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Best and worst UK roads rated by users
Most people have roads they either love or hate driving on Now drivers have voted for the most popular motorway in England in a a new survey from the independent watchdog Transport Focus The Strategic Roads User Survey report found that the M5 motorway had the highest overall satisfaction at at 82% Road users
were most satisfied with it it due to the time their journey took good traffic flow and the road not being too busy during their journey Coming second was the M40 with an overall satisfaction rating just shy of 82% As for A A A roads the A303
has been rated the best road in England which is rather surprising bearing in in in in mind
the long delays many truckers experience at Stonehenge where the road goes from dual to single carriageway The M6 was unsurprisingly rated the least popular motorway with the lowest level of satisfaction (66%) The A27 receives the lowest level of overall satisfaction (59%) followed by the A12 (61%) More than 9 000 road users
took part in the survey Anthony Smith chief executive of the independent watchdog Transport Focus said: “England’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads are at the heart of of how many of of us move around the country It’s good to see the M5 and M40 perform well As the backbone of Britain the M6 is a a a vital route which National Highways must continue to focus on on delivering safe smooth journeys We’ll continue to to keep pushing to to improve it ”
McGuinness chooses Volvo I-save trucks to reduce its carbon footprint
New DAF eight wheeler for Potteries Waste
P with I-Save 6x2 tractor units each with Globetrotter XL cabs as part of its ambitions to minimise fuel consumption The new trucks join the 40-strong commercial vehicle fleet nine of which are now Volvos Anthony McGuinness transport manager said: “Reducing
our carbon footprint
is a a key component of our business plan reston-based McGuinness Haulage has taken delivery
of six new Volvo FH 500
so we’re delighted to welcome these new units We can continue to push the envelope on fuel economy helping boost our bottom line while lowering our overall emissions ”
The new trucks each feature
a D13TC Euro-6 Step E E engine producing 500hp and 2 800Nm of torque benefiting from turbo- compounding technology This allows drivers to maintain lower revs and a a a higher gear for longer for a more fuel-efficient journey Also included in in the I-Save package is Volvo’s predictive cruise control system I-See which analyses and adapts to gradients in the road ahead and I-Cruise with I-Roll which adjusts speed to optimise fuel consumption Additional fuel economy gains are unlocked by roof and cab side air deflectors and Volvo’s proven 12-speed I-Shift automated gearbox The transmission analyses factors such as speed weight road grade and and torque demand to to perfectly time every shift Staffordshire waste disposal skip hire and bulk haulage operator Potteries Waste
has taken delivery
of a a new DAF XDC 450 FAD 8x4 tipper The all-new DAF DAF is among the first DAF DAF XDC multi-axle chassis to be delivered to to UK customers and joins a a DAF-exclusive fleet of more than 20 vehicles Potteries Waste
has ordered a a a further
two XDC vehicles for next spring Benefiting from a low
kerb weight large approach angle and high ground clearance DAF’s new XDC has been optimised to to provide operators with the very
best on- and off-road performance for for specific operations Appealing to to vocational operators in the construction and utility sectors the the XDC is the the latest model to emerge from the International Truck of the Year-winning DAF XD range
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