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TIP Group trailer

TIP Group acquires Trailer Auto Group (TAG)

Nov 04, 2024Comments off

TIP Group, one of Europe’s leading truck and trailer equipment services providers, is excited to announce the acquisition of Trailer Auto Group (TAG), a state-of-the-art trailer refurbishment facility located in Stoke-on-Trent, UK. This strategic move enhances

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Repairing a pothole

1.3 million potholes spark £500M Governmen...

Nov 04, 2024Comments off

The UK is facing a significant and growing pothole problem, with thousands of damaged roads impacting drivers, cyclists, and local communities nationwide. In fact, recent media reports stated that potholes have caused half a million breakdowns

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Prohire invests in rental fleet

Prohire invests £5 million in rental fleet

Nov 04, 2024Comments off

Prohire, a leading provider of sustainable commercial vehicle hire and fleet management solutions, is investing £5 million in 70 new vehicles to refresh its 400-strong Proflex national rental fleet. The investment in the latest specification equipment

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CTEK’s new CC3 chargepoint

Bends in the road won’t stop Electric Veh...

Nov 04, 2024Comments off

Read the room and you could be forgiven for thinking Electric Vehicles have shifted into reverse. Car manufacturers are shouting that they can’t meet mandated EV sale shares in time. Some politicians argue that the race

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Pallet-Track Sussex

Six-figure fleet investment for East Sussex...

Nov 04, 2024Comments off

An East Sussex pallet distribution specialist has invested heavily in future-proofing its fleet. Hailsham-based Pallet-Track Sussex is investing over £250,000 per year in trucks and branded trailers to replace its entire fleet as it works on

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Car Dealer

Court of Appeal throws leasing and asset fu...

Nov 01, 2024Comments off

The Court of Appeal ruling on Johnson v FirstRand Bank (MotoNovo), Wrench v FirstRand Bank and Hopcraft v Close Brothers has been reverberating round the leasing broker, leasing company and asset funding industry since it was

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Drowsiness detection

Samsara’s AI-powered drowsiness detection...

Nov 01, 2024Comments off

Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Cloud, today launched its Drowsiness Detection feature into general availability for customers globally. Drowsiness Detection uses Samsara’s comprehensive AI models—trained on its large-scale dataset—to proactively detect when signs of drowsiness

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Ford Ranger Double Cab

New taxation rules for Double Cab Pickup ve...

Nov 01, 2024Comments off

In the recent budget announcement on 30th October, a significant change was introduced to the taxation of double cab pickup vehicles (DCPU). These vehicles, which have traditionally been classified as goods vehicles, will now be treated

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GRIDSERVE Electric Freightway charging hub

Electric Freightway Project picks up speed ...

Oct 31, 2024Comments off

Hitachi ZeroCarbon and GRIDSERVE have today published the Electric Freightway Project’s second report. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the collective work of Hitachi ZeroCarbon, GRIDSERVE and the project consortium to prove the capabilities of

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IVECO Ferrari handover

Ferrari take delivery of new IVECO trucks a...

Oct 31, 2024Comments off

As Official Partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP and Official Sponsor of Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Europe, IVECO has delivered fifteen IVECO S-Way trucks during a ceremony at the Ferrari track in Fiorano, in the presence of