When Matthew Strange of M&L Strange Haulage wanted to buy a trailer for his expanding transport business, he decided to visit the Commercial Vehicle Show. However, he was left with the distinct impression that some manufacturers were only willing to deal with bigger orders – rather than his requirement for …
Read More »Giti Tire reveals BTRC 2018 involvement with Team Oliver Racing and Giti Race-Tuned v1 tyre
Giti Tire has revealed its involvement in the British Truck Racing Championship 2018, both as sponsor of Team Oliver Racing and through their global competition truck tyre, the Giti Race-Tuned v1. The announcement came at the CV Show by which time two events had taken place at Brands Hatch and …
Read More »Record year lifts TotalKare ahead of Commercial Vehicle Show appearance
A specialist provider of heavy-duty vehicle lifting solutions has announced it is on course for a record-breaking year. TotalKare, which celebrated its 35th anniversary last year, has secured a number of new contracts with multi-national operators and independent workshops that will see it pass £8m sales for the first time. …
Read More »Hiab launches the MOFFETT M5 NX truck mounted forklift
Hiab, part of Cargotec, is launching the new MOFFETT M5 NX truck mounted forklift – the latest model in its exciting NX series of next-generation machines – at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, UK, on April 24-26, 2018. The MOFFETT M5 NX is the ideal machine for medium to …
Read More »FTA to showcase new Compliance Confidence Index software at CV Show
The Freight Transport Association FTA will be offering personalised demonstrations of its new Compliance Confidence Index (CCI) software at the CV Show 2018. CCI is a unique online service that allows vehicle operators to carry out an assessment of their compliance activity, pinpointing aspects of good practice and areas which …
Read More »Transdek demonstrates unique total double deck solutions at CV Show 2018
Transdek UK is demonstrating its unique total double deck solutions expertise with a working scenario of an Urban Wedge Max double deck trailer docked onto a modular V2G (vehicle to ground) loadhouse pod at the CV Show, NEC Birmingham on 24-26 April. The company will also be exhibiting one of …
Read More »Carrier Transicold commitment to sustainability on display at the CV Show
Carrier Transicold UK will showcase its engineless technology at the CV Show at the NEC in Birmingham, April 24-26. Two highly innovative engineless solutions will be featured – the ICELAND TWINCOOL refrigeration unit and the Vector® 1550 E all-electric trailer system – which meet new emissions and noise regulations affecting …
Read More »Flexi – The ideal forklift solution at the CV Show
The Flexi range of articulated forklift trucks from Narrow Aisle Ltd is the ideal choice for haulage specialists who also provide warehousing and storage facilities. And Narrow Aisle Ltd will be highlighting a number of products from the Flexi range on its stand at the forthcoming CV Show. On display, …
Read More »TruTac successfully launches re-branded product suite at CV Show
The compliance and tachograph experts, TruTac, successfully launched their re-branded market leading tachograph analysis as TruAnalysis (formally known as TruControl) at this year’s CV Show. Additionally, the team had a great reception to the series of new products and features they demonstrated, including TruLocation for combined tracking and remote downloading. …
Read More »Innovate to keep ahead of the competition FTA urges logistics industry
Failure to adapt to new technology and the solutions it offers could be a massive lost opportunity for freight and logistics operators, according to James Hookham, Deputy Chief Executive of the Freight Transport Association FTA the UK’s largest membership association in the freight sector with more than 16,000 members. Speaking …
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