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  • Ping pong balls are no longer dangerous!

    on Dec 28, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on Ping pong balls are no longer dangerous!

    The issue has gone back and forth across the table and now UN chiefs have decided that ping pong balls should no longer be classified as dangerous goods

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  • CP Long Transport switches to Renault Trucks

    on Dec 28, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on CP Long Transport switches to Renault Trucks

    Following impressive fuel performance from a Range T demonstrator, Devon general haulier, CP Long Transport Ltd, has taken delivery of its first Renault truck – a 44-tonne Range T520 6×2 tractor unit

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  • RHA sympathises with victims of Berlin truck attack

    on Dec 20, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on RHA sympathises with victims of Berlin truck attack

    The Road Haulage Association is deeply sympathetic for the people of Berlin who were victim of yet another terrorist attack that once again saw a truck being used as a murder weapon

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  • FTA helps industry keep on delivering this winter

    on Dec 20, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on FTA helps industry keep on delivering this winter

    With tomorrow seeing the official start of winter, the Freight Transport Association is supporting Highways England’s winter road safety campaign which this year highlights the dangers of driving in the rain and encourages drivers to slow down. 

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  • Renault Trucks introduces anti-runaway automated park brake

    on Dec 20, 16 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Renault Trucks introduces anti-runaway automated park brake

    Renault Trucks has introduced an industry-leading Anti-Runaway Automated Park Brake (Anti-RAPB) to eliminate the risk of uncontrolled vehicle movements caused by human error when a truck is idling or static

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  • Texa unveils IDC 5 Truck 40 software

    on Dec 18, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on Texa unveils IDC 5 Truck 40 software

    Diagnostics specialists, Texa has unveiled the latest version of its truck diagnostics software – IDC 5 Truck 40, the latest evolution of Texa’s famous software dedicated to multi-brand diagnosis

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  • Minister to address FTA transport manager conference in Belfast

    on Dec 18, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on Minister to address FTA transport manager conference in Belfast

    Chris Hazzard MLA, Minister for Infrastructure, will give the keynote speech at the Freight Transport Association’s Transport Manager2017 – Northern Ireland conference sponsored by Iveco, which takes place at The Culloden Hotel, Cultra, on Wednesday 15 March. 

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  • Walker Logistics announces three contract wins

    on Dec 18, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on Walker Logistics announces three contract wins

    Berkshire-based fulfilment specialist, Walker Logistics, has secured new contracts to provide a range of supply chain services to three very different clients

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  • Vehicle finance and leasing companies need to do more – Traffic Commissioner says

    on Dec 18, 16 • in News, UK • with Comments Off on Vehicle finance and leasing companies need to do more – Traffic Commissioner says

    Traffic Commissioner Kevin Rooney has called on vehicle finance and leasing companies to do more to protect fair competition in the haulage industry after refusing to return an impounded vehicle

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  • Paragon launches Japanese language interface  

    on Dec 15, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on Paragon launches Japanese language interface  

    Paragon has responded to growing demand from domestic and international transport fleets by launching a Japanese language option of its leading routing and scheduling software. This latest version will further expand the company’s capabilities in South East Asia by helping Japanese transport teams plan more easily to achieve greater levels of optimisation and efficiency

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