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Birmingham contract 151 new refuse collection vehicles from Dennis Eagle
Birmingham City Council has signed a contract with vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle for the purchase of 151 new refuse, recycling and food waste vehicles. The…
Bridgestone debuts two new truck tyres
Bridgestone EMEA (Bridgestone) today announced the debut of the new Bridgestone M-Steer 002 and Bridgestone M-Drive 002 tyres, designed specifically for fleets operating in both…
Chamberlain Transport switches local Palletforce fleet to HVO
British haulage business Chamberlain Transport has today (Tuesday 3rd December) announced that it has switched its local Palletforce collections and delivery vehicles to now be…
HGV driver sentenced for drunk driving in Sussex
Janis Rimovics, a 50-year-old HGV driver, has been convicted and sentenced after a shocking incident involving drink-driving in Pagham, West Sussex. On the evening of…
Motorists urged to avoid falling foul of vehicle cloning scammers
Motorists must guard against unscrupulous car cloning criminals to avoid fines and penalties for offences they’ve not committed, warns leading vehicle data and valuation specialist HPI.…
MIT and Mecalux launch project to accelerate logistics innovation
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and intralogistics group Mecalux have kicked off a five-year collaborative project to expedite…
Zapmap reveals findings of latest EV driver survey
Zapmap, the UK’s leading charge point mapping service, has unveiled the results of its comprehensive survey of electric vehicle (EV) drivers. Responses show that overall…
Tony O’Mahony sticks with Volvo
County Cork’s Tony O’Mahony Agri Plant Hire & Haulage has taken delivery of a Volvo FH16 750 6×2 tractor unit continuing its long-standing relationship with…
HaulTech boosts efficiency for S R Harradine
Switching from pen and paper planning to a HaulTech transport management system is bringing significant benefits to a family-run haulage firm. Based on the outskirts…
WS Transportation signs new deal with HaulageHub
HaulageHub, the Liverpool City Region based digital freight marketplace, has secured a major new contact with WS Transportation, one of the UK’s leading logistics firms.…
ArrowXL delivers another good night’s sleep
Hypnia, the top British sleep company, has extended their contract with ArrowXL, the UK’s largest and longest established two-person home delivery specialist, to store and…
Ambitious investment in safer roads could save lives
Investing £2.5bn into high-return road safety schemes could prevent more than 17,000 deaths and serious injuries over the next 20 years, saving nearly £9bn in…
Whippet transforms bus fleet maintenance with Freeway
Whippet, the 105-year-old Cambridgeshire bus company has transformed its fleet management with software from Freeway Fleet Systems. Freeway is used to manage maintenance of double-deckers,…
Video telematics with integrated mobile device blocking
SureCam, the leading provider of video telematics solutions, has teamed up with Blackout Technologies to develop the first fleet dashcam with mobile device blocking that…
Hydrogen vehicle training workshop to boost automotive sector skills
The automotive industry is being equipped to meet the rising demand for hydrogen-fuelled vehicles, including light vehicles, PSVs, and HGVs, through a new training facility…
Implications of the GPSR for GB-NI Trade
The EU’s General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), which replaces the 2001 General Product Safety Directive, is set to come into force in Northern Ireland on…