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    Mercedes-Benz Unimog U530s Take On Overhead Line Duty For UK Power Networks
    Posted November 17, 2021
    The Unimogs are equipped with electrically insulated Versalift hydraulic lift arms and two-person buckets instead of UK Power Networks’ previous one-person equipment. ...
    UK’s First Two Volvo FE Electric Tippers To Join Fox Group In 2022
    Posted November 17, 2021
    “We are strongly committed to playing our part in the UK’s push to reach net zero and we will be making more of our fleet electric in the future,” says Fox Group Managing Director Paul Fox. ...
    MAN TGX 18.510 Wins Sustainable Truck Of The Year 2022
    Posted November 16, 2021
    In its announcement of the award, the Sustainable Truck of the Year jury highlighted the TGX’s advanced aerodynamics and efficient powertrain. ...
    IVECO Conducts 4-Vehicle Platooning Pilot In Conjunction With C-Roads Italy
    Posted November 15, 2021
    The C-Roads Italy infrastructure in the Brenner Motorway provided the perfect backdrop for testing vehicle-passenger cooperation. ...
    Potenza Technology & FPT Industrial Develop Electric Battery Pack For OX EV Truck For Emerging Markets
    Posted November 12, 2021
    According to OX, its electric truck provides three times the capacity of a typical pickup used in emerging markets, as well as twice the payload. ...
    Springbridge Direct Gets A New IVECO X-WAY Decked Out With PALFINGER Crane For Turf, Pallet & Bulk Bag Delivery
    Posted November 12, 2021
    The Buckinghamshire-based turf and aggregates supplier needed a truck to replace a handful of ageing IVECO Trakkers, and the X-WAY fills the bill. ...
    TIER Mobility Chooses MAN Electric Vans To Service E-Scooters Across Europe
    Posted November 11, 2021
    TIER uses the battery-electric transporters primarily for changing the batteries in its fleet of electric scooters without producing local emissions. ...
    NS Clarke Transport Mercedes-Benz Actros Tractor Units Borrow Durability Features From Arocs Range
    Posted November 10, 2021
    “The combination of raised height and the more rugged and durable construction bumper means we’ve seen a noticeable reduction in accident damage to our latest units,” Clarke says. ...
    Owens Group Of Manchester Orders 60 New Volvo FH 460 Tractor Units
    Posted November 8, 2021
    The haulier says Volvos will soon make up more than 90% of its fleet. ...
    Express Utilities Chooses Mercedes-Benz Arocs Rigid Grab Loaders For Multi-Utility Connections
    Posted November 5, 2021
    “The truck is fundamentally well-suited to our requirements, not least because its excellent ground clearance is a big advantage when working in quarries and on rough sites,” says Express Utilities Project Manager Tony Lake. ...
    DAF Begins Series Production Of New Generation Trucks
    Posted November 5, 2021
    November 4 marked the start of series production of a new generation of trucks at DAF in Eindhoven. ...
    Lidl Italia Chooses Scania For 1st Electric Truck
    Posted November 2, 2021
    The new truck has a three-axle chassis, an electric engine with 230 kilowatts of continuous power and 295 kW of peak power, and a range of approximately 250 kilometres per charge. ...
    Fleetwood-based Archway Haulage Welcomes New Volvo Trucks FH & FE Units To Fleet
    Posted November 2, 2021
    Co-founder and Director Sam Archer, who previously served a full apprenticeship in the workshop at Thomas Hardie Commercials, has firsthand experience with both the quality of Volvo trucks and the backup service provided by the dealership. ...
    Daimler Truck AG & BP To Pioneer Deployment Of Hydrogen Infrastructure, Supporting The Decarbonization of UK Freight Transport
    Posted October 28, 2021
    Daimler Truck AG and BP Advanced Mobility Limited announced plans to work together to help accelerate the introduction of a hydrogen network, supporting the roll-out of a key technology for the decarbonization of UK freight transport. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Wins Innovation Prize For Electric Trucks
    Posted October 28, 2021
    The truckmaker won the OEM of the Year award at the 2021 Electrical Vehicle Innovation & Excellence Awards from publishing and events group Solar Media. ...
    Western Fuel Puts Two Volvo FL 4x2 Rigids Into Service For Deliveries Across The South West
    Posted October 27, 2021
    Prior to purchasing the Volvo FL rigids, Western Fuel typically had selected a rival truck brand, yet the Bridgwater-based fuel supplier was intrigued by the team from Truck and Bus Wales and West. ...
    New Mercedes-Benz Atego 1224 Custom-Built To Transport Aston Martin Vehicles
    Posted October 25, 2021
    The truck’s fully enclosed twin-deck transporter body boasting three-fold loading ramps, which provide a low loading angle ideal for Aston Martin sport and racing cars with minimal ground clearance. ...
    Volkswagen Launches Crafter Luton Refrigeration Conversion
    Posted October 25, 2021
    The new vehicle option, based on the Engineered To Go Crafter Luton by Ingimex, can cool its cargo to 0 degrees Celsius to preserve foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, and other cargo. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Unimog Celebrates 75th Anniversary At Only Fully Dedicated UK Dealer
    Posted October 25, 2021
    “I’ve spent most of my career working on and with Unimogs, and I’m as passionate about the product today as I’ve ever been,” says South Cave Tractors Co-Director Tony Levitt. ...
    Vehicle Recovery Specialist Acquires 6 New Isuzu N75.190 Crew Cab Trucks
    Posted October 21, 2021
    Westbourne Motors has seven locations throughout the south of England and a fleet of more than 250 commercial vehicles. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Trucks Teams With bp On Digital In-Truck Fuel Payment System
    Posted October 19, 2021
    Based on Mercedes-Benz’s bp In-Truck Pay app, the system makes purchasing fuel faster and safer for drivers while making payment management more efficient for fleet managers. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Unimog Replaces Tractor For Aberdeenshire Contractor & Farmer
    Posted October 19, 2021
    “The Unimog is a fantastic all-rounder, and makes us a lot more efficient,” says Brian Greig. “It will do pretty well everything a tractor can, and so much more as well. ...
    Scania Introduces Six-Wheel LNG-Powered Tractor With A Centre-Lift Axle
    Posted October 18, 2021
    "The addition of a six-wheel LNG tractor unit to our gas vehicle range is an exciting step forward as it opens up new opportunities for biogas-fuelled long distance haulage," says Scania (Great Britain) Limited’s UK Sales Director, Vincente Connolly. ...
    Renault Subsidiary HYVIA Presents Hydrogen-Powered Renault Master Van H2-TECH Prototype
    Posted October 18, 2021
    Renault says the zero-emission van will provide a 500-kilometre range and 12 cubic metres of cargo volume. ...
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    ‘Forward-Thinking’ IVECO eDaily Wins ‘Electric Van Breakthrough Of The Year’ Award
    Posted 16/04/2024
    IVECO's eDaily has been recognised as impressive electrification enabler for its innovations in eLCV technology and mission-focus. ...
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    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted 11/04/2024
    Orica UK relies on Volvo trucks, including recently acquired FMX 460s, to transport explosives and other materials to mines and quarries throughout the UK. ...
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    Lenham Storage Moves Toward Zero Emissions With Volvo FM Electric Trucks
    Posted 05/04/2024
    Lenham Storage recently purchased two new Volvo FM Electric trucks with 666 horsepower and 2,400 newton-metres of continuous torque, a 300-kilometre range, and a GCW of up to 44 tonnes. ...
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    Collection UK Tools Adds Montracon MT39 Machinery Carrier For Speedier Loading & Unloading
    Posted 02/04/2024
    Montracon’s MT39 machinery carrier has three axles, 4000 x 1000mm double flip hydraulic ramps, a low-profile loading incline, and is plated to 39 tonnes. ...
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    Multimodal Logistics Adds 5 Renault T480 High Tractor Units To UK Container Haulage Fleet
    Posted 29/03/2024
    Felixstowe-based Multimodal Logistics recently added five new 480-horsepower Renault Trucks T480 High Turbo Compound 6x2 tractor units to its fleet, which distributes multimodal shipping containers throughout the UK. ...
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    RiverRidge Acquires Renault E-tech D Wide, Northern Ireland’s First Electric Skip Loader Truck
    Posted 28/03/2024
    RiverRidge recently purchased a Renault E-Tech D Wide electric skip loader truck—a first for both the company and Northern Ireland—for work in the Belfast area. ...
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    165 DAF XG Tractors For Global Liquid Transporter HOYER
    Posted 07/03/2024
    HOYER, the world market leader in logistic solutions for liquid products, is renewing its fleet with 165 DAF XG 480 4x2 tractors. ...
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    Man Rolls Out Battery Repair Centres In Europe
    Posted 04/03/2024
    Two Man battery repair centres are already in operation, in Germany and Spain. ...
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    Warburtons Buys More Renault E-Tech Battery-Electric Trucks For Zero-Emission Bakery Deliveries
    Posted 01/03/2024
    Warburtons, the largest bakery brand in the UK, recently continued its transition to a zero-emission fleet with the addition of four new Renault E-Tech D16s and two Renault E-Tech Master vans. ...
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    Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Fuel Cell Is ‘Bus of the Year’ & ‘Ecological Bus Of The Year’
    Posted 28/02/2024
    The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell with hydrogen-based fuel cell range extender has won two awards in the national competition organized by the Spanish editorial group EDITEC. ...
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