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10th March 2015
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Cycle Safety Team has taken delivery of a new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor unit which will be used for its Exchanging Places cycle safety programme. The MPS said its programme addresses…
5th March 2015
A London-wide ban on any truck not fitted with safety equipment has been given the go-ahead by London mayor Boris Johnson, Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils in an effort to protect cyclists and…
5th March 2015
Dutch truck-maker DAF has launched new versions of its CF and XF 6×2 tractor units which include a rear-steering axle designed for applications requiring maximum manoeuvrability. The three-axle FTN CF and XF tractor units have…
24th February 2015
Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks has announced it is making its FH and FH16 sleeper cabs available as an extra-low roof version, designed specifically for mining operations with high demands on productivity or service applications where…
17th February 2015
The government has announced the abolition of the driving licence counterpart will now take place on June 8, 2015, after its original plan to ditch the paper licence at the start of the year was…
10th February 2015
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded management firm AECOM a five-year contract to oversee and develop the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS), in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and Fleet…
10th February 2015
Staff at MAN Truck and Bus were treated to a show-stopping experience when British Truck Racing champion Mat Summerfield rolled up at their HQ. The three-times British champion and current title-holder spent the day at…
5th February 2015
Despite harsh trading conditions in 2014, Iveco’s new UK managing director, Bob Lowden, said the Italian manufacturer was embarking on an aggressive conquest plan for 2015 in a bid to do more business with medium…
5th February 2015
Scania, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in the UK in 2014, reported a total of 4752 trucks registered over the past 12 months. Of these, it said approximately 80 per cent were Euro 6 models. “Our…
27th January 2015
The UK’s first right-hand drive 6×2 new-series Volvo FE Low Entry Cab (LEC) has entered service with Neales Waste Management in Blackburn, Lancashire. The new truck is the company’s first Euro 6 vehicle in its…
20th January 2015
Gloucestershire-based Tutex has selected an Iveco Trakker Hi-Land 6×4 rigid as the launch platform for its new Vac-Con X-Cavator – a powerful vacuum and high-pressure water system which allows companies to locate and excavate around…
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