Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • Intertruck unveils a premium satellite navigation system

    on Aug 18, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Intertruck unveils a premium satellite navigation system

    With the London Cycling Campaign continuing to gain credence with Government, commercial vehicle fleets that drive in and out of central London are being placed under ever-increasing pressure to improve the safety of all road users, as well as efficiency on the road. To help meet this need, Intertruck, the UK’s leading commercial vehicle parts distributor, is offering the ProNav PNN420, at its 30+ branches throughout its network

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  • Lorry drivers get hard shoulder advice

    on Aug 18, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Lorry drivers get hard shoulder advice

    With the main holiday season well underway and four more weeks of the high season still to come, lorry drivers are at risk from the actions of irresponsible car drivers and the dangers they pose by stopping on the ‘hard shoulder’

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  • Rebecca embarks on African adventure with Transaid

    on Aug 14, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Rebecca embarks on African adventure with Transaid

    A graduate from Norbert Dentressangle has swapped the UK for the sweltering heat of Tanzania, on a six month secondment with international development charity, Transaid

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  • New Volvo Truck UK and Ireland MD

    on Aug 13, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on New Volvo Truck UK and Ireland MD

    Arne Knaben has been appointed Volvo Trucks’ Managing Director of Volvo Group UK and Ireland. He succeeds Ulf Magnusson who is moving to Gothenburg to become Senior Vice President Volvo Buses, Business Region Europe. Arne will report to Bruno Blin who is Senior Vice President SWE Sales Area, Group Trucks Sales & Marketing

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  • Increase in fixed penalty charges

    on Aug 12, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Increase in fixed penalty charges

    Fixed penalty levels will increase from next week, the Department for Transport has confirmed. The changes are being introduced following a public consultation, which took place in 2012 including road safety groups and police services

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  • DfT confirms Driver CPC rule change

    on Aug 11, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on DfT confirms Driver CPC rule change

    The government has confirmed that it is to end the requirement for workshop technicians to be Driver CPC-trained if they are taking vehicles to annual test

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  • Ratcliffe crowned top truck at Mondello

    on Aug 11, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Ratcliffe crowned top truck at Mondello

    Trevor Ratcliffe’s new Volvo FH16-750 having made an instant and lasting impression at the recent Truckfest at Peterborough went on to take the ‘Top Truck 2013’ award back home at the re-established Mondello Truck Show

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  • Hicks celebrates 35th anniversary with 5 new Scanias

    on Aug 8, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Hicks celebrates 35th anniversary with 5 new Scanias

    One of Wales’ largest and longest running logistics companies, Hicks Logistics, are celebrating 35 years in the haulage industry this year and what better way to mark this impressive milestone than with the delivery of five new Scania Streamline G445 6×2 trucks from Keltruck

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  • Martin Brower chooses Carrier Transicold

    on Aug 6, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Martin Brower chooses Carrier Transicold

    Carrier Transicold UK has secured an order for 30 Vector™ 1950 MT (multi-temperature) units and eight Supra™ 950 MT units from Martin Brower UK. The new equipment will be used to deliver a mixture of ambient, chilled and frozen produce to restaurants nationwide. Carrier Transicold helps improve global transport and shipping temperature control with a complete line of equipment for refrigerated trucks, trailers and containers, and is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX)

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  • Fresh Linen chooses Renault

    on Aug 5, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Fresh Linen chooses Renault

    Essex based hotel and restaurant laundry supplier, Fresh Linen Ltd., has taken delivery of seven new Renault Midlum 220.12 trucks, through Renault Trucks distributor, Norfolk Truck and Van

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