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Collett opens subsidiary in Ireland

Heavy haulage specialists, Collett has set up a company in Ireland to take advantage of ongoing opportunities.

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Josam Cam-Aligner receives Mercedes-Benz homolgation

Josam’s Cam-Aligner has received full homolgation from Mercedes-Benz for truck, bus and van applications.

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Stena Line to strengthen freight network on the North Sea

Earlier this year Stena Line announced an increase to its freight capacity on the route Rotterdam-Europoort to Harwich (January 2018) by replacing the current two RoRo vessels by two larger ships. Stena Line has now confirmed plans to also increase capacity on the route Rotterdam-Killingholme in January 2018. Stena Line...

Goodyear develops new tyres for ECM

Leading car transporter company ECM’s 30-year relationship with Goodyear and its FleetFirst services has not only resulted in ensuring minimum downtime for vehicles, reduced administration and lower cost of ownership but also in the development of special unique tyres tailored for its operations. The latest of these tyres went into...

Scania fined €880 million in trucks cartel case

The European Commission has fined Scania €880 million for participating in a trucks cartel. The European Commission has found that Scania broke EU antitrust rules. It colluded for 14 years with five other truck manufacturers on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of new technologies to meet stricter...

Volvo backs LNG for long haul operations

By replacing diesel with liquefied natural gas or biogas, CO2 emissions from heavy trucks can be drastically reduced. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is today used primarily in industrial operations, but it has excellent prerequisites for being a competitive vehicle fuel with considerable environmental benefits. This is the opinion of Volvo...

Daimler Fleet Management raises its service game

Daimler Fleet Management (DFM) has strengthened its offering to UK customers by recruiting no fewer than four top sales specialists.

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Young entrepreneur nominated for two prestigious awards 

Dynamic businessman Ed Hollands has been nominated in two categories in the 2017 Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

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Use of technology will make our roads safer – says FTA

The Mayor of London’s announcemen of the latest version of his safety proposals for HGVs – the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) – in London could be a big step forward in terms of safety for all the capital’s road users, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest transport trade...

Direct Vision Standards a challenge for road hauliers says RHA

As Transport for London release their interim HGV star ratings as part of their Direct Vision Standard proposal the Road Haulage Association (RHA) welcome the clarity that TfL have brought with this announcement.

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UK firms challenged to cut freight emissions

UK companies are being urged to compete for up to £15 million of funding to develop technology to reduce harmful emissions from freight.

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VisionTrack appoints Richard Lane as Commercial Manager

Leading vehicle CCTV telematics specialist VisionTrack has appointed Richard Lane as Commercial Manager to support and build on the company’s recent growth.

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