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Speedy Freight sees 200% increase in the mo...

May 20, 2020Comments off

National Courier Speedy Freight, has today announced a 200% increase in the movement of medical related consignments since the Covid-19 lockdown began in March this year – covering 150,000 miles across the country. The goods include

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John Hudson Trailers buys Tees Valley Trail...

May 20, 2020Comments off

Doncaster-based HGV firm John Hudson Trailers has purchased Tees Valley Trailers with the support of a £5 million funding package from NatWest and Lombard Asset Finance. The acquisition has doubled the firm’s fleet of trailers available

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Government’s bias against hydrogen bu...

May 19, 2020Comments off

Industry leaders, campaign groups and academics today challenged the Government’s “deliberate” and “misjudged” bias against hydrogen buses in its pursuit of decarbonising public transport. Spearheaded by Jacob Young MP, Chair of the Hydrogen All Party Parliamentary

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VisionTrack highlights increased levels of ...

May 19, 2020Comments off

Vehicle data taken from the VisionTrack IoT platform backs recent motoring research and Police figures that points towards drivers increasingly flouting the speed limit during the coronavirus crisis. In fact, the findings show that fleet and

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IVECO delivers new IVECO S-WAY R racing tru...

May 19, 2020Comments off

IVECO started the 2020 truck racing season with the official presentation of the new IVECO S-WAY R racing trucks specially prepared for Team Hahn Racing and Team Schwabentruck. The event was held on 16th May 2020

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles launches fir...

May 19, 2020Comments off

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched its first fully electric van in the UK with prices for the zero-emission ABT eTransporter 6.1 starting from £42,060 (exc. VAT)*. Developed in collaboration with Premium Partner ABT e-Line, the ABT

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New Ford Ranger Thunder storms into Europe

May 18, 2020Comments off

The new Ford Ranger Thunder brings style and enhanced specification to Europe’s best-selling pick-up, now available to order from £32,965 (RRP, excluding VAT) for late summer delivery. Limited to 1,400 examples for the UK and 30

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DfT lays out vision for UK EV rapid chargep...

May 18, 2020Comments off

The UK government has undertaken an analysis to assess the number of chargepoints required to meet future charging needs along motorways and major A roads. As part of the UK’s commitment to end its contribution to

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Shift to driving expected post-lockdown

May 18, 2020Comments off

Following the Government’s advice last week regarding a phased return to work after relaxing some of the lockdown restrictions, but avoid public transport, 1-in-2 people are less likely to use public transport in the future while

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Roads funding puts nation on ‘path to rec...

May 18, 2020Comments off

The Government has set its sights on filling around 11 million potholes as part of a new multi-billion-pound infrastructure package. The funding, announced by transport secretary Grant Shapps on 14 May, is designed to make journeys on