Katie Beck

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    Commercial vehicle hire specialists ND Brown enhances safety with Sentinel

    The company has installed Sentinel’s side-scan cyclist detection system across many of its vehicles, as well as four-camera systems on certain larger vehicles, with digital recorders that offer all-round visibility to its customers for improved safety.   With four depots across the UK, ND Brown Ltd has a fleet of over 450 vehicles, including tippers, […]

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    Alltask invests in new Citan Dualiners for supervisors

    The vehicles seat a driver and up to four passengers with two rows of seats, and are supplied by Dealer Sparshatts of Kent. All are Extra-long 109 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY models with 90hp diesel engines and a series of measures including the ECO start/stop function, low rolling resistance tyres and optimised alternator and battery management systems […]

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    Operations manager appointed to Northgate's South Eastern operation

    This new role will see Mr Lockyer manage all of Northgate’s branches across Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex and Surrey, including the regional hub in Snodland. He is responsible for ensuring that all 10 branches under his supervision focus on vehicle availability and customer service delivery. Mr Lockyer was promoted to his new role following […]

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    Teletrac telematics fitted as standard in Ready to Run Citroëns

    The telematics package includes Smartnav® satellite navigation and Stolen Vehicle Tracking, as well as providing the platform for optional Fleet Director® real-time fleet management services. Jeremy Smith, head of commercial vehicles & business sector operations, Citroën Sales Citroën UK, remarked, “The unique Citroën Teletrac telematics package has been specially developed to provide our LCV customers […]

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    Fleet Alliance replaces van fleet at Clark Contracts

    The business, which is based in the East and West of Scotland, has been trading for 37 years and handles construction, refurbishment and maintenance work in both public and private sectors. The company operates a mixed fleet of 65 vans and 26 cars for its field operatives and staff, all on contract hire. The commercial […]

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    Road transport industry slow to adopt technology, poll suggests

    These are the findings of a straw poll of more than 400 transport industry decision-makers who were attending the RHA Compliance Conference in Coventry last week. The poll also found that nearly three quarters (73%) of industry delegates don’t use tachograph data for anything other than driver hour compliance. The poll was taken by telematics […]

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    Grays Truck & Van expands to new site in Croydon

    Following an investment of close to £1 million, the Iveco-owned dealership has been fully equipped and fitted out with the latest in vehicle maintenance and diagnostic equipment – including a brand new tachograph bay and brake roller tester. The new Croydon dealership features vehicle ramps in nine of the 12 work bays, manned by a […]

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    Venson invests in new talent at Hessay Workshop

    Mr Baker-Hood joins Venson from Ludus Leisure, where he was a CAD engineer for outdoor play equipment. In this role he was responsible for the issuing of production and manufacture drawings using AutoCad from 2D and 3D draught models, as well as liaising with architects and installation engineers. Prior to that he was a CAD […]

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    Volkswagen Multivan PanAmericana Concept unveiled at Frankfurt

    The vehicle is characterised by the PanAmericana badge at the rear and on the B-pillar, the fins on the radiator grille and the styling line above the side sill in Flash Red and black. Wheel arch mouldings and flared side sills underscore the vehicle's sporty image. Interior features include decorative strips on the seats in […]

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    Collaborative working tops agenda at The Emergency Services Show

    Taking place at the NEC, Birmingham on 23 and 24 September, the free-to-attend event features seminars in which senior figures from the fire, police and ambulance services share their experiences of co-responding to incidents. The show will also see the launch of a purpose-built 'fire-ambulance' and showcase other innovations such as drones and body-worn video […]

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