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  • Continental Tyres appoints new truck tyre boss

    on Feb 23, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Continental Tyres appoints new truck tyre boss

    Mat Wilkinson has been appointed as Commercial Sales and Marketing Director for Continental Tyre Group, with responsibility for the UK and Republic of Ireland.  With a career in the tyre industry which spans almost 20 years, Mat will be taking over from Arthur Gregg, who has moved to a new position within Continental, as Integration Manager for the Bandvulc business

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  • CLEAN takes TruControl

    on Feb 22, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on CLEAN takes TruControl

    Based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, with 145 vehicles servicing 10 laundries across the southern half of England, CLEAN is one of the country’s leading linen and workwear providers. Delivering to over 5,500 customers across the UK each day, washing 130,000 garments a week yet still providing a personalised service is no mean feat, so when Group Transport Manager Peter Cox needed to upgrade the company’s existing compliance and tachograph analysis software back in 2013, he turned to TruTac’s TruControl

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  • Paragon celebrates success

    on Feb 21, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Paragon celebrates success

    Paragon Software Systems is celebrating the success of its order fulfilment software in supporting leading digital retailer, Argos, to plan more than one million Fast Track deliveries during its key Christmas trading period

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  • Continental Tyres highlight operator solutions at CV Show

    on Feb 20, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Continental Tyres highlight operator solutions at CV Show

    Continental Tyres will use its presence at the CV Show 2017 to highlight its operational solutions, designed to help inform fleets, put efficiency and safety first and provide a complete service to complement its comprehensive range of commercial vehicle tyres

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  • Lack of investment to blame for potholes – says FTA

    on Feb 20, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Lack of investment to blame for potholes – says FTA

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the UK’s largest membership organisation for the freight and logistics industry, has reacted with disappointment to the Local Government Association (LGA)’s inaccurate claim that freight transport is responsible for the poor state of Britain’s roads.  Instead, FTA has called on central government to reverse the downturn in spending on local infrastructure, which has caused a 14 year repairs backlog across the national road network

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  • RHA rejects scapegoating of HGVs

    on Feb 20, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on RHA rejects scapegoating of HGVs

    The UK’s road haulage industry has been made the scapegoat to cover the decades of under-investment in road maintenance by infrastructure providers, that’s the view of the Road Haulage Association

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  • Pennine Stone implements flexipod proof of delivery software

    on Feb 19, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Pennine Stone implements flexipod proof of delivery software

    Pennine Stone, the foremost manufacturer of architectural cast stone in the UK, has implemented Paragon’s proof of delivery system fleXipod to reduce delivery paperwork, increase operational data visibility and improve customer service

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  • Efficient and safe driving with ctrack vehicle tracking system  

    on Feb 19, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Efficient and safe driving with ctrack vehicle tracking system  

    Henry Schein Animal Health UK, a national distributor of veterinary supplies, has teamed up with Ctrack, an Inseego company, to develop and implement an advanced telematics solution for its UK van fleet. Web-based tracking system Ctrack Online will be used across more than 100 delivery vehicles that operate nationwide to improve road safety, reduce fuel consumption and enhance transport planning

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  • Stena Line continues sponsorship of NI’s premier logistics dinner

    on Feb 16, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Stena Line continues sponsorship of NI’s premier logistics dinner

    Leading ferry company Stena Line will once more be the principal sponsor of this year’s Northern Ireland Logistics and Transport Annual Gala Dinner, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)

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  • Tyre Equipment Company to exhibit Ken-Tool range at CV Show

    on Feb 16, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Tyre Equipment Company to exhibit Ken-Tool range at CV Show

    This year’s upcoming Commercial Vehicle Show will see The Tyre Equipment Company (TEC) return to the NEC showcasing a selection of commercial tyre changing tools and equipment from Ken-Tool, as well as other products from the TEC range

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  • Dramatic VisionTrack dashcam footage captures road rage bust-up

    on Feb 16, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Dramatic VisionTrack dashcam footage captures road rage bust-up

    Dramatic VIsionTrack dashcam footage captures a road rage bust-up after a fleet driver’s windscreen is smashed when he is pelted with a plastic bottle by passenger travelling in a

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  • IRHA set to hold AGM in Wexford

    on Feb 15, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on IRHA set to hold AGM in Wexford

    The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) is set to hold its Annual General Meeting at Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford, March 24-

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