This article originally appeared on roadtransport.com. To read more, visit http://www.commercialmotor.com/latest-news/livery-gives-queen-free-reign-of-london S&R Smith & Son’s flagship Daf XF looked happy and glorious when it drove through central London for the first time painted in its special Queen’s diamond jubilee livery. The company, based in West Thurrock, Essex, has previously created cab designs to mark […]
Ryder is investing £24.6 million in a further upgrade and expansion of its commercial vehicle rental fleet, following the company’s acquisition of Hill Hire in June 2011. Over the next two months, Ryder will be introducing 530 new vehicles, including 250 tractors – bringing the average age of Ryder’s trucks and tractors to 27 months. […]
DOZENS of jobs could be created with the launch of a new truck company. Longton Avia has teamed up with automotive giant Avia Ashok Leyland to launch its mid-range truck into the UK market. And although the vehicles are currently being made at the Avia plant in Prague in the Czech Republic, there are plans […]
At least 800 jobs are on offer at a major employment fair continuing in Dublin this afternoon, according to the Department of Social Protection. The Employment and Advice Fair, which began yesterday, continues this afternoon in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. “Over 800 jobs are available at the Fair from local, national and international companies including HP […]
This article originally appeared on roadtransport.com, to read more, visit http://www.commercialmotor.com/latest-news/nightline-to-launch-b2c-locker-boxes Nightline is to launch a network of self-service parcel terminals across Ireland, to capitalise on the increase in B2C parcels generated by a surge in e-commerce. The Irish delivery firm has developed the Parcel Motel service in partnership with Polish company InPost, which says […]
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This article originally appeared on Roadtransport.com. To read the full story, click here:http://www.commercialmotor.com/latest-news/pan-industry-fleet-engineer-training-planned The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Road Transport Engineers are to create a steering group to develop a career path for the 30,000 CV vehicle technicians in the UK. Rapid advancements in technology, as […]
This article originally appeared on roadtransport.com. See the full story here http://www.commercialmotor.com/latest-news/palletline-opens-new-hub-in-scotland Palletline has opened a hub in Scotland after strong volume growth in the country. During the past two years the pallet network has added five new member companies in Scotland including RT McEwan in Arbroath and ARR Craib Transport in Aberdeen, which has […]
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This article originally appeared on roadtransport.com. See the full story here http://www.commercialmotor.com/latest-news/tnt-fleet-refresh-continues-apace TNT Express has taken delivery of a quarter of the new tractor-units it is introducing to refresh its fleet and ensure that it meets the newly raised emission stands of the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ). The company, which revealed a £20m, 600-vehicle, […]