Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • Palletforce celebrates significant milestone

    on Aug 19, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Palletforce celebrates significant milestone

    Palletforce, Europe’s leading palletised network – has celebrated another milestone after seeing its 20 millionth pallet being handled at its 400,000 sq ft Burton-upon-Trent hub

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  • Cenex LCV2014 to feature Heavy Duty Vehicle Arena

    on Aug 19, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Cenex LCV2014 to feature Heavy Duty Vehicle Arena

    Eddie Stobart, Waitrose and United Biscuits are amongst other UK fleets showing their latest environmentally friendly heavy duty vehicles at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Show as part of an all-new HDV Arena

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  • Palletforce awarded gold award by RoSPA

    on Aug 18, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Palletforce awarded gold award by RoSPA

    Palletforce has kept its recording-breaking run of RoSPA awards alive by gaining a gold medal award thanks to its excellent commitment to health and safety

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  • Isuzu Truck makes an Urban splash

    on Aug 18, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Isuzu Truck makes an Urban splash

    One of the latest Euro VI Isuzu Urban 7.5t rigids made a big splash at this year’s annual historic ‘Cart Marking’ ceremony in the City of London. Cart Marking is a multi-vehicle parade and vehicle drive-past, in the presence of the Rt Hon Mayor of London, the Sheriff of London and other city officers

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  • Culina Logistics wins Burnt Tree Refrigerental’s sponsored award

    on Aug 18, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Culina Logistics wins Burnt Tree Refrigerental’s sponsored award

    Two Shropshire businesses were linked recently when Market Drayton based Culina Logistics fought off the competition to be crowned the successful first time winners of the ‘Temperature Controlled Operator of the Year’ award sponsored by Shrewsbury company Burnt Tree Refrigerental at the 2014 Motor Transport Awards held in London last month

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  • Lorry levy rakes in £17 million from foreign truckers

    on Aug 14, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Lorry levy rakes in £17 million from foreign truckers

    Foreign truck drivers have handed over more than £17m to the taxpayer in the past four months thanks to a new charge. More than 618,000 levies have been purchased for over 112,000 vehicles from 76 different countries since the HGV Road User Levy was introduced in April – which has seen drivers coughing up enough cash to patch more than 320,000 potholes on our roads

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  • Trakm8 strengthens partnership with Kubota

    on Aug 13, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Trakm8 strengthens partnership with Kubota

    Trakm8, the AIM-listed designer, developer and manufacturer of GPRS based hardware and software for the vehicle placement and security market, has signed a further contract with the Kubota – the market leading manufacturer of tractor, groundcare and construction machinery solutions

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  • New appointment at IMS

    on Aug 12, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on New appointment at IMS

    IMS Limited, one of the leading distributors of premium products to the commercial vehicle market in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Craig Lawton to oversee fleet sales in Scotland and Northern Ireland

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  • Chris Waite Transport chooses Renault

    on Aug 12, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Chris Waite Transport chooses Renault

    Livestock haulage specialist, Chris Waite Transport, Driffield, East Yorkshire, has taken delivery of a Renault Range T 520 6 x2 rigid with sleeper cab. Supplied by the largest, privately owned Renault Trucks dealer group in the UK, Thompson Commercials Limited, the new Renault Range T is an addition to Chris Waite Transport’s 14-strong mixed Renault, Volvo and Scania fleet. The long standing relationship with Thompson Commercials, overall deal including price and previously favourable experiences with the Renault Premium were key factors in Chris Waite’s vehicle selection

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  • First Volvo trucks enter service with Roberts Bakery

    on Aug 11, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on First Volvo trucks enter service with Roberts Bakery

    The first Volvo trucks to join the fleet of Roberts Bakery, a 12-tonne GVW FL and an 18-tonne GVW FE, have entered service with the company. Both trucks are Euro-6 compliant

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