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An ongoing strike at one of its crucial suppliers of cast engine components means that Scania is unable to fulfil its deliveries to customers of more than 2,000 trucks ordered with V8 engines. New sales of industrial and marine V8 engines are also affected
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A brand-new 24-hour HGV refuelling facility is set to be built at Holyhead Port after Certas Energy announced plans to develop a second facility with truck stop specialists RoadKing
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Renault Trucks is taking a comprehensive approach to the challenge of electromobility with the announcement of its second generation range of fully electric trucks. With models at weights from 3.1 to 26 tonnes Renault Trucks offers a wide range of solutions for operators providing last mile, urban distribution and refuse collection services
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Renault Trucks and Renault Sport Racing have combined their expertise to produce the Range T High Renault Sport Racing – a new special limited edition series of trucks. Boasting an elegant, sporty look, featuring Sirius yellow paint – the iconic colour of the F1 Renault Sport Racing team – together with the yellow and black check that forms the striking livery of all Renault Sport models, production is being restricted to just 100 vehicles
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Road marking and haulage specialist, Tim Doody Limited, has taken delivery of the company’s flagship vehicle, the first right hand drive Range T High to be ordered in the UK and Ireland
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The Road Haulage Association is baffled as to why Midlands Expressway, operators of Birmingham’s M6 toll road, have decided to increase their charges by 20p-50p per HGV depending on the journey made. Charges for night-time journeys remain unchanged
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Cranswick, one of the UK’s leading food producers of pork and chicken products, has teamed up with Intelligent Telematics to roll-out a connected vehicle camera solution across its transport operation. A fleet of 79 HGVs will be fitted with the industry-leading SureCam device to provide greater visibility over live transfers and customer deliveries, while enhancing driver behaviour and capturing video evidence in the event of a serious road incident
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One of the two new E-Flexer RoPax ferries bound for the Belfast – Liverpool route in 2020 has recently marked an important production milestone by celebrating its official keel-laying at the AVIC shipyard in Weihai, China. The new vessels will have capacity for 1 000 passengers, 120 cars as well as 3 100 freight lane meters
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A specialist events haulage company which has worked with singer Robbie Williams has stopped illegal stowaways on its lorries coming from the continent after installing SmartWitness in-vehicle CCTV cameras. Drivers from FCL Logistics in Staines, Middlesex, have used the cameras to stop illegal immigrants from trying to break into the trailers of its 15-strong fleet when they have stopped or are coming into ports. Staff have also been able to alert other drivers from other fleets of stowaways attempting to enter vehicles in the port. The summer months usually see peak numbers of stowaways trying to illegally
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The Kerfoot Group, a leading provider of speciality oils to the food, technical and personal care industries, is targeting improved customer service and reduced transport costs using Paragon’s routing and scheduling software. The company will use the planning system to manage a fleet of HGVs that are responsible for more than 200 weekly deliveries across mainland UK from two production sites in the Port of Goole, East Yorkshire
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The Road Haulage Association is outraged at Leeds City Council plans to charge pre-Euro VI lorries £50 per day to enter their Clean Air Zone – due to be launched in January
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Hauliers and ATF operators are celebrating after the DVSA promised to increase the number of testers available to carry out MOTs on HGVs. The move follows a campaign led by the Road Haulage Association calling for an end to the crisis which leaves many vehicles off the road because they can’t get an MOT in time.
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