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    LondonEnergy Adds Five New Mercedes-Benz Arocs Tractor Units With MirrorCam Systems For Enhanced Safety
    Posted July 24, 2020
    Transport and Logistics Manager Katie Blowes says that even drivers who initially had reservations about using MirrorCam have been won over and are less fatigued at the end of their shifts. ...
    Bartlett Tree Experts’ Fleet Grows By Five Isuzu Tipper Trucks
    Posted July 24, 2020
    The firm recently purchased three 3.5-tonne Grafter tippers and two 7.5-t rigid tippers to work out of their Beaconsfield, St. ...
    Eurovia Contracting Adds New Econic Tipper-Grab Truck With Thompsons Bodywork, Palfinger Epsilon Crane
    Posted July 23, 2020
    The firm says the truck’s five-star Direct Vision Standard rating from Transport for London factored heavily in their purchase decision. ...
    Belgrade Sanitation Company Takes Delivery Of 44 DAF CF & LF Refuse Trucks
    Posted July 23, 2020
    The trucks include rear-, side-, and top-loading refuse trucks as well as tank trucks and street sweepers that double as snow ploughs in the winter months. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Unimog U530 Wins A Convert In Leicestershire Groundworks Contractor Luke Finney
    Posted July 23, 2020
    “If I’d known Unimogs were this good I would have bought one years ago,” says Finney. ...
    Versatility Is Key For The Volvo FE
    Posted July 23, 2020
    The Volvo FE is a versatile vehicle that can handle more general applications, including local and regional distribution, as well as construction, refuse collection, and other vocational applications. ...
    The Salvatori Group Adds Eight New Mercedes-Benz Actros 2548 Tractor Units To Their Fleet
    Posted July 22, 2020
    The Kent-based logistics and transport specialists bought their first Mercedes-Benz trucks following a successful stint with a 530-horsepower Actros demonstrator unit with a GigaSpace cab. ...
    Oxfordshire-Based Cotswold Carriers Adds New Volvo FH Box Truck For Its Removal Operations
    Posted July 22, 2020
    Cotswold MD Dean Cooper reports that his drivers love the truck’s Globetrotter XL cab and Dual Clutch I-Shift gearbox. ...
    Elddis Transport Maintains Efficiency & Reliability With New SDC Curtainside Semi-Trailers
    Posted July 22, 2020
    Established in 1971, the family-run transport business currently owns 165 vehicles and more than 320 standard, high cube, and longer length semi-trailers. ...
    DPD UK Orders 150 Mercedes-Benz Actros Tractor Units & 30 Atego Curtainside Trucks For Parcel Deliveries
    Posted July 22, 2020
    These additions are part of a £200 million investment designed to increase DPD’s next-day parcel delivery capacity. ...
    Special-Order Mercedes-Benz Actros Meets Long-Range Needs Of South West Boat Transport
    Posted July 21, 2020
    The haulage firm, which purchased their first Actros in 2013, typically runs their trucks for more than 100,000 kilometres per year and hasn’t suffered a breakdown since switching to Mercedes-Benz trucks. ...
    Up Close & Personal With The MAN TGX
    Posted July 21, 2020
    The TGX is a versatile truck that can be configured for long-haul transport, construction, fire response, forestry, agriculture, street cleaning, waste disposal, car transport, and other applications. ...
    Isuzu Truck Taps RAC For UK Roadside & Breakdown Assistance
    Posted July 21, 2020
    RAC will take over responsibility for more than 1,500 customers with Isuzu repair and maintenance plans and aid more 5,500 trucks still covered by manufacturer warranties in the event of a breakdown. ...
    The Delanchy Group Confirms Commitment To Electric Mobility With Renault Trucks
    Posted July 20, 2020
    The Delanchy Group recently acquired the first Renault Trucks D Z.E. production model to exit Renault’s manufacturing facility in Blainville-sur-Orne, France. ...
    Firestone Announces Vanhawk Multiseason, Company’s First All-Season Tyre For European Light Trucks
    Posted July 17, 2020
    Firestone will release its first ever all-season tyre for light trucks in the European market in October in 19 sizes between 15 and 16 inches and with three high load sizes included. ...
    Suffolk-Based Brinor International Gets The Jump On DVS, LEZ Requirements With New Volvo FH Tractors
    Posted July 16, 2020
    The order of the new trucks, which will run five days a week hauling shipping containers from Felixstowe throughout the UK, also marks the firm’s 40th anniversary. ...
    Renault Trucks Range D Wide Z.E. Is UK’s First Right-Hand-Drive, Serial Production Electric Truck
    Posted July 15, 2020
    Powered by two electric motors, the truck delivers a maximum power of 370 kilowatts, continuous power of 260 kW, and maximum torque of 850 newton-metres. ...
    Repsol Honda MotoGP Race Team Selects IVECO S-WAY Long-Haul Truck To Support European Race Schedule
    Posted July 15, 2020
    The truck will bear the team’s livery and will transport spare parts, tools, and other equipment that riders Marc Márquez and Alex Márquez rely on. ...
    New Volta Zero All-Electric Vehicle Entering Prototype Stage, Real-World Customer Tests To Follow In 2021
    Posted July 15, 2020
    The Volta Zero isn’t just a zero-emissions vehicle; it’s also manufactured using body panels constructed of biodegradable resins and a flax material weave, making the vehicle almost entirely carbon-neutral. ...
    Renault Trucks & Indra Automobile Recycling Establish Network To Recover, Recycle & Reuse Truck Parts
    Posted July 14, 2020
    The organisations signed a letter of intent on 2 July after nearly completing a year-long study to determine key success factors and criteria needed for a successful program on a commercial scale. ...
    Driven By Me Adds New Mercedes-Benz Actros 2548 Tractor Unit For Efficiency & Advanced Technologies
    Posted July 13, 2020
    The new Actros replaces an older one and not only provides significant technology upgrades for driver comfort and safety, but also improves on the older truck’s fuel economy by “a good half a mile per gallon.” ...
    Wolverhampton-Based Trailer Rental Specialist Wiseva Adds 30 New SDC Freespan Curtainsider Trailers To Its Fleet
    Posted July 10, 2020
    As of January, 10 of the trailers had been delivered; SDC says 20 more are on the way. ...
    MAN At Work: A Closer Look At The MAN TGS
    Posted July 10, 2020
    This versatile, hard-working truck recently received an extensive series of upgrades as part of MAN’s New Generation truck launch. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Actros Provides 4-Star Visibility For Galaxy Insultation & Dry Lining
    Posted July 9, 2020
    By investing in eight Actros rigids with 4-star Direct Vision Standard ratings, Galaxy will remain compliant with London’s Direct Vision Standard regulations for years to come. ...
    McLaren Racing’s Fleet Of 24 Volvo FH Trucks Heads For First Formula 1 Race Of The Season In Spielberg, Austria
    Posted July 9, 2020
    The team depends on the Volvo tractors to haul everything from its cars to hospitality equipment, parts and tools, 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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