The commercial vehicle market showed strong growth in September with truck registrations up almost 30 per cent on last year, while van registrations were up 10.3 per cent, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
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PACCAR has opened a 300,000 sq ft DAF factory in Brazil to assemble DAF XF, CF and LF vehicles in line with market growth
Oil and gas logistics specialist, Lubbers Transport Group, has invested £300,000 in its first 100 tonne SL type trailer, to meet the increasing demand of the UK and Europe’s energy industry
The Department for Transport is changing the allocation process for longer semi-trailers to enable operators to make use of the 1,250 allocations that remain unused
Transport and logistics is expected to become a leader in the use of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications with over half saying they would be using the technology within two years, according to a study by Vodafone
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Menzies Distribution is replacing half of its LGV fleet with 110 new Iveco trucks, in a five-year contract hire deal with Ryder
Temperature-controlled distribution firm McCulla, has ordered ten new Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545 tractors, after a successful fuel-efficiency trial
Refrigerated vehicle rental and contract hire company, Petit Forestier, has teamed up with Carrier Transicold UK and Iveco, to create a new urban distribution vehicle for the temperature-controlled market
Glossop-based David G Davies & Sons has become the first British operator to order DAF’s Euro 6 emissions compliant XF Super Space Cab, which has now gone into service
