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  • Insetting moves up Stena Line Freight agenda for 2025  

    on Dec 9, 24 • in General News • with Comments Off on Insetting moves up Stena Line Freight agenda for 2025  

    Stena Line is reporting a significant increase in the number of customers expressing an interest in considering insetting options when it comes to their carbon emissions reduction strategies for

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  • ETI wants help to understand HDV operations

    on Jul 13, 16 • in General News, News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on ETI wants help to understand HDV operations

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has issued a call for partners to take part in a new data analysis project in its heavy duty vehicle (HDV) transport programme to inform the work it is undertaking on fuel efficiency. Earlier work by the ETI has shown that the route, speed, freight load and vehicle configuration of [&hellip

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  • New driver-checks mobile app comes on board

    on Jul 12, 16 • in General News, News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on New driver-checks mobile app comes on board

    Arden Wood Shavings, the animal beddings specialist, has renewed its fleet compliance and security systems contract with TruTac and sees improved vehicle safety ahead as TruChecks, the mobile driver inspection app, is added to the suite. Arden has over 30 years’ experience of supplying wood shavings and sawdust bedding for a wide range of applications, [&hellip

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  • FTA welcomes consultation on driverless vehicle regulations

    on Jul 12, 16 • in General News, HGV platooning, News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA welcomes consultation on driverless vehicle regulations

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says this week’s announcement by the Department for Transport (DfT) of a consultation on driverless cars is a positive step.  As well as setting out regulatory changes to better facilitate the use of driverless vehicles in the future, the document also restates the potential positives from HGV platooning.  The document notes that platooning should allow HGVs [&hellip

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  • Cash for crash sparks boom in vehicle CCTV

    on Jul 11, 16 • in General News, News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Cash for crash sparks boom in vehicle CCTV

    Demand for in-vehicle CCTV cameras by courier firms in the UK has shot up 30% in the past year  – due to increased incidents of cash for crash scams. Cash for crash costs British motorists a staggering £1 billion a year. Whiplash claims, boosted by no-win, no-claims from lawyers, are adding up to £90 on to [&hellip

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  • Schmitz Cargobull appoints new MD

    on Jul 11, 16 • in General News, News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Schmitz Cargobull appoints new MD

    Schmitz Cargobull has appointed Alan Hunt as Managing Director for its UK and Ireland operations. Hunt (50) joins Schmitz Cargobull after 16 years with Finning CAT where he held a variety of roles, including Defence and Government Manager, Business Unit Manager and more recently Head of Sales for Commercial Marine and Oil & Gas. In [&hellip

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  • Ctrack launches executive dashboard

    on Jul 11, 16 • in General News, News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Ctrack launches executive dashboard

    Ctrack, a subsidiary of Novatel Wireless, has launched an Executive Dashboard to enable users of its advanced vehicle tracking solutions to access business critical summary data in easy to understand charts and tables. As a result, fleet operators will now be able to gain added operational insight and business intelligence through their telematics system, identifying trends and underlining [&hellip

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  • Dennison Commercials celebrates 40 years in Newry

    on Jul 11, 16 • in General News, News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Dennison Commercials celebrates 40 years in Newry

    On 30th June Dennison Commercials celebrated 40 years in Newry when the current Newry Depot Manager, Malachy Martin and Dennison’s MD, John Jenkins reunited founding partners Dan O’Hare and Eugene O’Reilly with former Depot Manager Sean McCracken at the depot on Martins Lane and presented them with commemorative Volvo FH trucks. In addition, during the [&hellip

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  • FTA’s ABC Guide to BREXIT

    on Jul 2, 16 • in General News, News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA’s ABC Guide to BREXIT

    A week after the EU Referendum result, the Freight Transport Association has identified the top ten crunch issues for British logistics as the country prepares to leave the European Single Market.  These will be the issues that FTA will be closely monitoring and influencing over the coming months to protect the interests of its members and [&hellip

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  • Discover the new Firestone truck and bus tyre website

    on Jul 2, 16 • in European News, Firestone, General News, News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Discover the new Firestone truck and bus tyre website

    Firestone has created a new high-performance website for its truck and bus tyre business in Europe. Fast and smooth …easy to read …in-depth tyre information …tyre finder …dealer locator …perfect for mobile devices: the new Firestone truck tyre site gives fleet managers and tyre professionals everything they need to manage their tyres better and select the [&hellip

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