Volvo Trucks has unveiled its boldest film, and the end of the end of its product launch campaign involving spectacular video stunts. This grand finale titled ‘The Epic Split’, featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme, is now available on YouTube
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Volvo Trucks’ new Volvo FE and Volvo FL trucks are easier to drive in urban environments than ever before. This promise is based on years of testing and product development. Indeed, to guarantee efficiency and maximum driver comfort, everything has been tested – from steering wheel and mirror vibration to engine noise levels
Read More »Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) has told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications that it believes the banning of vehicles in excess of 4.65m from Ireland’s roads could substantially increase the total number of vehicle movements, and that the move would have a huge impact on a wide variety of freight operators, as many companies use ‘High Cube’ trailers on a day-to-day basis
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With 280,000 kilometres already achieved during trials of Continental’s HD Hybrid tyre, leading Irish haulier Tarrant International Transport is confident that 300,000 kilometres will be reached before the tyres finally require replacing
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Unlike car tyres, truck and bus tyres do not react as powerfully to temperatures below seven degrees Celsius because of their high proportion of natural rubber. However, in freezing weather conditions or during snowfall, special winter tyres clearly provide better traction and greater safety
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A haulage company has reduced its annual insurance bill by more than £25,900 since installing their fleet with Smart Witness incident cameras
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Teesport-based Containerships has moved to a Michelin policy for its tractor units after running an in-house tyre trial comparing the cost per 1,000 km between fitments from four different manufacturers. Fleet Engineer Gordon Aitchison set-up the trial to determine the optimum tyre policy for his 60-strong fleet of 6×2 mid-lifts, and says the results have identified significant annual cost differences of more than 20 per cent between different 295/80 R 22.5 premium brand tyres. “You have to look at the total value of ownership – not just the purchase price,” says Aitchison. “We ran this
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DG Mc Ardle International, the Co. Louth-based pharmaceutical transport specialists, have chosen Krone for their latest addition of Cool Liner refrigerated trailers
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Bridgestone is adding to the newly-developed R-STEER 001 and R-DRIVE 001 truck tyres, currently available in size 315/80R22.5. Additional dimensions for the R-STEER 001 will be available in sizes 295/80R22.5, 315/70R22.5 and 385/65R22.5, while the R-DRIVE 001 will also be available in 295/80R22.5 as well as
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Fleetmatics, a leading global provider of fleet management solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, has for the second consecutive year won the Innovation Award at the annual Fleet Transport Awards. The awards were established to recognise excellence in the delivery of operations and services to the road transport industry
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