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News from Wrightbus: Dr William Wright CBE, Founder of global market leader in bus manufacturing, Wrightbus, has today been announced as the 2014 Innovation Founder, an award celebrating the achievements of some of Northern Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs. The accolade,…

Ford is on the look-out for 250 new production operators as it cranks up its plans to manufacture its next generation 2.0-litre diesel engine, which will find its way into the manufacturer’s commercial vehicle line-up in 2016. The recruitment push…

News from Britannia: Leading logistics company Knights of Old, has turned to Smith Brothers & Webb again for a Britannia automated wash system to keep its fleet sparklingly clean on the road. The logistics company has ordered a Britannia Strong automated…

News from Reading Buses: With skilled engineers in short supply, Reading Buses has taken the decision to continue to grow their own. The Great Knollys Street workshop has increased its Guided Apprenticeship Scheme to four with the employment of Toby Driver and…

News from Fleetmatics: Fleetmatics Group, a leading global provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes,  announced it has exceeded a milestone of 500,000 active vehicles under subscription. With more than 62 billion data points…

The first London buses to trial cycle detection hardware will go into service later this month on two pedestrian and cyclist-heavy routes. Transport for London’s (TfL) experiment, scheduled to last for six weeks, will see four buses split onto two…

  Sitting at the not-so-glamorous end of the truck market, 7.5-tonners are the unsung heroes of road transport. Long-haul trips from Falmouth to Fraserburgh – or Birmingham to Bologna – are exotic adventures their drivers can only dream about. Instead,…

Fuel security firm TISS Ltd has been honoured at a royal reception at Buckingham Palace in celebration of their achievement in winning the 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. TISS’ Managing Director, Ryan Wholey, and Commercial Director, Matthew Rose…

News from Omnia: Omnia (CS) has updated its online platform, in line with its current programme to increase awareness of its brand and to improve its product and service offering, by launching a new website. Created with the user firmly…

News from TomTom: TomTom Telematics continues to strengthen its position as the market leader in fleet management and vehicle tracking in Europe. At the end of the second quarter of 2014 it had 395,000 subscriptions, a 47% year-on-year growth. As…