A survey conducted by Volvo Trucks reveals that incidents of unplanned downtime can be cut by 80 per cent. In the long term, Volvo’s aim is that unscheduled downtime should become a thing of the past, thanks to the continued growth of online connectivity in trucks, a development that creates entirely new scope for working with preventive maintenance
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24:7, the ‘round-the-clock’ truck and trailer rental specialists who are based in Belfast, are reporting faster and safer loading since adding a Krone Profi Liner curtainsider to the fleet
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As the Formula 1™ season heads to Europe, ExxonMobil and McLaren-Honda have teamed up to host a driver-efficiency challenge to reward safe and fuel-efficient driving. The contest will see the team’s 17 truck drivers going toe-to-toe as they compete for maximum points, spanning seven races. The Mobil Delvac 1™-sponsored challenge launched this past week with the Spanish Grand Prix (8 May 2015) and will run until the Italian Grand Prix (4 September 2015)
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Verona Murphy has been elected as President of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), at the association’s recent AGM in the Slieve Russell Hotel in Cavan
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Waberer’s International Zrt has acquired an additional 500 Schmitz Cargobull trailers. In a relationship dating almost 15 years, Waberer’s has purchased a total of approximately 8,000 Schmitz Cargobull trailers, which still comprise the majority of Waberer’s trailer fleet
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The Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) has welcomed news that the Government has agreed to increase the weight limits for trucks – stating that it will mean fewer road journeys for HGVs in Ireland.
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Award-winning ferry operator, DFDS Seaways, has welcomed Malo Seaways to its Dover-Calais service. Her first official sailing on the service left Calais at 13h30 CET on Wednesday, 22 April
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Goodyear is continuing its support of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship: the company will be the single tyre supplier to the 10-round 2015 series. When the flag drops in April 2015 at the Valencia circuit in Spain, it will mark the 11thyear that Goodyear is the truck race tyres supplier of the thrilling race series
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North West Carriers, the UK and European transport operator, based in Ballyshannon, north-west Ireland, has added six Krone Profi Liner curtainsiders to its fleet on long term lease through TIP Trailer services. The new curtainsiders, says Northwest Carriers, have increased loading flexibility and improved load security all round
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Stoneridge Electronics returned to the CV Show in Birmingham this year to give transport operators and drivers an opportunity to see how its latest digital tachograph, the SE5000 Exakt Duo2, can do all the hard work for them
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