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    Alpha Recovery Adds New 8x4 DAF XF With Boniface Recoverer Trident Bodywork
    Posted March 25, 2021
    The Northumberland-based recovery specialist purchased the truck from Stockton-on-Tees dealerpoint Evans Halshaw and says it will “certainly earn its keep.” ...
    Bridgestone’s European Locations Now Fully Powered By Renewable Sources
    Posted March 25, 2021
    This announcement covers the firm’s tyre plants, R&D Centre, PCT plant, textile plant, and EMIA headquarters. ...
    Parcel Delivery Services Provider Orders 220 New SDC Boxvan & Curtainsider Trailers
    Posted March 23, 2021
    The order is part of Tuffnells’ fleet renewal programme; the new trailers will join a fleet of more than 1,110 vehicles that serve the firm’s customers in the UK as well as internationally. ...
    French Plant Hire Specialist Adds Renault’s First Electric Construction Vehicle, A D Wide Z.E. Crane & Tipper Truck
    Posted March 22, 2021
    The 26-tonne 6x2 rigid is powered by four 66-kWh battery packs and came equipped with JOCQUIN tipper bodywork and a HIAB X HiPro 142-E crane. ...
    Majors Service Moves From Secondhand Volvos To 15 Brand-New FH Unlimited Edition Tractor Units With I-Save
    Posted March 22, 2021
    “We’re Volvo through and through; we started out with an FL10 and they have always been our primary manufacturer of choice,” says co-owner Dalvinder Singh Boparai. ...
    IVECO Daily Wins 2021 Light Truck Of The Year Award, Its Second Win In 3 Years
    Posted March 22, 2021
    “This is a fantastic accolade to further cement Daily's reputation as a robust and efficient vehicle with unrivalled capability,” says Mike Cutts, light business-line director for IVECO UK. ...
    Volvo Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Its I-Shift Automated Manual Transmission
    Posted March 19, 2021
    The Swedish truck maker says it has sold more than 1 million trucks with the technology worldwide. ...
    IVECO ON & Easy Way App Combine IVECO Service & Transport Solutions
    Posted March 19, 2021
    The truck manufacturer has merged its digital services for fleet management, vehicle monitoring, and telematics reporting into a single online platform for drivers and fleet managers. ...
    London-Based Ambulance Converter Adds First Isuzu Truck To Fleet
    Posted March 18, 2021
    Blue Light Services’ new 7.5-tonne N75.150 is equipped with a Truck Craft curtainside beavertail body and has a 4-t payload, making it well-suited to delivering completed ambulances to customers. ...
    IVECO Partners With ENGIE & Vulcangas To Bring Biomethane To Turin
    Posted March 18, 2021
    The firms have established the first Bio-LNG and Bio-CNG filling station in Turin, Italy, in an effort to help decarbonise the transport sector. ...
    DAF Trucks To Exhibit CF & XF Tippers, Mixers & More In Hillhead Digital Streaming Event
    Posted March 17, 2021
    The multi-stream conference will take place on 30 and 31 March and will include product and service information from more than 500 companies as well as seminars on construction, recycling, and other vocational topics. ...
    Scottish Produce Distributor Buys 9 New Volvo FH 500 Tractor Units, One With I-Save Fuel Efficiency Package
    Posted March 16, 2021
    Stewarts expects the vehicles to work seven days a week and travel roughly 160,000 kilometres each year, working alongside 30 other Volvos. ...
    Cordwallis Becomes Newest Mercedes-Benz & FUSO Authorised Repairer & Celebrates 50th Anniversary
    Posted March 12, 2021
    Strategically located in Reading, the facility will offer Mercedes-Benz’s full range of repair and maintenance plans. ...
    TruckEast Norwich Named 2020 Scania Depot Of The Year, Its Second Win In Three Years
    Posted March 12, 2021
    Scania reports that Keltruck Hereford and West Pennine Trucks Telford took second and third, respectively. ...
    Milton Keynes Haulier Grows Fleet By 10 New Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545 Trucks
    Posted March 12, 2021
    WH Barley has been running Actros trucks for the last three years, and Director Emma Barber says “They’ve been exceptionally reliable, economical, and popular with our drivers.” ...
    TV & Film Industry Support Vehicle Specialist Facilities By ADF Adds 25 Trucks To All-DAF Fleet
    Posted March 11, 2021
    The Bridgend-based firm has chosen DAF as its brand of choice, amassing 78 trucks from the marque in three years, including a mix of LFs and XFs configured as box trucks, tankers, low decks, and much more. ...
    Maritime Transport Improves Eco-Friendliness With Order Of 275 Volvo FH I-Save Trucks
    Posted March 11, 2021
    The haulier already numbers 50 FH I-Save tractor units in its fleet, and says the fuel-sipping trucks have quickly become their most fuel-efficient 44-tonners. ...
    Hampshire-Based Transporter Adds New IVECO S-WAY Tractor Unit To Its Fleet, Has Another On The Way
    Posted March 10, 2021
    The new trucks will distribute refrigerated goods to supermarkets and haul loads on curtainside and low-loader trailers like the haulier’s previous six IVECO trucks, all Stralis tractor units. ...
    Frozen Meal Provider Cook Bolsters Fleet With New Mercedes-Benz Atego 1521L
    Posted March 8, 2021
    The Atego also has a Solomon Commercials insulated body, with two rear doors and a side door, coupled with a FRIGOBLOCK FK Series refrigeration unit that can maintain temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius. ...
    Hammond Transport Acquires New Flagship: The New Generation MAN 26.510 TGX
    Posted March 8, 2021
    The 6x2 tractor is powered by a 12.4-litre, 503-horspower, Euro 6 engine and is so far getting 11.2 miles per gallon. ...
    J&B Recycling Adds Three New Mercedes-Benz Econic 2630Ls To Fleet, Has Two More On The Way
    Posted March 5, 2021
    “We have chosen the Econic because we believe it to be the market’s finest refuse vehicle chassis, one that enjoys an unrivalled reputation for quality and reliability,” says J&B Operations Director Matt Tyrie. ...
    Cornwall-Based Spa Specialist Acquires One Of The First 2021 Isuzu Grafter N35.125(T) Rigids Sold In The UK
    Posted March 5, 2021
    The 3.5-tonne, twin-rear-wheel rigid features a six-speed automatic transmission, dropside bodywork, and a Fassi F30CY crane in the rear. ...
    Nooteboom Launches The OSDS-48-03V(EBW) Semi Low Load Trailer Designed To Haul Equipment, Containers & More
    Posted March 4, 2021
    The new trailer’s wheel wells are one of the factors that make it so versatile; they are 400 millimetres deep with 35-degree inclination angles and steel cross ribs that keep the cargo in place. ...
    Tilbury-Based Transporter Adds One Of 35 Mercedes-Benz Actros Edition 1 Trucks Available In The UK
    Posted March 3, 2021
    Co-founder Diogo Ferreira wanted a special truck to celebrate his firm’s success, and only the very best would do. ...
    Volvo FH 460 LNGs Help Exintra Group Provide Environmentally Friendly Logistics To Fashion Retailer Client Primark
    Posted March 3, 2021
    The FH 460 LNG delivers the same performance as its diesel counterpart but produces 20% less carbon dioxide emissions thanks to its unique G13C engine. ...
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    MAN Expands Its Zero-Emission Portfolio
    Posted 19/04/2024
    Learn more about Man's small truck series with hydrogen combustion engines, planned for 2025 starting with 200 vehicles in selected markets. ...
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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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