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    FUSO Canter Delivers Robust, Ready-To-Work Platform For Country Carpentry
    Posted August 26, 2020
    Thanks to its selection of a pre-built, 3.5-tonne Canter 3C13 dropsider, the bespoke garden shed builder now has a light truck that provides the strength and durability required for rugged construction duties. ...
    All-Electric Volta Zero Launch & Pilot Trucks Will Feature R-Steer Tyres From Bridgestone
    Posted August 26, 2020
    Bridgestone says their R-Steer tyres have a ribbed tread and a distinct steer pattern designed to reduce road noise and perform optimally on high-torque electric vehicles. ...
    German Electrified Road Pilot Project Utilising Five Scania R 450 Hybrid Trucks
    Posted August 24, 2020
    Scania’s research partners indicate that a successful outcome could eventually lead to as much as 80% of heavy trucks in Germany utilising similar tech to dramatically reduce carbon emissions. ...
    Welsh Transport Company TWT Logistics Group Purchase First Renault Trucks Master Red Edition
    Posted August 24, 2020
    The firm have put the new 150-horsepower Euro 6 Step D van to work as a mobile workshop to service their fleet throughout Wales, the Midlands, and the South Coast and South West regions. ...
    Loughborough-Based GLW Feeds Adds Three New Volvo FH Rigids With Dynafleet Support
    Posted August 20, 2020
    The specialty feed manufacturers also added two FH 6x2 tractor units to their fleet earlier this year. ...
    DAF Trucks Wishes To Re-Energise Industry’s Community Spirit At Commercial Motor Show
    Posted August 19, 2020
    Due to concerns surrounding the pandemic, the physical show has been cancelled, but DAF is embracing the show’s new virtual format and encourages members of the trucking industry to attend. ...
    Volvo Truck & Bus Centre North & Scotland Brings Awareness To Cancer Charities With Two FH Demonstrator Trucks
    Posted August 19, 2020
    The dealer will ask customers who take the trucks out for evaluation to donate £100 per week to one of two worthy causes. ...
    Southampton-Based Abacus Logistics Acquires UK’s First New Generation MAN TGX Tractor
    Posted August 19, 2020
    The freight specialists will use the newest addition to their 35-vehicle fleet to haul palletised and containerised loads from the Southampton Docks. ...
    Art Transport Specialist Mtec Adds First New-Generation Mercedes-Benz Actros 2653 With MirrorCam System & Multimedia Cockpit
    Posted August 13, 2020
    The truck offers the flexibility of pairing with either a beavertail trailer or a demountable dropside body for heightened manoeuvrability. ...
    Cambridgeshire-Based G. Webb Haulage Purchases Volvo FM 8x4 Rigid Truck With Lifting Rear Axle
    Posted August 11, 2020
    The is the bulk haulage firm’s first Volvo Since 2011 is a tipper with lifting rear axle, which raises when the truck is empty to save fuel costs on unladen trips, then lowers automatically when the truck is loaded. ...
    The MAN TGL: Right At Home In The City
    Posted August 6, 2020
    Although it can be used for long-haul applications, the TGL is in its element in crowded urban environments, thanks to great driver visibility, exceptional manoeuvrability, and a raft of cutting-edge safety features. ...
    Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland Tabs Hannah Burgess As Director Of New Vehicle Sales
    Posted August 6, 2020
    Burgess says Volvo is “on the verge of the single-biggest introduction of new products in the company’s history.” ...
    Waste Management Firm DSM Adds Three New Mercedes-Benz Actros Tractor Units With MirrorCam To Fleet
    Posted August 6, 2020
    The Sheffield-based company’s MD Scott Reynolds took one for a spin at a Northside Truck & Van event and came away impressed. ...
    York-Based Genta Medical Adds Six 7.5-Tonne Isuzu N75.190 Box Trucks For Hazardous Waste Collection & Solvent Delivery
    Posted August 6, 2020
    The firm has been an Isuzu customer since 2009 and says the marque’s day-to-day reliability is a big reason for this. ...
    Mercedes-Benz & FUSO Dealer Midlands Truck & Van To Open New £7 Million Facility In Smethwick
    Posted August 4, 2020
    The new facility is set to open this October and will feature a 650-square-metre parts department, a 1,580-m3 drive-through workshop, and 19 service bays. ...
    Matthew Kibble Transport Adds SDC Curtainsiders For General Haulage & Pallet-Track Operations
    Posted August 4, 2020
    The East Lancashire-based haulier has been running SDC Curtainsider semi-trailers since 2003, and Chairman Matthew Kibble says they have served his firm very well. ...
    North Yorkshire-Based Braegate Produce Adds First Volvo Truck To Their Fleet
    Posted August 3, 2020
    The potato supplier from Tadcaster secured an FH 500 6x2 tractor with a D13K Euro 6 engine and Volvo’s Globetrotter cab on a four-year contract hire agreement with Crossroads Truck and Bus. ...
    G Woodcock & Son Purchase Mercedes-Benz Actros Edition 1 To Make A Statement & Reward A Driver
    Posted July 30, 2020
    As the owner of a small firm in a crowded market, owner Geoff Woodcock decided he needed to make a splash, so he splashed out on a top-shelf Actros tractor unit. ...
    Volvo's Versatile FL Series Is Built For The City
    Posted July 30, 2020
    The Swedish truck manufacturer says the FL is highly suitable for urban deliveries and other tasks, and it has the same legendary focus on safety and efficiency you’ve come to expect from a Volvo. ...
    Essex-Based Caterer Upgrades Entire 20-Vehicle Fleet To Isuzu Grafter N35.125 Trucks
    Posted July 29, 2020
    Elliott’s Upper Crust Catering Services Ltd brought in the new Grafters over the last year and has paired them with Jiffy Banquet temperature-controlled bodies. ...
    Hüffermann Krandienst Adds Four New Nooteboom EURO-PX Low Loader Trailers As Part Of Ongoing Fleet Expansion
    Posted July 28, 2020
    Nooteboom says the EURO low loaders have such a low loading bed that they provide simple loading even of vehicles with very low ground clearance. ...
    George H Kime & Co Ltd Of Lincolnshire Grows Fleet By 19 New Renault Range T480 Tractor Units
    Posted July 28, 2020
    The new 473-horsepower Renaults will haul palletised loads in curtainside and double-deck trailers for The Pallet Network. ...
    Somerset-Based C&D South West Adds Four New Mercedes-Benz Actros Tractor Units, Including Two With MirrorCam Systems
    Posted July 28, 2020
    Some of C&D South West’s drivers expressed concern at transitioning from traditional mirrors to the Mercedes-Benz MirrorCam system, but the haulier reports that MirrorCam has won them over. ...
    Height For Hire Chooses Volvo FM 4x2 Rigid Truck To Work With Moog Underbridge Unit
    Posted July 27, 2020
    MD Fergus McArdle says, “The Moog MBI 110-1,2/S underbridge unit is a sophisticated piece of equipment, and the Volvo FM is the ideal chassis to complement it.” ...
    From Local Jobs To Long-Haul Transport, The MAN TGM Offers Wide Range Of Uses
    Posted July 27, 2020
    This versatile truck is adept at long-haul transport, local and regional distribution, construction work, agriculture and timber, emergency services, refuse collection, street sweeping, and more. ...
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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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