 2009.
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26/02/2010
Denbighshire-based Williams Haulage reports "significantly higher fuel figures than any of their current mixed fleet" from its new Volvo FH-460 6x2's, plated at 44 tonnes.
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26/02/2010
A joint commitment between BMI Healthcare and Stagecoach will provide the opportunity for employees of the transport group's bus division to undergo free heart checkups.
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26/02/2010
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled an electric prototype van, based on its Vito model and featuring lithium-ion technology.
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25/02/2010
Latest addition to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's specialist vehicle fleet is also its first heavy tractor unit – a Mercedes-Benz Actros plated for Special Types at 72 tonnes gcw.
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25/02/2010
Grahams Family Dairy says it is trialling a move from 7.5 to 6.5 tonners, and has bought two Iveco Daily 65C18 light commercials for the purpose.
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24/02/2010
Fast-growing independent Centrebus has put a dozen Optare Solos into service at depots in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
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24/02/2010
Milton Keynes-based Ace Plant says it has brought forward its truck replacement programme and bagged a new Volvo FM-440 8x2 to handle increasing demand for its specialist hire equipment.
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23/02/2010
Nestlé Logistics has taken its first step towards fitting its fleet of 197 trailers with Michelin's 455/25 R22.5 One MaxiTrailer tyres.
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23/02/2010
Ascott Transport (ATL) has invested in three DAF CF85s to assist with a an ambitious operation moving raw materials and finished products between Pirelli plants in Burton-on-Trent and Carlisle.
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22/02/2010
Wales' oldest operational brewery has taken delivery of three new Scania four-wheel rigid distribution trucks with Bevan curtainsider bodies, from Scania dealership Silurian Scania.
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22/02/2010
Organisers of the 2010 Commercial Vehicle Operator Show say they are delighted with the latest exhibitor figures which total more than 250, of which 51 will be exhibiting for the first time.
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19/02/2010
A £500,000 investment in its facility in Leicester has enabled BPW to undertake assembly of suspension systems in the UK for its nationwide heavy trailer customers.
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19/02/2010
The eagerly awaited contract for VOSA's new-style authorised testing facilities (ATFs) has been unveiled by the testing agency. Alastair Peoples, CEO of VOSA, responding to previous criticisms of test station closures, says it is his ...
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