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Ashcourt Group, the Hull-based transport and haulage operator, has developed a tyre-management strategy with Continental Tyres and local dealer Adams Tyres, that has reduced running costs by an estimated 20 percent. The Group operates a fleet of 79 vehicles including


In just a few days the doors of the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham will open on the biggest and most important commercial vehicle event of the year, as the CV Show returns for 2018. The exhibition space is

19 April 2018 #CV Sector #News #TNB News #Tractor #Truck

Renault Trucks UK has supplied two new Range T520 tag axle tractors to Dumfriesshire-based forestry haulier WD & A Haley. The trucks have already been put into service, tackling the challenge of pulling up to 29 tonnes of logs from

19 April 2018 #CV Sector #News #TNB News #Tractor #Truck

Container specialists Pentalver have invested in a new fleet of 26 Mercedes-Benz tractor units. The Actros 2545 models are all fitted with GigaSpace cabs and Mercedes-Benz’s Active Brake Assist 4 technology, and have already begun working from the Port of


Volvo Trucks has begun shipping its new LNG-powered vehicle to the UK, using Calor’s facility at Donington Park for its first refuel. The Volvo FH LNG uses a gas-powered engine based on existing diesel technology, and while running on LNG

12 April 2018 #CV Sector #News #TNB News #Tractor #Truck

A Scania R 500 has won the Green Truck Award for 2018, following a comparison test by trade magazines. The Scania delivered an average fuel consumption of 11.34mpg and an average speed of 49.65mph over the 217 mile test route.

12 April 2018 #CV Sector #News #TNB News #Tractor #Truck

Aberdeen-based global logistics specialist Grampian Continental has added its first Mercedes-Benz trucks to its fleet, supplied by local dealer Caledonian Truck & Van. The three Actros 2563 models are powered by 625hp 15.6-litre engines and are also fitted with the


Changes to the HGV Road User Levy will come into effect in February 2019, with vehicles meeting the Euro VI emissions standard eligible for a 10 percent reduction in the charge. Government statistics show that the cleanest lorries generate 80

29 March 2018 #CV Sector #News #TNB News #Tractor

Lawsons, the family-owned timber and building materials merchants, has taken delivery of its first CNG-powered Iveco Stralis NP. The official handover of the vehicle took place at the LoCITY Fuels In Action Roadshow at Kempton Park Racecourse, with Dunstable-based Northern

29 March 2018 #CV Sector #News #TNB News #Tractor

Volvo Used Trucks Centres has announced it will be selling a fleet of vehicles previously owned and operated by the McLaren Formula 1 race team. First registered new in 2016, the FH 13-litre 4×2 540 models were used by the

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