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From 01 November, the DVSA will start to punish drivers who take full weekly rest breaks in cabs outside formal rest areas (i.e. service areas and truck stops). This will apply to weekly rests taken in public lay-bys, on or close to public roads and on motorway slip roads. Penalties will include fines and prohibitions
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Irish Ferries has published details of the new sailings schedule it will introduce following the arrival in mid-2018 of its new 55,000 tonnes cruise ferry W. B. Yeats currently being built in Flensburg, Germany
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This year, from November 21 to 25, the Who’s Who of the road transport industry will be meeting for the 14th time at the Solutrans trade show in Lyon. The fact that this biennial event has more than national relevance is clear from the statistics: In 2015 just under one quarter out of a total of more than 900 exhibitors and about ten per cent of the over 36,000 visitors came from abroad
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Trailer manufacturer Montracon is celebrating 40 years in business this year. To mark the occasion the company held an Open Day at its Carr Hill, Doncaster plant in South Yorkshire, England
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Giti Tire has added size 445/45R19.5 alongside the 435/50R19.5 in the Giti GTL925 pattern, as the company completes its wide base range in the growing volume transport segment
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Flogas Britain, a leading UK supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), has introduced a brand new hybrid vehicle to its London delivery fleet – marking its ongoing commitment to championing environmental excellence across the business
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An FTA Ireland delegation, together with representatives of the Freight Transport Association, have held a round table meeting with representatives from Michel Barnier’s Task Force 50 negotiation team in Brussels, to present the concerns of pan-European supply chains on the implications of Brexit, with a strong focus on the specific challenges for Ireland
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The Woodland Group, the independent global freight forwarding and supply chain specialist, joined by GAA hurling legend Séan Óg O hAilpín has announced its expansion into the South West of Ireland, at the company’s new office and warehouse space in Westgate Business Park, Lehanaghmore, Cork
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Abbey Logistics Group, one of the UK’s largest bulk liquid and powder transport providers, is deploying a microlise fleet management telematics solution to 350 tractors and 300 trailers in its fleet.
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Leading heavy lift and specialist transportation company, Collett & Sons Ltd, have completed their first project utilising an Enerpac JS-250 Jack-Up system, installing a 100 Tonne Siemens steam turbine SST-600 and 60 Tonne generator at a new incinerator plant in Hull, UK. Working within tight space restrictions, the four tower Jack-Up system lifted the power generation plant equipment to a height of 4.5m, allowing it to be easily skidded into position
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For Sam Beldom, the acquisition of a new tipper has as much to do with the heart as it does the head. The owner-driver knows exactly what he wants, which explains why his new Mercedes-Benz Arocs eight-wheeler was specially built to meet his requirements
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Renault Trucks returns to Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace, London on 7th November 2017, and will unveil a host of progressive new vehicles dedicated to meet the challenges of safer, more efficient and more productive operations in urban environments
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