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    Volvo FM Electric Helps UK Builders’ Merchant Joseph Parr (Alco) Go Green
    Posted On: July 15, 2024
    Joseph Parr’s Volvo FM Electric 6x2 rigid with a Palfinger BM 26 crane is the first zero-emission heavy-duty truck deployed by a UK builders’ merchant. ...
    Renault C430 Hookloader Helps Sparling Recycling Increase Efficiency
    Posted On: July 15, 2024
    Sparling Recycling’s Renault C430 has a comfortable, high-specification cab and an efficient DE13 turbo compound engine. ...
    Ashcourt Group Readies For The Future With 4 Volvo FH Electrics
    Posted On: July 12, 2024
    The Ashcourt Group recently acquired four new 44-tonne Volvo FH Electric 6x2 tractor units with a range of 300 kilometres, 666 horsepower and Volvo’s I-Shift gearbox. ...
    Volvo FM Electric Helps LondonEnergy Convert Waste To Energy
    Posted On: July 3, 2024
    LondonEnergy’s new Volvo FM Electric will haul waste to an energy centre, where it will help generate enough electricity to power 80,000 homes each year. ...
    Volvo FH Electric Trucks Help Fred Sherwood Transport Lower Carbon Footprint
    Posted On: July 1, 2024
    Fred Sherwood Transport recently got closer to its sustainability goals by adding two zero-emissions Volvo FH Electric tractor units to its fleet. ...
    DAF: 75 Years Of Trucks From Eindhoven
    Posted On: June 21, 2024
    DAF Trucks is celebrating 75 years of truck-building, just one in a long line of highlights driven by innovation, revolutionary technologies, and smart design. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Introduces New eActros 600 Long-Haul Electric Truck
    Posted On: June 13, 2024
    The first long-haul battery-electric Mercedes-Benz truck, the eActros 600, can drive 500 km on a charge and recharge from 20% to 80% in just 30 minutes. ...
    SDC Trailers Returns To The Road Transport Expo With Industry-Leading Semitrailer Showcase
    Posted On: June 4, 2024
    SDC Trailers have announced they are exhibiting at the Road Transport Expo 2024 from 4 to 6 June at the NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. ...
    DAF 19-Tonne XB Electric Makes UK Trade Show Debut At Road Transport Expo
    Posted On: June 4, 2024
    The 19-tonne version of the zero-emissions DAF XB Electric truck, which has a range of 350 kilometres, is making its first appearance at a UK trade show at Road Transport Expo in Stoneleigh, England. ...
    Renault Trucks Debuts First Right-Hand Drive E-Tech T At Road Transport Expo 2024
    Posted On: June 3, 2024
    The electric E-Tech T joins a lineup of fully electric and HVO-compatible diesel vehicles that spotlights Renault Trucks’ commitment to decarbonising transport. ...
    Knowles Logistics Advances Sustainability Efforts With New Volvo FM Electric Tractor Units
    Posted On: May 31, 2024
    Knowles Logistics of Cambridgeshire recently acquired three new Volvo FM Electric tractor units and says they will log about 80,000 kilometres per year, collectively saving 260,000 of carbon dioxide per year. ...
    Man Receives Gold Award From EcoVadis
    Posted On: May 20, 2024
    EcoVadis awarded Man a sustainability rating score of 73 points, which ranks the truckmaker in the top 5% of best-rated companies. ...
    Aggregate Supplier Rory J. Holbrook Buys 12 New DAF XDC Tippers
    Posted On: May 16, 2024
    Norfolk-based aggregate supplier Rory J. ...
    Alltruck Serves Up ‘Game-Changing’ Solutions To Food & Drink Transporters
    Posted On: May 14, 2024
    Alltruck plc has introduced a range of vehicle contract hire solutions tailored to the specific requirements of the food and beverage industry. ...
    Volvo Rigid Curtainsiders Deliver For Bristol’s Butcombe Brewery
    Posted On: May 9, 2024
    Butcombe Brewery recently continued to upgrade its delivery fleet (which serves more than 100 pubs, bars, and inns in South West England) by purchasing Volvo FE 6x2 and FL 4x2 rigid curtainsiders. ...
    Renault C520 Off Road Truck Shoulders The Load For Morecambe Metals
    Posted On: May 3, 2024
    Morecambe Metals purchased a Renault Trucks C520 8x4 Off Road with a Hyva Titan hook loader body with a tri-axle Muldoon roll-on roll-off hook bin trailer to collect and deliver ferrous and non-ferrous metals for recycling. ...
    MAN Expands Its Zero-Emission Portfolio
    Posted On: April 19, 2024
    Learn more about Man's small truck series with hydrogen combustion engines, planned for 2025 starting with 200 vehicles in selected markets. ...
    ‘Forward-Thinking’ IVECO eDaily Wins ‘Electric Van Breakthrough Of The Year’ Award
    Posted On: April 16, 2024
    IVECO's eDaily has been recognised as impressive electrification enabler for its innovations in eLCV technology and mission-focus. ...
    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted On: April 11, 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. ...
    Lenham Storage Moves Toward Zero Emissions With Volvo FM Electric Trucks
    Posted On: April 5, 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. ...
    Collection UK Tools Adds Montracon MT39 Machinery Carrier For Speedier Loading & Unloading
    Posted On: April 2, 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. ...
    Multimodal Logistics Adds 5 Renault T480 High Tractor Units To UK Container Haulage Fleet
    Posted On: March 29, 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. ...
    RiverRidge Acquires Renault E-tech D Wide, Northern Ireland’s First Electric Skip Loader Truck
    Posted On: March 28, 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. ...
    165 DAF XG Tractors For Global Liquid Transporter HOYER
    Posted On: March 7, 2024
    HOYER, the world market leader in logistic solutions for liquid products, is renewing its fleet with 165 DAF XG 480 4x2 tractors. ...
    Man Rolls Out Battery Repair Centres In Europe
    Posted On: March 4, 2024
    Two Man battery repair centres are already in operation, in Germany and Spain. ...
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    East Kent Recycling Expands Fleet With New Volvo Trucks
    Posted 20/10/2025
    Waste management provider East Kent Recycling recently added 23 mixed-model Volvo trucks, including FL, FE, and FMX models, to its fleet to support operations throughout Kent. ...
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    SAS Tech Services Adds 1st Electric Vehicle To Fleet With Mercedes-Benz eActros 600
    Posted 08/10/2025
    The latest addition to the SAS Tech Services fleet, a new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, will pull a double-decker trailer on weekly round trips between the UK and Holland to collect IT equipment for recycling, covering 80,000 miles a year. ...
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    Vicovanu Transport Expands Fleet With 15 New Krone Container Carriers
    Posted 12/09/2025
    Vicovanu Transport recently added 15 new Krone Box Liner sliding chassis trailers to its fleet, bringing its Krone trailers total to 90, and has 15 more on order. ...
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    WTTL Expands Fleet With 6 More Krone Urban Box Trailers
    Posted 27/08/2025
    Wiltshire-based professional transport training and driver development provider WTTL has added six Krone Urban Box trailers to its fleet of articulated driver training vehicles. ...
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    Don-Bur Double Deck Trailers: The Low-Hanging Carbon Win
    Posted 26/08/2025
    Before fleets electrify at scale, double-deck trailers are a proven way to cut emissions intensity now through doubling volumetric capacity, reducing trip frequency, and lowering fuel use per pallet. ...
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    Greene King Expands Fleet With 60 New Don-Bur Curtainsiders
    Posted 15/07/2025
    Greene King has expanded its national drinks distribution fleet with 60 new Don-Bur-built curtainside bodies with liveries showcasing the brewer’s brands. ...
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    Rocks Off Gravel Lifts The Roof With High-Spec Curtainsider From Krone
    Posted 08/07/2025
    Rocks Off Gravel has strengthened its logistics capability with the addition of a new high-specification Krone Profi Liner trailer. ...
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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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