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  • Volvo and Shell in global gas agreement

    on Mar 27, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Volvo and Shell in global gas agreement

    Volvo Trucks and Shell have agreed to co-operate globally on the introduction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for commercial heavy duty trucks. Based on Volvo’s new MethaneDiesel concept – whereby LNG can be used in diesel engines – and Shell’s LNG expertise and infrastructure investments, the two companies will co-ordinate their activities and actively support the wider use of LNG in the transport sector

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  • Bevan21s are bedding in nicely

    on Mar 26, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Bevan21s are bedding in nicely

    Customers of leading retailer Bensons for Beds have begun receiving deliveries from the first of a new generation of 7.5-tonne trucks with streamlined bodies a full 500kg lighter than those they have replaced

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  • World premiere of new Volvo FMX at Bauma

    on Mar 26, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on World premiere of new Volvo FMX at Bauma

    The world premiere of the new Volvo FMX will take place at the Bauma exhibition in Munich on Monday April 15th, Volvo Trucks will pull the wraps off the truck, which it claims takes efficient construction operations to an entirely new dimension

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  • Daylight shines on the CV Show

    on Mar 25, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Daylight shines on the CV Show

    The European division of a global Commercial Vehicle components manufacturer has announced two brand new, innovative products for 2013/14, to be shown at the CV Show this April at Birmingham’s NEC: a Model 149 Light Bar and the 27 Series LED Headlamps

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  • IMS welcomes Andrew Young

    on Mar 25, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on IMS welcomes Andrew Young

    IMS Limited, one of the leading distributors of premium products to the commercial vehicle market in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Andrew Young as its new Service Engineer. Andrew brings many years experience in mechanical maintenance and will be delivering technical support, maintenance training and problem solving to all IMS’s customers

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  • Bibby secures Lavazza deal

    on Mar 24, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Bibby secures Lavazza deal

    Bibby Distribution has used its extensive expertise in the food sector to secure a prestigious new warehousing and distribution contract with Lavazza, Italy’s favourite coffee

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  • Premiere for new Volvo FM in Birmingham

    on Mar 24, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Premiere for new Volvo FM in Birmingham

    The new Volvo FM will be unveiled at a press conference at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, England on April 9th

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  • SuperTruck delivers massive increase in fuel economy

    on Mar 20, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on SuperTruck delivers massive increase in fuel economy

    Cummins Inc. and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR has released test results today showing their demonstration tractor-trailer achieved a 54 percent increase in fuel economy, averaging nearly 10 miles per gallon (mpg) under real world driving conditions

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  • Volvo introduces augmented reality at CV show

    on Mar 18, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on Volvo introduces augmented reality at CV show

    In what is believed to be a European ’first’ for a truck manufacturer, Volvo Trucks is introducing the use of ’Augmented Reality’ (AR) as part of their CV Show presence

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  • AKW invests in IT systems

    on Mar 13, 13 • in UK • with Comments Off on AKW invests in IT systems

    One of the North West’s leading logistics firms is driving business forward with a £100,000 investment in I.T. AKW Group has installed high speed microwave internet access across its sites at Trafford Park

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