• TruckEast begins search for apprentices

    • 8 February 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TruckEast has begun its search for its next intake of HGV apprentice technicians, with 13 apprenticeships on offer as part of its September 2023 programme Apprentices, who will receive a toolbox worth over £2,000 and entry into the company’s loyalty savings scheme, will work with industry-leading technology in [...]
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  • Autonomous HGV project gets green light

    • 1 February 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A consortium project has been awarded £66m to develop and deliver the world’s first autonomous zero-emission HGV The consortium, Hub2Hub, has been selected by the Centre for Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) to create a self-driving tractor to begin road trials in 2024 It is one of seven recipients to receive [...]
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  • Andy O’Hare adds HGV capabilities to Fix Auto network

    • 22 December 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Andy O’Hare has extended his portfolio of Fix Auto UK-branded repair centres in Scotland to four, after opening Fix Auto Tayside in Dundee The new site, which joins O’Hare’s existing sites Fix Auto Aberdeen, Fix Auto Elgin and Fix Auto Inverness, is totally unique within the network as it holds the equipment [...]
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  • HGV sales up nearly a third

    • 18 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 301% in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) The surge saw 10,034 units registered across the three months, demonstrating the best quarterly growth since the third [...]
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  • HGV registrations fall amid supply shortages

    • 17 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined by 23% to 9,837 registrations in the first quarter of 2022, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders  (SMMT) The decline saw 9,837 units registered in the first three months of the year, down 227 on a volatile first quarter in [...]
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  • HGV sales stumble through third quarter

    • 17 November 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined by 84% in the third quarter of 2021, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) The decrease saw 7,715 trucks registered, some 704 fewer than the third quarter 2020 total, which itself was volatile due to the effects [...]
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  • LCV sales suffer marginal October dip

    • 5 November 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined marginally by 46%, in October According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 27,420 vans were registered in the month Despite this representing the second consecutive month of decline the sector remains 23% up on the five-year pre-pandemic average [...]
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  • Audatex broadens estimating service

    • 8 September 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Audatex has announced that MAN Truck calculations are now available in AudaEnterprise Gold The calculations cover the whole of the German truck maker’s range of lorries UK and Ireland sales director Neil Garrett said: “This addition gives extra scope to bodyshops to accurately quote and complete commercial [...]
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  • HGV registrations rally but remain below pre-pandemic levels

    • 16 August 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 1287% in the second quarter of 2021, but remain more than 20% below the five-year average This is according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) The increase saw some 9,493 units registered, up from 5,342 in [...]
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  • TruckEast recognises longest-serving technician

    • 16 July 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TruckEast’s longest-serving Scania technician David Keeling is retiring this month after 50 years employment at TruckEast Stowmarket His service was recognised at a ceremony on 7 July, when Keeling was presented with a long-serving award John Biggin, managing director, said: “50 years of service is a truly [...]
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