{"id":766,"date":"2011-11-08T12:52:55","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T10:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/news\/?p=80"},"modified":"2011-11-08T12:52:55","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T10:52:55","slug":"palletforce-members-splash-out-on-new-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/palletforce-members-splash-out-on-new-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Palletforce members splash out on new vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palletforce.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Palletforce<\/a> members have invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in new vehicles decked out in the network\u2019s colours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukfreight.co.uk\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">UK\u00a0Freight Masters<\/a> has spent \u00a3300,000 on 11 rigids and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edscouriers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">EDS\u00a0Couriers<\/a> in Cannock has rebranded its 10-strong fleet after half were upgraded to newer trucks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are located within the Transport for London Low Emission Zone which means our vehicles have to be up to Euro 4 emission standard by January 2012,\u201d says UK Freight Masters director Dave Bland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of this, I decided to renew a lot of the fleet, so we\u2019ve replaced seven trucks and added another four.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>EDS Couriers general manager Chris Burton says: \u201cI\u2019ve always been a great believer that we are on the same hymn sheet as Palletforce in terms of how we do business, so what better way to show it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palletforce.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Palletforce<\/a> members have invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in new vehicles decked out in the network\u2019s colours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukfreight.co.uk\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">UK\u00a0Freight Masters<\/a> has spent \u00a3300,000 on 11 rigids and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edscouriers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">EDS\u00a0Couriers<\/a> in Cannock has rebranded its 10-strong fleet after half were upgraded to newer trucks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are located within the Transport for London Low Emission Zone which means our vehicles have to be up to Euro 4 emission standard by January 2012,\u201d says UK Freight Masters director Dave Bland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of this, I decided to renew a lot of the fleet, so we\u2019ve replaced seven trucks and added another four.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>EDS Couriers general manager Chris Burton says: \u201cI\u2019ve always been a great believer that we are on the same hymn sheet as Palletforce in terms of how we do business, so what better way to show it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palletforce chief executive Michael Conroy adds: \u201cDespite the uncertain economic conditions our shareholder members continue to invest to drive forward the success of the entire network.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Palletforce members have invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in new vehicles decked out in the network\u2019s colours. 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