By small means, truck drivers can make a big difference to fuel consumption and save money for their haulage company. This was demonstrated by Christian Scheiflinger from Austria who, thanks to a well-planned driving, took victory in the world finals in Volvo Trucks’ Global Drivers’ Fuel Challenge 2014, held last Friday in Gothenburg, Sweden
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A motorist swerves into the path of a lorry in a bizarre road rage incident. The Ford Fiesta driver almost causes a pile-up on a busy dual carriage after driving right in front of the HGV and opening his door just before the two vehicles collide. He then jumps from his car and starts remonstrating with the innocent lorry driver while standing on the fast lane of the dual carriageway
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With half a million pounds invested in a new state-of-the-art hydro-blasting machine based on a Scania 8×6 chassis, W J Roadmarkings needed to take every measure to ensure that nothing would disrupt its availability for work
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BRS Ltd, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of commercial vehicle contract hire solutions, has supplied 12 new Renault Range D Euro 6, 6×2 R 320to B&Q for its trade operation, TradePoint. The Renault Range Ds are additions to the TradePoint fleet and will complement the existing vehicles and service contract provided by BRS Ltd
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New market-leading LuK clutch parts have been introduced for a wide range of light commercial vehicles (LCVs)
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For the last three years, HRVS in Sheffield has been a successful parts and service dealer for leading truck manufacturer, Isuzu Truck UK in South Yorkshire. However recently, the company has been upgraded to full Isuzu Truck dealership status, with the addition of a dedicated Isuzu Truck sales department at the Sheffield based dealership
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Global provider of telematics and supply chain visibility solutions, Isotrak’s Safety Tracking Unit (STU) telematics solution has gained ATEX certification for Zone 2, permitting it to operate in potentially explosive environments, such as petrochemical plants
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that it could be a bleak Christmas this year – with a distinct lack of drivers to deliver the goods.
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The Volvo Trucks Driver Challenge 2014 has been won by Tommy Walton who drives for Containerships UK (Ltd) out of Teesport. He was nominated to take part in the competition by Ian McLean, Fuelwatch Manager of Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland
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Halifax based family firm Collett Transport has officially taken ownership of its latest fleet addition, a 8×4 Mercedes 4155 tractor unit complete with 205 Tonne/Meter Effer 2055 Crane, currently the largest of its kind in Europe.
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