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Tom Gordon MP and Will Voisey on either side of an electric MG

The future is electric for Synergy

Sep 12, 2024Comments off

Harrogate-based vehicle leasing company, Synergy Car Leasing, welcomed Tom Gordon, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, to its headquarters last week. Tom spent time with Synergy MD, Will Voisey, and members of the team from across the

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Houses of Parliament

Call for Action on EV Residual values at BV...

Sep 12, 2024Comments off

This week I attended the BVRLA Parliamentary Reception at the House of Lords. It marked the launch of the BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association) campaign to lobby the Government to introduce measures to support

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Goupil G4 Refuse Collection Vehicle

Bradshaw EV to Showcase Goupil Range at RWM

Sep 11, 2024Comments off

Leading industrial electric vehicle manufacturer Bradshaw Electric Vehicles, which has been producing industrial electric vehicles since 1976, is exhibiting its range of versatile electric vehicles, namely its Goupil range, at the RWM Show, which is taking

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Truck passing a cyclist on a London road

Testing confirms Durite PSS meets the TfL s...

Sep 11, 2024Comments off

Loughborough University has successfully concluded a series of tests on a new HGV safety system that will soon be required in London. They have carried out extensive tests on Durite’s Progressive Safe System (PSS). The results

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Volvo Trucks FH Electric on the road

Volvo to launch electric truck with 600 km ...

Sep 11, 2024Comments off

The electrification of heavy trucks is continuing across the world and longer distances are now becoming a possibility. Next year Volvo will launch a new long-range version of its FH Electric that will be able to

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Iceland electric van

Iceland Foods warm to benefits of DriverChe...

Sep 10, 2024Comments off

Food retailer, Iceland Foods, has been able to dramatically reduce the turn-around time in licence checking over 6,800 drivers thanks to the use of the latest API (Application Programming Interface) from Glasgow-based licence checking and compliance

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Frieght crime. Curtainsider slashed open by thieves

Government needs to address freight crime n...

Sep 10, 2024Comments off

Freight crime is on the rise and it’s destroying businesses, impacting the health, safety and wellbeing of our drivers and it’s making it harder for firms to recruit and retain staff. We continue to highlight the

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Explosive Detection Dogs

Explosive Detection Dogs Service showcased ...

Sep 10, 2024Comments off

Speedlink International Logistics, is showcasing its specialist Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDDs) service as part of the ITV series, ‘Dogs with Jobs’, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the remarkable air cargo screening process that is

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Low bridge collision

Preventing low bridge collisions

Sep 10, 2024Comments off

Between 1,500 and 2,000 incidents in which buses and trucks collide with low bridges happen every year in the UK, costing millions of pounds in repairs, traffic delays, train derailments as well as significant vehicle repair

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HORSE and Marcopolo's new hybrid bus

HORSE partners with Marcopolo to develop ne...

Sep 09, 2024Comments off

HORSE, a division of HORSE Powertrain Limited and a global leader in innovative and low-emission powertrain systems, has partnered with Marcopolo, the largest bus manufacturer in South America, and WEG, the Brazilian multinational manufacturer of electronic