England’s motorways are expected to be a third less busy than usual at 7pm tomorrow night as England fans watch their side take on Croatia in the World Cup semi-final. A brief analysis of traffic by Highways England on each of the England match days to date, comparing an hour before kick-off to two hours after, showed that during the …
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Keltruck, the largest independent Scania distributor in Europe, has presented a £20,000 donation at its site in West Bromwich to help fund projects across the West Midlands that encourage young people to make a positive difference in their community. Keltruck donated the funds to the Heart of England Community Foundation, a specialist grant-making charity that awards funding to projects across …
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Fans of cult 1950s rock’n’roll are in for a treat at Convoy in the Park at Donington Park on 22 July, when one a top act in the genre plays the music stage. The B-Sides are a 1950s-style rock’n’roll band covering all the best hits from the genre. For the past three years they have been travelling up and down …
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Commercial vehicle solution provider Hexagon Leasing and its sister brands HexFlex and Trux4All will be exhibiting at Convoy in the Park, the ultimate trucking festival on July 21-22 at Donington Park. The stand will include branded Hexagon Leasing and Trux4All tractor units accompanied by two Hexagon Leasing grid girls along with information about the brands, the services they offer and …
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There will be 10 thrilling truck races at Convoy in the Park at Donington Park on 21-22 July, along with another 12 exciting support races, it has been announced. The fifth round of the British Truck Racing Championship will see the trucks in Division 1 and Division 2 both take to the track for five races across the weekend. In …
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Renault Trucks has announced that it is to introduce two new fully electric trucks next year – the 16t Range D ZE and 26t D Wide ZE models. Both offer zero tailpipe emissions of CO2 and other local pollutants. In addition, in September, Renault is introducing its Master ZE van. Technological advances that are making electric trucks an economically viable …
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Midland Expressway’s decision to increase charges on the M6Toll from the end of July has been criticised by leading transport associations. From 6am on 30 July, prices will rise by 20p-50p for HGVs, depending on the journey made, and by 10p-30p for light goods vehicles. Prices will remain the same for night time journeys for all light and heavy goods …
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There will be a special ‘spirit of the show’ award made at Convoy in the Park to the truck and driver who are judged to epitomise the ethos of the event. Convoy in the Park, which is being held at Donington Park on 21-22 July, is all about trucks and their drivers. In the truck show there will be highly …
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Ryan Smith collected three victories and the biggest trophy in truck racing as he stole the show at the sun-soaked 2018 ADAC Truck Grand Prix – watched by an incredible crowd of 117,500 fans at Nurburgring in Germany in early July. After dominating qualifying, Ryan had taken wins in the Mittelrhein Cup races – which score towards the BTRA Championship …
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Renault Trucks and Renault Sport Racing have combined their expertise to produce the limited edition Range T High Renault Sport Racing – but only 10 will be available to buy in the UK and Ireland. The truck has a sporty look and is painted in Sirius yellow – the same as the F1 Renault Sport Racing team – together with …
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