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Tapfreight's new Schmitz Cargobull trailers

Tapfreight turn to Schmitz Cargobull for ne...

Jul 01, 2024Comments off

Tapfreight, a speciality chemical and pharmaceutical transport and warehousing company, has taken delivery of 11 new Schmitz Cargobull S.CS FIXED ROOF curtainsider semi-trailers, replacing units from a rival manufacturer in the firm’s commercial vehicle fleet. The

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Keith Elkington Transport truck on the road

Keith Elkington Transport embarks on its de...

Jul 01, 2024Comments off

Keith Elkington Transport is leading the charge towards a greener future by investing in an integrated Webfleet telematics and video camera system solution. The strategic move aims to enhance driver safety and significantly reduce the company’s

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Battery gigafactory CGI

Calls for the next Government to boost batt...

Jul 01, 2024Comments off

Greenpower Park, the UK’s Centre of Electrification and Clean Energy, has called on the next UK Government to accelerate domestic battery production to attract further global battery manufacturers, as well as the associated supply chain, to

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Cars on a country road

AA calls for graduated driving licence for ...

Jul 01, 2024Comments off

The AA is calling for the introduction of a Graduated Driver Licence (GDL), which would help address teenage deaths on the roads by limiting same-age passengers for newly qualified drivers for six months once they have

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Van production

Commercial vehicle production falls in May

Jul 01, 2024Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing fell for the third consecutive month in May, by -59.3%, as temporary supply chain challenges impacted output, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and

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The ID.Buzz GTX and LWB

ID. Buzz GTX and LWB UK specifications anno...

Jul 01, 2024Comments off

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has today announced specifications for the new ID. Buzz GTX and ID. Buzz LWB (long wheelbase) variants. Due in retailers and for delivery to customers later in 2024, prices for the LWB version

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DA Techs' new and old vans

DA Techs retires the first van that inspire...

Jun 28, 2024Comments off

The faithful van that inspired a business idea for DA Techs retires, marking the continued success of the Adlington business over the last seven years. The van that originally inspired the business idea of two local

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Electric van ‘bricking’ issues ...

Jun 28, 2024Comments off

Twelve-volt battery technology needs to improve, says the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP), as “bricking” issues continue to affect adoption of electric vans. Paul Hollick, APF chair, said that despite widespread publicity, many fleets were still

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Samsara Beyond Event: Product Launch Announ...

Jun 27, 2024Comments off

The Samsara Keynote speech this morning at The Samsara Beyond Event was attended by over 2,000 people in Chicago. Highlighting the critical role Samsara plays in helping operations in global logistics and how this inspired the

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BCA Commercial Vehicle Grading

BCA announces latest update to Commercial V...

Jun 27, 2024Comments off

As BCA continues to expand its market leading LCV sale programme, the company has announced a further update to its Commercial Vehicle Grading scheme.  The latest iteration has been developed with buyers and sellers in mind,