DAF is aiming to improve flexibility and reliability with an improved CAN bus system ‘Body Builder CAN’.
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Widnes-based container operator, Transworld has invested in a fleet of 11 XXL-cabbed MAN TGA 26.430 6×2 tractor units.
Roadcrew Solutions, Volvo Truck’s all-makes parts division, is moving its warehouse operation from its current location in Warwick to the Volvo Parts facility in Rugby, due to its rapid expansion over the last five years.
The proposed London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) offers poor value for money, excludes 94 per cent of the capital’s vehicle population, and will not enable air quality targets to be met according to the Freight Transport Association.
Volvo has developed a system to deal with the problem of drivers taking their eyes off the road. Some 80 per cent of collisions can be explained by the driver taking his eyes off the road just before the incident, according to new American research.
Logistics Link South 2006 had a record 1,937 attendees – a massive 14 per cent increase on last year’s event.
RS Components has become one of the first UK distributors to achieve the British Standards Institution’s RoHS Kitemark.
Palletforce has completed a major investment in a new IT system, that provides comprehensive real-time track and trace for all of the network’s depots and its customers.
DHL has opened a huge data processing centre in Prague – the last of three sites around the world that are used to manage its operations.
FDB Distribution has launched a contract packing service. Director Francis De Beer says: “We saw an opportunity, noticing we were storing goods, picking to orders and delivering to local packers on behalf of customers. This is also saving transport costs.
