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Bradford Council trials electric gritter

Bradford Council has added an electric gritter to its fleet as part of a trial to transition its HGV fleet to zero-emission vehicles.

electric and hybrid vehicles 23 Dec
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Fully electric gritter joins Ringway fleet

Econ Engineering is supplying a fully electric-powered gritter – the Electric Quick Change Body (E-QCB) – for Ringway’s fleet.

Electric vehicles 22 Jan
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Crash increase for National Highways gritters

With a year-on-year increase in gritters being hit by other vehicles, National Highways is urging motorists to give them time and space.

National Highways 16 Jan
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Government funds new gritters and calls on councils to keep roads open

The Government is calling on local authorities to stock up on salt and grit this winter, while bolstering Highways England’s fleet of gritters.  

Highways England 20 Nov
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Lincolnshire Council expands gritter fleet with new Mercedes Arocs

Lincolnshire County Council has added four new Mercedes-Benz Arocs gritters to its fleet to clear the roads of snow and ice through winter.

26 Nov
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‘Do not use hard shoulder to undertake our gritters’, urges Highways England

Highways England has urged UK motorists to avoid using the hard shoulder to undertake its gritters.

16 Nov
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