Volvo Trucks, United Kingdom and Ireland, report successful trials for a limited-edition FH16-750 after it recently pulled a new Krone Profi Liner curtainsider from Gothenburg to the tip of Scotland
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PRM Group, one of Ireland’s leading independent Chilled & Frozen Food Sales and Distribution companies, has invested in a new Volvo FH-500. The new vehicle, supplied by Dennison Commercials Ltd, was delivered this month and is already working on refrigerated haulage duties
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Shocking new VisionTrack dashcam footage captures the moment a cyclist is knocked to the ground after being ‘doored’ by a van driver
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There’s a major problem at the heart of every commercial fleet. That problem causes accidents, injuries and deaths numbering in the thousands every year. It’s not a technology problem or mechanical one and it’s a problem that exists despite the very best efforts of all involved. That problem is human frailty
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Next has selected Paragon HDX as part of a major upgrade to its omni-channel order fulfilment solution. The modular software system will be used to enhance Next’s two-man home delivery operation, enabling the retailer to improve its customer experience while keeping a tight control over costs. Paragon HDX will provide a complete fulfilment platform to help Next to continue to push the boundaries of home delivery and introduce a host of service improvements including tighter delivery windows at point of order
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The new French government’s decision to charge a €40 fee for every worker operating in France on a temporary basis and employed by a foreign company is a restrictive practice which will severely curtail the ability of UK logistics operators to work effectively in continental Europe, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the UK’s largest membership association in the freight sector
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TankGuard is the latest product to protect truck diesel theft from HGVs. The TankGuard fuel theft alarm will activate once the fuel cap is removed or a potential thief tampers with the truck tank
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The compliance and tachograph experts, TruTac, successfully launched their re-branded market leading tachograph analysis as TruAnalysis (formally known as TruControl) at this year’s CV Show
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Ravenscroft Motors, the Hampshire-based roadside assistance and vehicle recovery specialist, has used Intelligent Telematics’ IT1000 3G vehicle camera to successfully defend against a false insurance claim, saving at least £6,000 in repair costs. The driver of a motorhome claimed that one of the company’s Renault Midlum car transporters had jumped a red light causing a crash at the A331 Interchange near Frimley, Surrey. However, video evidence taken from the camera, fitted inside the vehicle’s cab, conclusively shows that the motorhome was in fact responsible for the collision
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HGV regulations and restrictions are costing logistics operations tens of millions of pounds every year, so transport planners need to find clever ways to adapt to evolving legislation. Paragon will be speaking at the Microlise Transport Conference to discuss how logistics operations face a host of challenges above and beyond the traditional demands of transport planning
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