Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • 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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  • SmartWitness protects against stowaways

    on Jun 20, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on SmartWitness protects against stowaways

    A specialist events haulage company which has worked with singer Robbie Williams has stopped illegal stowaways on its lorries coming from the continent after installing SmartWitness in-vehicle CCTV cameras. Drivers from FCL Logistics in Staines, Middlesex, have used the cameras to stop illegal immigrants from trying to break into the trailers of its 15-strong fleet when they have stopped or are coming into ports. Staff have also been able to alert other drivers from other fleets of stowaways attempting to enter vehicles in the port. The summer months usually see peak numbers of stowaways trying to illegally

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  • The Kerfoot Group implements Paragon

    on Jun 20, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on The Kerfoot Group implements Paragon

     The Kerfoot Group, a leading provider of speciality oils to the food, technical and personal care industries, is targeting improved customer service and reduced transport costs using Paragon’s routing and scheduling software. The company will use the planning system to manage a fleet of HGVs that are responsible for more than 200 weekly deliveries across mainland UK from two production sites in the Port of Goole, East Yorkshire

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  • Leeds CAZ will put many hauliers at risk

    on Jun 20, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Leeds CAZ will put many hauliers at risk

    The Road Haulage Association is outraged at Leeds City Council plans to charge pre-Euro VI lorries £50 per day to enter their Clean Air Zone – due to be launched in January

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  • DVSA commits to easing the ATF crisis

    on Jun 19, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on DVSA commits to easing the ATF crisis

    Hauliers and ATF operators are celebrating after the DVSA promised to increase the number of testers available to carry out MOTs on HGVs

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  • Volvo FH 25 year Special Edition — a tribute to an icon

    on Jun 19, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Volvo FH 25 year Special Edition — a tribute to an icon

    To celebrate the introduction of the Volvo FH in 1993 – a quarter of a century ago – Volvo Trucks is releasing the Volvo FH 25 Year Special Edition. Available as both Volvo FH and Volvo FH 16, it is characterised by its distinctive exterior and interior design, superb driver comfort and state-of-the-art additional features

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