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  • Transport specialist chooses Ekeri for secure and easy loading

    on Jul 18, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Transport specialist chooses Ekeri for secure and easy loading

    Synergy Recycling, the nationwide gas cylinder retrieval and management specialists, have added an Ekeri side opening trailer to its high-specification vehicle fleet which, says the company, will ease and speed-up loading while providing maximum security and safety during the carriage of ‘high consequence’ goods

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  • Road users need incentives to improve their green credentials – says RHA

    on Jul 9, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Road users need incentives to improve their green credentials – says RHA

     The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has welcomed Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s proposals for a major uplift in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, paving the way for the widespread adoption of ultra-low emission vehicles

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  • Scania forced to temporarily stop sales and deliveries of V8 engines

    on Jul 5, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Scania forced to temporarily stop sales and deliveries of V8 engines

    An ongoing strike at one of its crucial suppliers of cast engine components means that Scania is unable to fulfil its deliveries to customers of more than 2,000 trucks ordered with V8 engines. New sales of industrial and marine V8 engines are also affected

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  • Certas Energy unveils plans for new bunker refuelling site

    on Jul 4, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Certas Energy unveils plans for new bunker refuelling site

    A brand-new 24-hour HGV refuelling facility is set to be built at Holyhead Port after Certas Energy announced plans to develop a second facility with truck stop specialists RoadKing

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  • Renault Trucks unveils electric truck range

    on Jul 4, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Renault Trucks unveils electric truck range

    Renault Trucks is taking a comprehensive approach to the challenge of electromobility with the announcement of its second generation range of fully electric trucks. With models at weights from 3.1 to 26 tonnes Renault Trucks offers a wide range of solutions for operators providing last mile, urban distribution and refuse collection services

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  • Range T High Renault Sport Racing unveiled

    on Jul 3, 18 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Range T High Renault Sport Racing unveiled

    Renault Trucks and Renault Sport Racing have combined their expertise to produce the Range T High Renault Sport Racing – a new special limited edition series of trucks. Boasting an elegant, sporty look, featuring Sirius yellow paint – the iconic colour of the F1 Renault Sport Racing team – together with the yellow and black check that forms the striking livery of all Renault Sport models, production is being restricted to just 100 vehicles

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  • First right hand drive Range T High

    on Jul 1, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on First right hand drive Range T High

    Road marking and haulage specialist, Tim Doody Limited, has taken delivery of the company’s flagship vehicle, the first right hand drive Range T High to be ordered in the UK and Ireland

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  • M6 toll charges for truckers to rise

    on Jun 29, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on M6 toll charges for truckers to rise

    The Road Haulage Association is baffled as to why Midlands Expressway, operators of Birmingham’s M6 toll road, have decided to increase their charges by 20p-50p per HGV depending on the journey made. Charges for night-time journeys remain unchanged

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  • Cranswick chooses Intelligent Telematics

    on Jun 28, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Cranswick chooses Intelligent Telematics

    Cranswick, one of the UK’s leading food producers of pork and chicken products, has teamed up with Intelligent Telematics to roll-out a connected vehicle camera solution across its transport operation. A fleet of 79 HGVs will be fitted with the industry-leading SureCam device to provide greater visibility over live transfers and customer deliveries, while enhancing driver behaviour and capturing video evidence in the event of a serious road incident

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  • DVSA must do more to find and keep HGV testers for MOTs

    on Jun 25, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on DVSA must do more to find and keep HGV testers for MOTs

    Last week DVSA committed to recruiting additional MOT testers to offset the much-publicised shortfall after pressure from industry groups and operators forced the regulator to act

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