Truck registrations were down 3.2 per cent in the UK in August 2008, according to the latest report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, a stark contrast to the “buoyant” figures seen in May this year and yet another indication of a worsen
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Iveco has launched a new range of planned maintenance contracts called Elements to support its line-up of commercial vehicles
Tyre distributor ATS Euromaster is taking delivery of 150 light commercial vehicles from Mercedes, Iveco and Renault as part of its £4.5 million fleet replacement programme for 2008.
FedEx has started trials of Iveco’s diesel-electric hybrid Daily.
ITM Power, the electrolyser and fuel cell development company, has unveiled a hydrogen-powered car and refuelling station, designed to help cut fuel costs for drivers and lower carbon dioxide emissions.
Kuehne + Nagel has ordered a further 205 trailers from TIP Trailer Services following the recent completion of its first order for 155 curtainsided trailers on a seven-year long-term lease.
The June commercial vehicle market was up by more than a third on last year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Luckings, which specialises in the storage and transportation of equipment for the film and theatre industry, has added an extra eight Schmitz Cargobull Mega Box vans to its fleet.
Truck registrations in the UK were up 23.1 per cent in May 2008, according to the latest report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, despite the economic downturn.
The need to develop sustainable distribution systems is driving new interest in collaboration, but companies still need to learn that logistics need not be a competitive issue, argues DEAN WYATT
