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08/02/2010
Parts of a car's bodywork could, one day, double up as its battery, according to a research team that includes Imperial College. The three year €3.4million project is aiming to develop a prototype material which can not only store and ...
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05/02/2010
Staffordshire-based Gilvar Lining, which marks lines on roads, car parks, sports grounds and the like, says it has taken steps to reduce its carbon footprint by buying a new, low-emission 3.5-tonne Mercedes Sprinter.
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05/02/2010
IRTE says there has been increased interest, particularly from bus companies, in irtec licensing since the beginning of 2010.
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05/02/2010
The 2009/2010 Winter Tyre Guide from Continental Tyres has been updated to include new winter laws that have been imposed in Sweden concerning light commercials, heavy trucks, and coaches.
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04/02/2010
Safe transportation of loads is to be the main focus of a spot check campaign due to run this month and throughout March.
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04/02/2010
Keen to harness the potential of a show that appeals squarely to transport engineers, technicians and fleet managers, CV Operator Show organiser Crystal Communications says it is focusing on workshops.
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04/02/2010
The impressive low unladen weight of the Renault Master was reason enough for Micheldever Tyre and Auto Services to add 15 of the vehicles to its 200-strong fleet.
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04/02/2010
The lineup in the new Daily range from Iveco is the greenest ever, reflecting the industry's need to clean up its vehicles and help minimise the impact on the environment from commercial vehicles.
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03/02/2010
Draper Distribution's commercial vehicle fleet now has an eighth Iveco Stralis 26-tonne rigid that is probably one of the most flexible machines of its kind in the country.
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03/02/2010
IRTE is planning a conference at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, aimed at giving delegates a chance to find out more about biofuels and how they will affect vehicle operations.
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03/02/2010
As the dust settled on last year's Copenhagen climate change summit, with no definitive direction, the finishing touches were being put on a new, voluntary scheme devised to highlight areas where the freight community can cut carbon ...
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03/02/2010
MoT testing in the Newmarket area is now available up to midnight, thanks to a development by local Mercedes-Benz dealer Orwell Truck & Van.
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03/02/2010
Roberts Bakery reckons it has improved control over its 70-strong fleet delivering bread and pastry products throughout the UK, following installation of Masternaut Three X's web-based vehicle tracking service – and is now set to cut fuel ...
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02/02/2010
Airport services firm Aviance UK has been fined £90,000 with £18,800 costs, after a technician was crushed to death under a vehicle at Heathrow Airport in 2008.
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02/02/2010
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions (BBUS) has placed an order with Mercedes for 700 Sprinter vans, as part of its Zero Harm initiative.
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02/02/2010
Six months ago, Norway's Tore Aase became the first person to place an order for what Volvo Trucks calls, the "world's strongest series manufactured truck", the FH16-700.
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01/02/2010
Fleet managers looking after the 25-strong Sprintshift fleet have reported great efficiency gains, thanks to the adoption of tracking technology from Navman Wireless.
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01/02/2010
Scottish fuel distributor Brogan Fuels has bought two Mercedes Axor 2543 6 x2 tractive units under a five year contract hire deal, with fleet maintenance support, using Euroway Group.
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29/01/2010
Yorkshire-based Wilson Access Hire has taken delivery of the first CTE ZED26J truck-mounted aerial access platform in the UK.
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29/01/2010
Temperature controlled transport provider Langdon Industries, has added 10 new dual compartment refrigerated trailers from Schmitz Cargobull to its 20-strong its trailer fleet.
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29/01/2010
French tyre manufacturer Michelin has announced that it will step up its cooperation with Volvo Trucks in the search for more energy efficient and environmentally friendly tyres, based on Michelin's low rolling resistance radials.
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28/01/2010
A real-time, web-based fleet management solution for builders' merchants and construction site suppliers has been developed by Travis Perkins, with Masternaut Three X.
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28/01/2010
The addition of a fuel additive has allowed Stagecoach UK to cut emissions from its buses by 100,000 tonnes over the past five years.
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28/01/2010
Scania has revealed its largest ever order in the UK, with the signing of a 1,000 truck deal under the joint Stobart Group and A W Jenkinson Forest Products procurement agreement.
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28/01/2010
Electricity distribution network operator Western Power Distribution says it is greening its fleet by switching some of its service and maintenance vans to battery power.
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