4th November 2014
DVSA gets tough on DCPC dodgers
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has taken a robust approach towards those who have failed to meet the requirement of the Driver CPC after the deadline passed on September 10. It is now an…
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28th October 2014
UK driver shortage imminent, warns Scania
Scania is launching a Road to Work programme designed to bring new drivers into the industry quickly in a bid to counteract a “serious driver shortfall” in the UK. The Swedish truck-maker said the move…
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21st October 2014
Raise a glass to Carntyne’s hybrid tanks
Scottish whisky industry logistics provider Carntyne Transport has invested over £3m in the development and introduction of road tankers built to comply with new government legislation. The new rules, which will take effect in 2024,…
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21st October 2014
Volvo handed lucrative NFT contract
Volvo Trucks and Hartshorne Group have been jointly awarded the exclusive vehicle supply partnership contract for chilled food and drink logistics company, NFT. The contract, which is for the exclusive supply of all 6×2 and…
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16th October 2014
Study finds longer cabs safer by design
A longer, more aerodynamic cab with better vision for truck drivers could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians, according to a new study by academics at Loughborough University’s Design School. The proposed…
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16th October 2014
Crane truck is record-breaker
Halifax-based family firm Collett Transport has taken ownership of an 8×4 Mercedes-Benz 4155 tractor unit with 205-tonne/m Effer 2055 crane – currently the largest of its kind in Europe. The outfit offers a powerful weight-to-ratio…
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7th October 2014
TW tames ‘Gruffalo’ Arocs
Sandwich-based waste processing and recycling specialist TW Services has taken delivery of a new Mercedes-Benz Arocs 32-tonner – nicknamed ‘Gruffalo’ – which was supplied by dealer Sparshatts of Kent. The Arocs 3240 has a ClassicSpace…
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30th September 2014
SDC fields new trailer
UK trailer manufacturer SDC has added two step-frame double-deck trailers and its straight-frame Fastliner trailer to the list of EN12642XL certificated units, following the successful completion of testing by German certification agency TÜV-NORD. The comprehensive…
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23rd September 2014
Actros challengers prove pump champs
Mercedes-Benz has launched a new Fuel Challenger initiative which enables hauliers to test the efficiency of the New Actros against one of their own vehicles, then measure the diesel consumption of both side by side.…
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23rd September 2014
First Ts for Saville’s
Bristol-based Saville’s Freights Ltd has taken delivery of six new Range T460 6×2 mid-lift tractor units. Supplied by Renault Trucks South West, the Range Ts are replacements for MAN, Iveco, Mercedes-Benz and Renault vehicles in…
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18th September 2014
Green light for gassed-up Volvo
Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo has revealed a new FE model that runs entirely on methane gas. The company said the Volvo FE CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) has been primarily developed for operations involving short driving…
