Truck Locator Truck and Trailer News Blog Archive

The new sewer-cleaning vehicle is based on an Arocs 3251 chassis from local Dealer Northside Truck & Van. ...

DAF’s fleet management tool is getting a webshop where users can manage their subscriptions and an open-source platform to enable easy integration of third-party fleet management tools. ...

The new curtainsider’s increased capacity and easier access vs. its panel van predecessor means the company can make more deliveries each day. ...

The firm’s new C380 is a 6x4 rigid with a 7-cubic-metre McPhee mixer drum; owner Keith Price says that a change was in order after running a competing brand for nearly 30 years. ...

“In terms of its specification and cost-effectiveness, the Econic was clearly the best solution,” says Council Procurement and Contracts Manager Richard Jones. ...

The Stralis NP 460 runs solely on Bio-Liquified Natural Gas to reduce fuel consumption by up to 15% and produces 99% less particulate matter compared to diesel. ...

The 11-tonne rigid scaffolding truck has an aluminium dropside body and will be used to deliver scaffolding to various construction sites large and small around the South West. ...

The firm reports that the FL is a big step up from its previous vehicle, both in terms of its payload capacity and its fuel efficiency. ...

The firm will reveal long-haul T and T High trucks upgrades for 2021 to new and existing players of the PC game on 6 April, with details on its updated C and K ranges to come at a later time. ...

The 7.5-tonne Atego 816s, each with a ClassicSpace S-Cab and a 5.1-litre, 154-horsepower engine, have all been delivered and are hard at work. ...

The Northumberland-based recovery specialist purchased the truck from Stockton-on-Tees dealerpoint Evans Halshaw and says it will “certainly earn its keep.” ...

This announcement covers the firm’s tyre plants, R&D Centre, PCT plant, textile plant, and EMIA headquarters. ...

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. ...

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. ...

“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. ...

“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. ...

The Swedish truck maker says it has sold more than 1 million trucks with the technology worldwide. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

Stewarts expects the vehicles to work seven days a week and travel roughly 160,000 kilometres each year, working alongside 30 other Volvos. ...

Strategically located in Reading, the facility will offer Mercedes-Benz’s full range of repair and maintenance plans. ...

Scania reports that Keltruck Hereford and West Pennine Trucks Telford took second and third, respectively. ...

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.” ...