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Van registration analysis on line at VansA2Z

Date posted: October 11, 2010
The online van news site VansA2Z carries an interview with SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt.  He talks about the UK's September van registrations and what the data tells us about the market now and for the next few months.  Editor Neil McIntee hopes to repeat such interview each month as the SMMT publishes its regular […]
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New UK truck sales and warranty packages from Renault

Date posted: October 11, 2010
Renault Trucks has launched two new UK sales schemes this October, Optimize and Opticare.  Both feature the firm's three-year Expandys warranty.  Opticare is available on trucks from 7.5 to 44 tonnes and includes Expandys warranty and the Optifuel driver-training package.  This covers safe and efficient driving and can contribute towards a driver's CPC.  Optihire is […]
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UK trailer sales days with TIP

Date posted: October 11, 2010
General Electric's TIP Trailer Services will hold sales days this month in Glasgow, Scotland.  "We'll have the best offers on curtainsiders, chassis, box vans and flats," says Hannah Martin, sales operations manager for TIP.  "So come along to Glasgow and see our selection."  The time, date and address details are on the About Us page […]
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Renault team wins European Truck Racing Championship team prize

Date posted: October 11, 2010
Renault Trucks-MKR Technology won the team prize at the European Truck Racing Championship in Jarama, Spain recently.  The team finished the championship 27 points ahead of its nearest rival and at the end of its first season.  Renault is unsurprisingly pleased that its new team won, less than a year after its formation.  In the […]
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John Humphrys to speak at SMMT dinner

Date posted: October 11, 2010
The SMMT says John Humphrys, will the guest speaker at its 94th Annual Dinner on 23 November.  The annual event, supported by Lombard and held at the London Hilton, Park Lane brings together senior people from across the UK's automotive industry.  Joe Greenwell, the SMMT's president and Paul Everitt, its chief executive will also speak […]
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Driving for Better Business goes platinum

Date posted: October 11, 2010
The Driving for Better Business campaign has won a top road safety award and one of its business champion fleet members has been recognised for its occupational road risk management initiatives with a second award. The Driving for Better Business campaign, managed by RoadSafe on behalf of the Department for Transport, won the top Platinum […]
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Truck show confident

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Germany's huge truck show, the IAA, opens in Hannover this Thursday with most exhibitors very positive about the European and wider markets.  At the often enormous pre-show press conferences there were frequent references to rising orders and sales and clear confidence that markets were on the mend.  Others virtually queued to condemn 2009 as the […]
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LF Hybrid leads for Daf

Date posted: September 22, 2010
On its stand at the IAA show in Hanover, Daf Trucks will show its 12-tonne LF45 hybrid truck, due in production at the end of this year.  The firm has tested its LF Hybrid for two years in the UK and on the mainland and says the parallel hybrid power system can cut fuel use […]
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Mercedes-Benz, Fuso and Setra under one roof

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Daimler AG says it is proud to have all its brands, Mercedes Benz, Fuso and Setra under one roof and on one stand for the first time at the IAA.  It is quite a big roof, two whole halls in fact, 14 and 15, with over 60 trucks, vans and buses and coaches.  The firm, […]
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Volvo goes green

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Volvo Trucks' main message at the IAA show in Hanover is that tomorrow's transport will be sustainable in terms of energy and economy.  The company is showing "unique new green technologies."  It will also give its new Volvo FMX construction truck a premier at the show.  The firm says is working to find the best […]
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Tipper trailer under five tonnes from Schmitz

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Schmitz Cargobull AG, which says that it senses a clear recovery in the trailer market is using the IAA Show at Hannover to launch a lightweight tipping trailer.  The S.KI steel X-Light, with a rounded steel body weighs 4.92 tonnes and with an aluminium body, 4.46t.  Schmitz says the 24 m3 will prove tough and […]
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Click for DSA advice for truck drivers

Date posted: September 22, 2010
The official Driver Standards Agency Guide to Driving Good Vehicles is now available as a downloadable PDF.  Published by The Stationery Office, you'll find it at www.tsoshop.co.uk/dsa.  This is the only official guide to explain the standards need to pass today's practical truck test.  It is the definitive guide for new and experienced truck drivers […]
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OFT probes truck prices

Date posted: September 22, 2010
The UK's Office of Fair Trading last week announced an investigation into truck pricing.  It has asked most truck makers for information and visited one where an individual was arrested and bailed.  It has also said that it does not yet know if anything untoward has gone on.  Every truck maker involved has pledged full […]
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MiX Telematics at IAA Hanover

Date posted: September 22, 2010
MiX Telematics says it will show a wide range of products and services on its stand G1 in Hall 24, at this year's IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Germany.  It will also introducing its latest system, MiX DriveTime, which its says "is the ultimate solution for owners of heavy commercial vehicles in Europe."  This […]
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Click for DSA advice for bus and coach drivers

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Stressing safety, competence and professionalism, The Official DSA Guide to Driving Buses and Coaches is also now available as a downloadable PDF at www.tsoshop.co.uk/dsa.  The only official guide to explain the standards people need to pass the PCV test, this promotes the correct attitude and approach, along with essential professional driving skills to keep drivers […]
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Trucks in the fast lane

Date posted: September 22, 2010
The Fuelcard Company says truck drivers should slow down afters a UK Department for Transport survey suggests 83% break the 50 mph speed limit on dual carriageways.  The survey also suggested 75% of truck drivers break the 40 mph limit on single carriageway rural roads.  The firm says breaking the speed limit also hikes fuel […]
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Renault GM van deal continues

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Renault and GM say that they will work together to develop the next generation of the successful Vauxhall and Opel Vivaro and Renault Trafic vans and chassis cabs.  The two firms started working together in 1996 with the first generation of the Renault Master and Vauxhall and Opel Movano Van range.  Earlier this year the […]
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Low weight Versa delivers 'wow' factor for Thamesdown

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Thamesdown Transport of Swindon has chosen Optare's Versa model to use on two of its routes serving the main local hospital and has put eight into service at a total order value of £1.1m.  The firm wanted a low weight, fuel-efficient vehicle.  "Versa meets the bill in every respect," says Paul Jenkins, managing director.  "We […]
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Early trailer type approval for SDC

Date posted: September 22, 2010
SDC Trailers says it is the first major UK trailer maker to get European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval for its products.  Issued by the Vehicle Certification Agency, this means SDC can offer to offer its customers a fully type approved product, ahead of the mandatory start date in 2012.  After that, no trailer maker […]
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Bill Godwin

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Freelance journalist Bill Godwin has just died at the age of 87, after a short illness.  He was one of the more memorable and most reliable freelance journalists in the business.  Originally a photographer, Godwin increasingly found himself asked to "write a few words" about a vehicle he'd been sent to photograph.  He did this […]
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TruckMate sat nav for trucks

Date posted: September 22, 2010
The Chameleon Group, distributors and installers for car phone kits, vehicle-tracking systems, parking sensors, driver assistance products says that new partnerships give it exclusive distribution rights for Aura's Snooper sat nav systems and TruckMate, a special system for trucks.  This allows the driver to enter the size and weight of the vehicle plus data on […]
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New Scandinavia winter tyres

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Continental, which says it leads the market for winter tyres for trucks has a new range.  Called Scandinavia this includes the truck drive and steer axle tyres, trailer tyres and the firm's first winter tyre for coaches.  Continental says the new range give 20% more grip on low traction surfaces, better safety and handling in […]
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Fors offers safety deals

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Transport for London says members of the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme has deals on leading safety products, including proximity sensors, left-turn warning alarms and reversing cameras.  Fors members can also get free Driver CPC training, discounted Safed training and a 50% cut on the annual price for the How's My Driving?  scheme.  TfL says many […]
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Special anti-siphon deal from TruckProtect

Date posted: September 22, 2010
"Fuel theft is simple and rarely involves the breakage of tanks or protective devices," says Russell Fowler, CEO of TruckProtect  He says it is more likely to be the regular theft of small amounts of fuel, usually without the crime being apparent.  It is often by siphoning and he believes not all anti-siphon devices protect […]
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Winter tyre rules guide

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Continental Tyres has put guide to European winter tyre law on its website at www.conti-online.co.uk/truck.  "You can download the guide and it will show you the different regulations across Europe," says the firm.  It believes some UK and Irish truck and coach operators risk running the wrong tyres unless they know the rules as the […]
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New Trailerloda lets airfreight operators use standard trailers

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Joloda Hydraroll has a new pneumatic roller track system for the airfreight industry.  Called Trailerloda, the new low-profile, stand-alone system can be quickly and easily fitted into a standard new or in-service trailer.  Importantly season, it offers airfreight operators the flexibility to buy, hire, contract or run standard box trailers, curtainsiders or reefers rather than […]
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Award for Roadlink

Date posted: September 22, 2010
Last week, the annual awards ceremony of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce and Industry whose company membership list is 1,500 strong just had its annual awards ceremony.  The government's business minister, Mark Prisk presented awards to several firms, including Roadlink International, which won the blue riband prize; 'Black Country Business of the Year Award' […]
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And finally

Date posted: September 22, 2010
New Scientist reader Paul Bader tells the magazine's Feedback page that a notice on the wall by the kettle in his workplace admonishes:  "Do you need to fill the kettle?  When you make a hot drink, boil just the amount of water you need, and in a day we could save enough energy to light […]
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August delivers growth for vans and trucks

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show 10,626 commercial vehicle registrations in the UK in August this year, up 13.2% against a year ago.  At the same time, the rolling year total dropped 1.8% to 237,870.  Within those figures, van registrations for the month were up 15.1% and also up 2.7% to […]
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Stormy skies over turbulent bus and coach sector

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Registration data from the SMMT show big buses fell 26% in August and 52% over three months to August.  Over the same periods big coaches were up 100% and down 0.8% respectively and registrations have stabilised, but "at a very low level."  By contrast, 3.5 to 5 tonne minibuses are "an oasis of growth" up […]
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Duck or grouse

Date posted: September 15, 2010
As expected, the news that the EU may seek a four metre height limit in its European Whole Vehicle Type Approval parameters proves very unwelcome for some.  "We've had calls and e-mails from worried operators and talked with the FTA, RHA and others," said Robin Dickeson, manager commercial vehicle affairs at the SMMT.  There is […]
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Duck or grouse, German style

Date posted: September 15, 2010
In talking to people about height limits we're told that many German hauliers want the country's four metre height limit relaxed, by 10cm.  The reason is that most of their Mega trailers tend to work at 4.08m.  This eight centimetre discrepancy leaves them open to "difficulties" with the local police, so operators want that 4.10m […]
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Duck or grouse - some good news

Date posted: September 15, 2010
The trailer height issue also prompted several queries about possible changes to weight and dimension rules across the EU.  An ever-helpful colleague at the VDA, Germany's auto industry association, sent us a chart from the IRU in Switzerland.  Its seven pages give individual European truck height and weight limits, state by state.  The IRU tells […]
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When is an ambulance not an ambulance?

Date posted: September 15, 2010
The SMMT's technical team says that this October representatives of the EU Member States will vote on changes to type approval rules for ambulances.  One of the likely changes is to clarify the definition of an ambulance.  If this goes through, it will mean that before a vehicle can be approved as an ambulance it […]
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EU wants more duty on Chinese aluminum wheels

Date posted: September 15, 2010
The European Commission plans to hike import duties on aluminium wheels from China to 22.3% from the present 20.6%.  It thinks that Chinese wheel prices may be 38% lower than their European competitors and introduced the provisional 20.6% duty in May.  EU national governments have until 11 November to decide if they will impose a […]
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LCV 2010 shows UK low carbon future

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Following the success of its Low Carbon Vehicle event last year, organiser Cenex says this year's event, will attract even more visitors and exhibitors.  LCV 2010 is at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire on 15 and 16 September.  Cenex says it is the largest low carbon vehicle event in the UK calendar and "provides […]
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Low carbon vehicle seminar programme

Date posted: September 15, 2010
This year's low carbon vehicle event, LCV 2010, includes a wide seminar programme with more than 40 presentations and speakers across the two days.  Key industry figures, such as Philip Hammond, secretary of state for transport, Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive, and Michael Hurwitz, director of the office for low emission vehicles will speak about […]
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Optare to add CNG

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Optare says it may add Compressed Natural Gas engines to its EcoDrive range of low carbon power options.  The firm says this is a direct result of its new strategic partnership with Ashok Leyland.  "This option could be attractive in European markets where there is a good supply of CNG."  Ashok Leyland has already delivered […]
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SMMT launches Automotive Innovation Award

Date posted: September 15, 2010
The SMMT has launched the '2010 Automotive Innovation Award' to encourage new ideas for the UK auto industry.  Sponsored by GKN Driveline and The Mail on Sunday's Live Magazine, the first award will also "recognise ideas that have already contributed to excellence in the UK's automotive sector."  A panel of automotive industry experts will judge […]
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The future for UK automotive

Date posted: September 15, 2010
The next free SMMT webinar will be Wednesday 22 September between 10:30 and 11:30.  The subject is the future for the UK automotive sector.  With signs of growth in all big economies, Paul Everitt will discuss and give the latest economic forecast for the sector.  Ian Henry, director at AutoAnalysis, will talk about vehicle production […]
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VW vans for British Gas

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Volkswagen has delivered the first of 2,000 vans to British Gas this year.  These are part of the firm's plan to update its 10,000 strong fleet.  The new vans include a mixture of Caddy and Caddy Maxi vans, plus a Crafter dropside, and the trial of a Transporter Shuttle minibus.  For better safety the vans […]
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Only in America - speeding ticket vouchers

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Prepaid Traffic Tickets, LLC in San Diego, California,has launched what it calls a "Pre-Emptive Strike in the battle against traffic tickets".  The firm, at www.prepaidtraffictickets.com offers prepaid vouchers, "redeemable to help defray the costs of ever more expensive speeding tickets."  Founder Keith Kelly says he got the idea from a 'Get-Out-of-Jail-Free' card while playing Monopoly.  […]
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Fleet Transport Awards 2011

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Business associates, clients, partners and friends are all welcome to attend the 2011 Fleet Transport Irish 'Haulier of the Year' and 'Irish Truck of the Year' awards, which take place on the evening of Monday 4 October 2010 at the Johnstown House Hotel, Enfield, County Meath.  "You can book your place now at the most […]
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TruckProtect supports Cable's business initiatives.

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Interviewed on BBC Radio, TruckProtect's CEO Russell Fowler welcomed Vince Cable's recent initiative to South America to promote British businesses.  "Businesses need of a good flow of affordable funds from the banking system and activities such as this to help develop export markets particularly in the BRIC regions." he stated.  "Assistance and practical help from […]
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Go Green - Stay in the Black

Date posted: September 15, 2010
In response to industry demand, on the day of the Fleet Transport Awards, Monday 4 October, Fleet Transport will hold a forum with MAN Truck & Bus, at the Johnstown House Hotel, Enfield, County Meath.  Called 'Go Green - Stay in the Black', it will show operators ways to cut costs by being environmentally aware.  […]
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First MAN dealer gets ATF status

Date posted: September 15, 2010
MAN Truck & Bus Manchester is now an official Vosa Authorised Testing Facility for MoT commercial vehicle MoT testing.  The move should give local operators extended testing hours, more flexibility when booking tests and less travelling time.  All of this should mean a useful cut in vehicle down-time.  This is the first dealership in the […]
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Ernest Woodiwiss

Date posted: September 15, 2010
David Sedgley of Roadlink International tells us that Ernest Woodiwiss died peacefully in the night recently.  Ernest joined Edmunds Walker as a sales representative at its Preston branch in 1949 and by 1958 he was sales supervisor for the firm's North West area.  Between 1960-63 he managed the Hull branch before promotion to Midlands area […]
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More brake parts in stock

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Tube Gear has just launched the printed version of its latest catalogue with an online version to follow soon at www.tube-gear.com.  "This latest edition covers over 4,000 parts," says Ian Stanley, sales director.  It is free, on request, and offers "a greater depth" to many existing ranges, and "some exiting new products."  Tube Gear says […]
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Lancashire Hot Spot Museum

Date posted: September 15, 2010
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland recently acted as host venue for Unipart's Northern Region Car Care Centre's annual meeting and display.  Leading manufacturers showed their state of the art products between the museum's historic display vehicles, some of which date from the early 1900s.  "The contrasts were clearly fascinating," said Paulette Abrahams for […]
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Roll-over warning kit wins award

Date posted: September 15, 2010
Bertocco Shell's roll-over warning device has won this year's EuroTra Safety and Innovation Award.  The winning device warns tanker drivers of an imminent roll-over situation.  It uses a sensor between the rear axles of the trailer and a receiver in the truck's cab. This gives the driver instant feedback about the stability of the vehicle […]
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