Posted March 31, 2022
Last December, the family-owned company opened a new satellite operation and logistics hub with a temperature-controlled warehouse in Lympne in Kent, where it’s moving perishable goods to from Dover for last-mile distribution. ...
Posted March 31, 2022
The new additions are the firm’s first-ever Renault trucks and were provided by Border Trucks in Carlisle. ...
Posted March 30, 2022
“The XG+ sets a new benchmark in the tractor market,” the Fleet News Awards jury stated. “DAF’s flagship is stylish, packed with innovation, impressive to drive, offers the largest cab in the industry, and is comfortable to live with.” ...
Posted March 29, 2022
The trucks are a step up in driver comfort and have a three-star Direct Vision rating from Transport for London, ensuring operational compliance beginning in 2024. ...
Posted March 29, 2022
The project’s goal is to demonstrate and analyse the operation of autonomous trucks on German motorways and highways. ...
Posted March 25, 2022
By 2030, the e-commerce giant wants at least half of its shipments to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, and by 2040, Amazon hopes to reach net-zero carbon emission across all operations. ...
Posted March 25, 2022
The firm reports that roughly a third of its 118-truck fleet are Volvos, each of which runs six days a week for a total of about 140,000 kilometres each year. ...
Posted March 24, 2022
The 46-month project, co-funded by the EU, has demonstrated that platooning could play a key role in achieving sustainable transport. ...
Posted March 24, 2022
“I wanted a vehicle that will get in and out of tight spots, and having worked previously for a guy who now has four, I know the Canter can turn on a sixpence,” says Jennings. ...
Posted March 22, 2022
When the time came to update its fleet, easyStorage ordered 27 efficient, large-capacity Daily trucks and has 20 more either in the build process or on order. ...
Posted March 22, 2022
The Manchester-based portable toilet provider bought the cab and chassis trucks and had some outfitted with bespoke GK&N Services tanker bodies, while others got toilet transport bodywork from Fosters Commercials. ...
Posted March 18, 2022
The firms expect that the new tractor units will result in a 30% network-wide reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ...
Posted March 15, 2022
Construct IT’s new curtainsiders are built using SDC Trailers’ bolt-on body concept, low-friction alloy roof rail, and easy-roll technology with clear side apertures, which provide safe, efficient loading and unloading. ...
Posted March 15, 2022
The companies seek to address the changing landscape of urban delivery with a zero-emission truck that’s both safer and more efficient than current delivery vehicles. ...
Posted March 11, 2022
“Our business is growing and we needed a trailer that would be up to the job and able to meet our busy schedule,” says CK Foods Buyer Huzaifah Bhamji. ...
Posted March 11, 2022
“During the summer it gets really busy and the guys can be away for four to five weeks at a time, all across Europe, so it’s important they are happy in their working environment,” says owner Gary Bath. ...
Posted March 11, 2022
“Reliability is important too, of course, and our first Canter hasn’t missed a beat, which is why we’ve had no hesitation returning for more,” says Director Darren Paine. ...
Posted March 9, 2022
“We’re very impressed with the fuel figures, too; early indications show that the initial mpg return is far better than other trucks we have on the fleet,” says Operations Director Mark Henighan. ...
Posted March 8, 2022
The haulier also runs a three-year-old Actros Edition 1 and a one-year-old Actros Edition 2. ...
Posted March 8, 2022
Renault Trucks is expanding its all-electric range and has announced the start of sales for 2023 of two new models of up to 44 tonnes, the Renault Trucks T E-Tech for regional transport and the Renault Trucks C E-Tech for the construction industry. ...
Transport Manager Victoria Breaks Down Barriers With Mercedes-Benz Truck Operator Legion Scaffolding
Posted March 8, 2022
Victoria Boyle joined her brother in the Brentwood-based business five years ago and worked initially as his Personal Assistant, but has risen through the ranks to become the firm’s transport manager. ...
Posted March 2, 2022
The sausage manufacturer’s three new FH tractor units are spec’d with Globetrotter XL cabs and the Drive ++ and Living Plus packages for optimal driver comfort. ...
Posted March 2, 2022
Andyfreight has been running Mercedes-Benz trucks for over 30 years, beginning soon after it was established in 1986 by Managing Director Andy Pountney, with just a single 3.5-tonne pickup. ...
Posted March 1, 2022
“Ordering a trailer that’s built in the UK certainly has its advantages, particularly at a time when parts are hard to come by,” says Zenith Trailer Rentals MD Phil Rodman. ...
Posted May 2, 2018
A new truck, designed to be as economical and aerodynamic as possible, is set to take on a mammoth journey across the US, hauling a heavy load to show improvements can still be made to improve the sustainability of fossil-fuel-powered HGVs. ...