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05/12/2023
Vehicle manufacturer WN Vtech Holdings has gone into administration, according to a report by The Bolton News.
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05/12/2023
Bedfordshire-based Manor Farm & Storage has hailed the reliability and robustness of two new stepframe Smoothsider tipper trailers purchased from Fruehauf.
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04/12/2023
Avonmouth-based operator SAS Logistics has confirmed that the Michelin X Works replacement tyres used on its commercial vehicle fleet are reducing downtime.
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01/12/2023
Glasgow-based Ellerslie T&C has praised MV Commercial for delivering a tipper grab, helping the utilities contractor avoid lengthy lead times in sourcing the truck from other suppliers.
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01/12/2023
Maha has helped Chassis Cab convert its existing workshop space in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, into a two-bay service lane and unit repair workshop.
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30/11/2023
Alltruck Group, a member of the Mercedes-Benz Trucks authorised repairer network, is now supporting heavy vehicle operations in the central belt of Scotland and beyond.
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30/11/2023
Schmitz Cargobull has mourned the loss of Peter Schmitz, who died at the age of 84 in his hometown of Altenberge in Germany.
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29/11/2023
An ORR (Office of Rail and Road) report has found the condition of road surfaces in National Highways’s East region is lower than the rest of England.
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29/11/2023
Stertil Koni has provided 12 sets of 7.5 wireless mobile column lifts to support Go North West’s Bee Network in Manchester.
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28/11/2023
Law firm JMW Solicitors has launched a specialist commercial road transport team with the recruitment of two partners who are lawyers in the sector.
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28/11/2023
Refuels has opened a renewable biomethane refuelling station in Wales that has 12 pumps capable of refuelling more than 500 heavy goods vehicles (HGV) daily.
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27/11/2023
Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland is investing more than £300,000 in its new apprentice training centre located within Remit Training’s automotive academy in Derby.
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24/11/2023
Stertil Koni has installed two sets of wireless column lifts with a lifting capacity of 7.5 tonnes at the new Wimbledon workshops of Topview Sightseeing London.
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24/11/2023
Laundry hire company Johnsons Hotel Linen has begun introducing 52 rigids and three double decks manufactured by Tiger Trailers to meet its demanding operations.
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23/11/2023
A new FirstGroup and Hitachi joint venture (JV) called NextGen AssetCo is to purchase up to 1,000 electric buses valued at £100 million.
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23/11/2023
Mahle has launched a training portal to offer workshops and garages support with regular practical sessions and e-learning courses.
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22/11/2023
Goodyear is integrating its DriverHub mobile application into the Mercedes-Benz Truck App Portal, equipping drivers with additional visibility into tyre conditions.
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22/11/2023
Jost, a supplier of components for commercial vehicles, has appointed WG Tankers as their new service agent.
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21/11/2023
Dealer Rygor Auto welcomed 13 new Mercedes-Benz apprentices into its business as part of its commitment to training and nurturing new talent.
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21/11/2023
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Go South Coast has upgraded its Morebus and Southern Vectis fleets with 35 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 low-emission buses.
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20/11/2023
Suffolk-based Scania Dealer group TruckEast has achieved ISO14001:2015 certification, a globally recognised standard for environmental management systems.
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17/11/2023
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Alexander Dennis has undertaken a lease for additional warehouse capacity at its Scarborough facility in a move that will allow it to concentrate on logistics.
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16/11/2023
?Abellio is rolling out a fleet of electric buses to operate on Route 433, which runs between Addington Village interchange and East Croydon.
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15/11/2023
Travis Perkins has entered a fleet management partnership with Zenith for more than 300 assets, which include 1600 heavy goods vehicles and 800 light commercial vehicles.
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14/11/2023
Scotland-based Fishers Laundry Services has extended its agreement with Fraikin with the delivery of 25 new trucks, which include a single 7.5 tonne and 24 15-tonne rigids.
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