Keeping fresh, sharp and motivated on the road is key to making those all-important long-haul journeys go smoothly. It’s only achievable, though, with the right stops – all it takes is a bad breakfast or dirty motel room to completely drop your mood for the rest of the journey
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A parcels carrier confronts a cash flow crisis. A regional logistics group strives to extend its national coverage. A haulage company boss gets caught up in people smuggling. News stories from the transport trade press? No, these are among the plots points of a brand new mystery novel, Alternative Outcome, by long-time transport and logistics journalist and editor Peter Rowlands
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Contract hire specialist Fraikin has extended its relationship with strategic operations partner Actavo, delivering a fleet of nine new 18 tonne Iveco 180E25S Eurocargos equipped with an array of special features designed to improve operational safety, particularly in urban areas
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Leading fuel supplier Rix Petroleum is investing more than £1 million to update and expand its fleet of fuel tankers. The firm, based in Spyvee Street, Hull, has ordered a total of six new Scania tankers and two new tanker units for use at its depots in East Yorkshire, East Anglia and Shropshire, at a total cost of £1.1 million
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Goodyear rolling resistance optimized Fuelmax tyres on trucks taking part in the Mercedes-Benz Efficiency Run 2015 contributed to an overall reduction in fuel consumption of up to 14%. Efficiency Run 2015 was organized by leading truck manufacturer Mercedes-Benz to show that fuel consumption and therefore CO2 emissions can be significantly reduced and operating costs lowered if optimization focusses not just on the engine but the vehicle as a whole. The run further concentrated on using equipment that is currently available on the market like the fuel efficient Goodyear Fuelmax truck tyres to show what can
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3Sixty Fleet is a specialist stand alone fleet risk management provider that produces impressive targeted results for its customers and the logistics industry as a whole
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Leading vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus UK is to supply the nation’s largest breakdown cover organisation with 49 new vehicles
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In its pre-Budget submission to the Chancellor, FTA has told George Osborne that a reduction in fuel duty would make an important contribution towards protecting the UK economy
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Some of the best known trailer and tanker builders in the world will use the Commercial Vehicle Show as their shop window when it opens its doors on April
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The compliance and tachograph experts TruTac, are launching a series of new product features at this year’s CV Show. TruTac announced it will be launching their market leading TruControl product for tachograph analysis in a variety of languages, including French, Polish and Welsh. The new language options have been driven by customer demand and TruTac are embracing product internationalisation as it opens up European opportunities
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