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Getlink launchs a new unaccompanied rail fr...

Sep 13, 2021Comments off

From September 18, 2021, a new cross-Channel freight service will be open to all transporters, using an unaccompanied mode through the Channel Tunnel. The service will benefit of Getlink’s unique customs expertise for the passage through

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O.R. Jones & Sons ‘go paperless’ w...

Sep 13, 2021Comments off

Coach operator O.R. Jones & Sons Ltd has sharpened up its vehicle inspections and gone paperless with the help of TruTac’s CPT (Confederation of Passenger Transport) approved dedicated PSV software. Based near Holyhead, Anglesey, the company

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bp pulse brings next generation EV charging...

Sep 13, 2021Comments off

Scotland’s electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now experience next generation ultra-fast charging on the M8 motorway at bp pulse’s two new charging sites at Harthill services. Situated off the east-and west-bound carriageways near Harthill, Lanarkshire, the

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Government takes further action to tackle H...

Sep 13, 2021Comments off

Up to 50,000 more HGV driving tests will be made available each year thanks to government action to streamline the testing process and tackle the worldwide lorry driver shortage. HGV driving tests will be overhauled, meaning

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Driving efficiencies within the medium-duty...

Sep 13, 2021Comments off

As people across the globe were confined to their homes and regions by COVID-19, e-commerce experienced a sharp growth spike. This is set to continue throughout 2021 and beyond, with research showing that 2.14 billion people

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Volkswagen Polo: enhanced supermini opens f...

Sep 10, 2021Comments off

The Volkswagen Polo is one of Britain’s most popular cars, the high-quality and dependable supermini having appeared regularly among the country’s top-sellers across its illustrious history. Bolstering its position as a class-leader, the model has been

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BVRLA calls for HGV phase-out delivery plan

Sep 10, 2021Comments off

The BVRLA has called for the Government to develop a delivery plan to support the phase-out of non-zero emission HGVs between 2035 and 2040. Responding to the consultation on the phase-out, the association urged the Government

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Aftercare Response: Seeing is believing

Sep 10, 2021Comments off

Customers of Aftercare Response can now review video evidence of repairs that need to be made to their commercial vehicle bodywork and ancillary equipment like tail-lifts and roller shutter doors, as well as more specialist items

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UTAC open new powertrain testing centre for...

Sep 09, 2021Comments off

UTAC has officially opened its all new 4WD VTEC (Variable Temperature Emissions Chamber) facility, allowing truck engineers to conduct a wider range of powertrain tests with greater accuracy, at temperatures as low as -20°C. The facility

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Ocado Group opens new CNG refuelling site

Sep 09, 2021Comments off

Ocado Group has reaffirmed its transition to alternative fuels by signing a deal to open a further natural gas refuelling station at its Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre. In January 2019, the online supermarket became the first