Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • Prohire invests in spot rental fleet

    on Feb 17, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Prohire invests in spot rental fleet

    Midlands based Prohire Plc, one of the UK’s fastest growing commercial vehicle hire and fleet management specialists, has announced a major investment in its ‘spot rental’ fleet

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  • Eclipse Automotive exhibits at CV Show

    on Feb 15, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Eclipse Automotive exhibits at CV Show

    Eclipse Automotive Technology will be on Stand 4B16 at the CV Show and ready to show visitors their selection of powerful Jaltest and EDIS diagnostic tools

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  • Freight Movement chooses Renault Range T

    on Feb 15, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Freight Movement chooses Renault Range T

    Newport-based transport and logistics company, Freight Movement Ltd, has placed the first Welsh order for Renault Trucks’ new Range T. Supplied through Renault Trucks Cardiff, the four Range T 460 Euro 6 6×2 tractor units with sleeper cab have been acquired on a four year contract hire deal with BRS Ltd. The high-spec Range Ts, which went on the road in January 2014 together with brand new trailers, are additions to Freight Movement’s 35-strong fleet and play a key role in the company’s expansion plans to meet growing demand

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  • Karen Crispe appointed as FTA’s Commercial Director

    on Feb 13, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Karen Crispe appointed as FTA’s Commercial Director

    The Freight Transport Association has confirmed that Karen Crispe will be joining the team in April 2014 as their Commercial Director. She is currently Managing Director of Tachodisc, a role she has held since 2005, as well as Non-Executive Director of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)

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  • Mereway chooses Keltruck and Scania

    on Feb 12, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Mereway chooses Keltruck and Scania

    Mereway Kitchens, a leading manufacturer of high quality kitchens, has taken delivery of 11 Scania trucks from Keltruck, the largest independent Scania dealer in Europe. The vehicles are already in operation, delivering Mereway’s premium kitchens throughout the UK and Ireland

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  • Robert Burns chooses Carrier

    on Feb 11, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Robert Burns chooses Carrier

    Family-run haulage firm Robert Burns Limited has called on the expertise of Carrier Transicold UK to help transport cargoes of fresh meat and perishables with an order for six Vector™ 1950 MT (multi-temperature) systems. Carrier Transicold helps improve global transport and shipping temperature control with a complete line of equipment for refrigerated trucks, trailers and containers, and is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX)

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  • DAF unveils Aerobody on LF

    on Feb 10, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on DAF unveils Aerobody on LF

    After the success of the PACCAR Aerobody on the LF in the UK, where operators have been making fuel savings of over 5%, bodied versions of the new Euro 6 LF are now being produced for other European markets. Since all PACCAR bodies, which are built by Leyland Trucks in the UK, are already fully type approved to meet EC WVTA standards, they can be registered across all EU member states

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  • Framptons targets savings with Ctrack

    on Feb 10, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Framptons targets savings with Ctrack

    Framptons Transport Services, one of the West Country’s leading contract warehouse, distribution and pallet delivery specialists, is targeting improvements in fuel efficiency and fleet performance by upgrading the advanced vehicle tracking solution from Ctrack that they currently use. The logistics operator has awarded a five-year contract extension across 66 vehicles that will result in the existing telematics solution to include CAN bus integration and driver identification

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  • Bibby Distribution keeps crunching the numbers

    on Feb 9, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Bibby Distribution keeps crunching the numbers

    Bibby Distribution has renewed its contract with Seabrook Crisps for a further three years, after developing flexible ways to boost the efficiency of the manufacturer’s warehousing and logistics operations to help fuel business growth

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  • Paragon helps Eden Farm to deliver

    on Feb 4, 14 • in UK • with Comments Off on Paragon helps Eden Farm to deliver

    Eden Farm, the frozen food and ice cream wholesale distribution company, has implemented a Multi Depot routing and scheduling solution from Paragon Software Systems to help improve transport efficiency and customer service. The Paragon Multi Depot system provides a high level of specific driver, vehicle and route planning capabilities across the company’s nationwide transport operation

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