27th June 2014
Questions raised over diesel price
Motoring organisation the RAC is calling on fuel retailers to reduce the price of diesel at the pumps as the wholesale cost is now almost the same as petrol – yet average forecourt prices are…
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17th June 2014
CEMEX keeps closer tabs on tyres
UK building materials supplier CEMEX has announced it is fitting its fleet with an automated Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) from Continental to reduce the risk of trucks suffering punctures and sustaining other related damage…
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10th June 2014
O-D bags Britain’s top-power Actros
Hartlebury-based owner-driver John Phillips has become the owner of Britain’s most powerful Mercedes-Benz New Actros after taking delivery of the country’s first 625 bhp version in May. Supplied by Rygor, Phillips’ truck is the first…
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3rd June 2014
Quon quests for Japanese market
UD Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, has launched a new truck for the Japanese market designed to minimise total cost of ownership without scrimping on driver comfort and safety. Called Quon, the Japanese manufacturer’s…
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27th May 2014
Crumbling roads are costing councils millions
Councils in the areas worst hit by the winter storms are facing an increase of vehicle compensation claims, according to campaign website Potholes.co.uk. Road users are demanding remuneration for axle, wheel and suspension faults caused…
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27th May 2014
Low-down FE tackles city work
Volvo Trucks is expanding its Euro 6 truck line-up with a low-entry version of its new FE. Dubbed the FE LEC (Low Entry Cab), the truck has been designed for refuse operations and city distribution,…
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27th May 2014
Hyva launches Alpha tipping gear
Hyva UK has announced a new range of tipping cylinders and tractor kits which will be marketed under the collective name of Alpha. The manufacturer said Alpha updates and extends its range of tipping cylinders,…
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27th May 2014
Museum debut for hybrid LF
A diesel-electric hybrid truck has been donated by Leyland Trucks to the British Commercial Vehicle Museum following its use by the company as part of an extensive development programme of the relatively new technology. The…
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20th May 2014
Norfolk hooks up for new contract
Norse Commercial Services subsidiary Norfolk Environmental Waste Services (NEWS) has taken delivery of six Boughton hook-loader equipped Volvo FM eight-wheelers to assist with the servicing of 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres within Norfolk, under contract…
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13th May 2014
White Hare leaps at Range K rigids
Basildon-based exact mix concrete specialist White Hare Aggregates Ltd has taken delivery of four Renault Trucks Range K460 8×4 rigids – each equipped with Renault blue LED high-bar spots – which mark the first Euro…
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6th May 2014
Hauliers heed new levy
Thousands of foreign hauliers who operate in the UK have registered to pay the new HGV levy and are paying the charge, according to transport minister Robert Goodwill.More than 92,000 levies have been purchased for…
