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    New Krone Cool Liner Refrigerated Semi-Trailers Part Of Port Logistics Expansion For PML
    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. ...
    Explore Transport Adds 8 New Renault Trucks C430 8x4 Mixers To Fleet
    Posted March 31, 2022
    The new additions are the firm’s first-ever Renault trucks and were provided by Border Trucks in Carlisle. ...
    New Generation DAF XG+ Named Best Diesel Tractor Unit At Fleet News Awards
    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.” ...
    11 Mercedes-Benz Actros Tractor Units To Service National Veterinary Services Hubs Across The UK
    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. ...
    MAN Truck & Bus Participating In ATLAS-L4 Autonomous Driving Project
    Posted March 29, 2022
    The project’s goal is to demonstrate and analyse the operation of autonomous trucks on German motorways and highways. ...
    Amazon UK’s Middle-Mile Fleet Now Running 5 DAF CF Electric Trucks
    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. ...
    Animal Feed Maker AB Agri Receives First 6 Of 12 New Volvo FM 460 Tractors
    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. ...
    IVECO Takes Further Step Towards Connected & Autonomous Driving With Successful Conclusion Of ENSEMBLE Project
    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. ...
    FUSO Canter Balances Strength & Agility For Luke Jennings Tree Surgery
    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. ...
    London-Based Storage & Moving Solutions Provider Is All-In With IVECO Daily 7-Tonners
    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. ...
    3.5-Tonne Isuzu Grafters Pull Sanitation Duty At Challenger Site Services
    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. ...
    XPO Logistics & British Gypsum Take Delivery Of First Volvo FM LNG & HVO Trucks From 76-Unit Order
    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. ...
    New SDC Trailers Freespan Curtainsiders Allow Construct IT To Meet Demands Of Growing Business
    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. ...
    Renault & GEODIS Developing 16-Tonne Electric Truck For Urban Logistics
    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. ...
    Schmitz Cargobull Wins New Customer CK Foods With S.KO COOL SMART Refrigerated Trailer
    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. ...
    Lights, Camera, Action: New Volvo FH Transports Lighting & Staging Equipment For Bath International Transport
    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. ...
    Hilltop Transport Acquires Third FUSO Canter In Less Than A Year
    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. ...
    Hanson Logistics Heeds Recommendations, Acquires First Volvo Truck
    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. ...
    MJ Slater Acquires New Actros Edition 2, Scores Limited-Edition Mercedes-Benz Hat Trick
    Posted March 8, 2022
    The haulier also runs a three-year-old Actros Edition 1 and a one-year-old Actros Edition 2. ...
    Renault Trucks T & C Electric Trucks In The E-Tech Range
    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. ...
    James T Blakeman & Co Replaces 3 More Trucks From Another Marque With Volvo FH Tractor Units—Only One More To Go
    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. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Actros With MirrorCam Brings Efficiency & Safety To Andyfreight
    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. ...
    Zenith Trailer Rentals Bolsters Fleet With 100 Schmitz Cargobull S.KO PACE SMART Semi-Trailers
    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. ...
    Fuel-Efficient Concept Starship Truck to Undergo Real-World Trial
    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. ...
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    Iveco Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary & Sets In Motion The Spirit Of The Future
    Posted 11/06/2025
    Iveco, the brand of Iveco Group N.V. that designs, manufactures, and markets light, medium, and heavy commercial vehicles, marks the 50th anniversary since its foundation in 1975. ...
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    Schmitz Cargobull Trailer Increases Capacity & Flexibility For Bolshaw Industrial Powders
    Posted 10/03/2025
    Bolshaw Industrial Powders, a Macclesfield-based producer of limestone products, purchased a Schmitz Cargobull S.CS Fixed Roof curtain sider after being impressed by the trailer’s capacity, durability, and security features. ...
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    Fuso Canter Fills The Bill For Jack Cotterill Tree Services
    Posted 07/03/2025
    The 130-horsepower Euro 6 Step E-compliant Fuso Canter produces 360 newton-metres of torque, has the smallest turning circle in the 3.5-tonne class, and features enhanced driver comfort and safety. ...
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    Ipswich Haulier Goes Green, Replacing Diesel Truck With Volvo FE Electric
    Posted 05/03/2025
    Warehousing and distribution firm Debach has added the first electric truck to its vehicle fleet, a new, zero-tailpipe emissions Volvo FE Electric. ...
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    Iveco S-Way Makes Its Debut In Euro Truck Simulator 2
    Posted 23/12/2024
    Iveco announces the recent release of the Iveco S-Way in the popular Euro Truck Simulator 2 video game developed by SCS Software. ...
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    Cargo Express Chooses High-Quality Schmitz Cargobull Mega Trailers For International Transport
    Posted 06/11/2024
    Cargo Express adds Schmitz Cargobull Mega trailers to its fleet for their high quality, flexible roof height, and anti-theft features. ...
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    DAF Trucks Debuts New Innovations At IAA Transportation 2024
    Posted 07/10/2024
    Learn more about DAF's New Generation XD, XF, XG, and XG? trucks, which recently made their debut at the IAA Transportation 2024 show. ...
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    West Yorkshire Haulier Acquires Volvo FH Aero 460 Tractors
    Posted 30/09/2024
    Bower Green recently upgraded three trucks to new, aerodynamic Volvo FH Aero 460 tractor units with I-Save fuel-saving features and Globetrotter cabs. ...
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    Holland & Barrett Renews Fleet With Don-Bur Box Bodies
    Posted 26/09/2024
    Don-Bur announces the completion of a new batch of 33 bespoke 18-tonne rigid box bodies for Holland & Barrett, the UK's leading health and wellbeing store. ...
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    Top Tips For Selling Your Truck
    Posted 31/03/2020
    Anyone looking to sell a truck, whether it be a tractor unit, tipper, flatbed, curtainsider, or box truck, has the same goal: sell it fast for as much money as possible—here’s how. ...
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