2014

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    New online livery ordering to help cut downtime & fraud

    The newly developed website enables fleet managers and their garage and bodyshop partners to order new vehicle livery from an online catalogue. Now customers are being encouraged to allow Sign Language to hold in stock replacement livery on a panel-by-panel basis to enable same-day dispatch and thus significantly cut the cost of having a vehicle […]

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    PSS Hire upgrades vehicle fleet as part of £850k investment

    The investment is part of A-Plant’s circa £10 million investment in new transport fleets for its divisions this financial year. The new fleet includes 20 Iveco Daily 35C13 panel vans which are on a 3300mm wheelbase and are fitted with a high roof (H2), giving 3,500kgs GVW and 7,000kgs GTW. The vehicles have been fitted […]

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    Brake condemns announcement of increased speed limit for lorries

    Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced the move for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes as part of a package of measures to ‘cut congestion, reduce dangerous overtaking and help get the country moving’. Meanwhile the Government has also launched a six-week consultation on plans to increase the speed limits for lorries on dual carriageways from 50mph […]

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    CV manufacturing down 23% in first half of the year, finds SMMT

    SMMT found that volumes fell 25.4% in June and 23% over the first half of the year, with production for both home and export markets affected, possibly due to structural changes in 2013. However, output is expected to stabilise in the second half of the year. ‘UK commercial vehicle manufacturing figures continue to be swayed […]

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    Rural speed limit for lorries rises to 50mph

    Transport Minister Claire Perry has announced the move for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes as part of a package of measures to ‘cut congestion, reduce dangerous overtaking and help get the country moving’. Today (24th July) also sees the Government launch a six-week consultation on plans to increase the speed limits for lorries on dual carriageways […]

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    Catering equipment specialist expands fleet with Citans

    The vehicles have been assigned to its team of field-based engineers, who undertake routine preventative maintenance and emergency repairs for customers nationwide. The vans’ Extra-long bodies are fitted with purpose-designed Edstrom racking systems and each carries a comprehensive stock of spare parts. Powered by 90hp engines that offer claimed economy of up to 61.4 mpg, Advance […]

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    Renault to build LCV for FIAT

    Sold under the Fiat Professional brand, the model will feature styling developed by the Italian brand along with other ‘unique and distinctive elements’. No other details have been released but Renault says the vehicle will be manufactured in France starting from the second quarter of 2016.

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    TRACKER launches Vision Sprint with new Plug & Play element

    Launched earlier in the year, TRACKER Vision is the result of an exclusive partnership between TRACKER and Garmin, to combine TRACKER’s fleet telematics technology and back-office expertise with Garmin’s satellite navigation units, combining fleet tracking with navigation, job allocation reporting and driver communication provided through a customisable and secure website. The launch of the new Vision Sprint […]

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    Supertrucks expands rental fleet with glass-carrying vehicles

    The latest initiative is aimed at customers needing an extra truck or van to help cope with increased demand, or to replace a vehicle that is off the road as a result of accident damage or mechanical failure. Initially, Supertrucks Rental will offer converted 3.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans for short- or long-term hire. Fitted with […]

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