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Marshall Truck & Van appoints new head of business

Wayne Edwards has joined Mercedes-Benz dealer Marshall Truck & Van as its new head of business. Edwards took up his new role at Marshall’s HQ in Fareham in January

Royal Jersey cleans up with electric LDV

Commercial laundry Royal Jersey has begun using an electric LDV 3.5-tonner to transport linen to and fro between its Dagenham site and central London

Free coach travel to ITT Hub 2020

Snap will be working with Binswood Media to provide free coach travel to and from the Innovation & Technology in Transport Hub (ITT Hub) 2020 event in May

Dazzled driver on hands free phone jailed for cyclist’s death

An HGV driver who was dazzled by the sun while talking on his hands free phone to his wife has been jailed after he hit a cyclist and killed her.

Power lines strike sparks HSE investigation

A family-run stone and aggregates business has been fined £50,000 after one of its tipper wagons made contact with an uninsulated overhead power line.

2013 Renault Trucks Premium - Used Truck Deal of The Day

This 2013 Renault Trucks Premium 380 4x2 chassis cab, from Protruck Auctions near Bracon, is our used deal truck of the day

Director disqualified for driving HGVs without a licence

An operator who drove HGVs without the required entitlement has had its licence revoked and the director disqualified for two years.

Daimler tackles stringent CO2 emissions reductions with battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cells

Daimler's eTruck Charging Initiative will help customers move to zero emission vehicles

2017 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 8x4 skip loader - Used Truck Deal of The Day

This extremely low-mileage 2017 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3243 8x4 skip loader, from the marque’s Rygor dealership near Hawkeridge, is CM’s used truck deal of the day