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Norfolkline rebrands following DFDS acquisition
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
The recently announced acquisition of Norfolkline by DFDS was completed earlier this month. The new DFDS is structured into two divisions, DFDS Seaways and DFDS Logistics. (more…)
Iveco plans a packed show for Hanover 2010
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Iveco will be present at the IAA Hanover Show 2010, to be held from 23 to 30 September, with a significant number of new products, services and innovative technologies on display. (more…)
Brigade to phase out tonal reversing alarms
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Brigade Electronics has made a dramatic decision to phase out beeping tonal alarms over the next two years for a safer alternative that does not cause a noise nuisance. (more…)
Unlucky 13 for Northern Ireland haulage company
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
It was unlucky 13 for a Northern Ireland haulage company this week when the company and a number of it’s drivers appeared before Carlisle Crown Court charged with falsifying tachograph records. (more…)
Daimler eyes truck opportunities in China
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Daimler and Foton Motor have made significant progress regarding their negotiations to establish a 50:50 joint venture to produce trucks in China. (more…)
Britain’s top trucker!
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Next stop Sweden and a chance to win a brand new Scania R-series truck valued at 100,000 Euros as 24-year-old County Down man Colin McKeag proves himself to be Britain’s best young truck driver by winning the UK Final of Young European Truck Driver 2010. (more…)
DAF CF85 awarded UK ‘Fleet Truck of the Year’
Friday, July 16th, 2010
The DAF CF85 has been awarded ‘Fleet Truck of the Year’ for the third year running. The ‘Motor Transport Awards’ are the UK’s premier transport industry awards. (more…)
Michelin makes the difference
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Leicestershire-based S&J European Haulage has become the first operator in the UK to fit Michelin’s latest X One MaxiTrailer tyres to double-deck box trailers with front- and rear-lifting axles. (more…)
New used commercial vehicle website
Monday, July 12th, 2010
A new website, which focuses on the sale of used commercial vehicles has been established at www.usedcommercials.com (more…)
Fleet safety product of the year award
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Michelin’s X One MaxiTrailer tyre has been named Fleet Safety Product of the Year at the annual Fleet Safety Forum awards for excellence, organised by the UK road safety charity Brake. (more…)
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UK haulage industry news
- New Mercedez-Benz Vito E-CELLWith the first battery-electric van to be introduced ex factory by any automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz is opening a new chapter in drive technology for light commercial vehicles. Thanks to its emission-free drive system, the Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL is ideally suitable for inner-city operations and for particularly environmentally sensitive areas. Th […]
- Quarry firm finedA quarry operator has been fined £30,000 after a 30-tonne wheel loader vehicle overturned and slid almost 16ft down a sand stockpile. Humberside Aggregates and Excavations Ltd, of Newport Road, North Cave, East Yorkshire, was also ordered to pay £10,590 in costs after pleading guilty to three separate breaches of Quarries Regulations 1999 in the […]
- Scania appointmentsJames Armstrong, currently Aftersales Director for Scania (Great Britain) Limited, has been appointed to the position of Managing Director of Scania South East Asia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, James will take up his new role on 1 September 2010. Succeeding James is Mark Grant, currently Bus, Coach and Engine Sales Director for Scania (Great […]
- Towing advice from the Highways AgencyWith the summer holiday period upon us the Highways Agency is advising anyone towing a caravan, boat or horse box to take some simple steps to ensure a trouble-free journey. Although most drivers are very responsible, incidents involving towed vehicles can cause disproportionately long delays for other road users as well as distress for their […]
- Highways Agency advises on abnormal loadsRoad users are advised that two abnormal loads are due to be travelling through part of Hampshire this week. The two transformers will be travelling on Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 August, between Bramley Sub Station, Hampshire, and Southampton Docks. The first transformer is expected to leave Bramley Sub Station at 9.30am on Saturday […]