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    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. ...
    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. ...
    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. ...
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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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    Ipswich Haulier Goes Green, Replacing Diesel Truck With Volvo FE Electric
    Posted 05/03/2025
    Warehousing and distribution firm Debach has added the first electric truck to its vehicle fleet, a new, zero-tailpipe emissions Volvo FE Electric. ...
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    Iveco S-Way Makes Its Debut In Euro Truck Simulator 2
    Posted 23/12/2024
    Iveco announces the recent release of the Iveco S-Way in the popular Euro Truck Simulator 2 video game developed by SCS Software. ...
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    Cargo Express Chooses High-Quality Schmitz Cargobull Mega Trailers For International Transport
    Posted 06/11/2024
    Cargo Express adds Schmitz Cargobull Mega trailers to its fleet for their high quality, flexible roof height, and anti-theft features. ...
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    DAF Trucks Debuts New Innovations At IAA Transportation 2024
    Posted 07/10/2024
    Learn more about DAF's New Generation XD, XF, XG, and XG? trucks, which recently made their debut at the IAA Transportation 2024 show. ...
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    West Yorkshire Haulier Acquires Volvo FH Aero 460 Tractors
    Posted 30/09/2024
    Bower Green recently upgraded three trucks to new, aerodynamic Volvo FH Aero 460 tractor units with I-Save fuel-saving features and Globetrotter cabs. ...
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    Holland & Barrett Renews Fleet With Don-Bur Box Bodies
    Posted 26/09/2024
    Don-Bur announces the completion of a new batch of 33 bespoke 18-tonne rigid box bodies for Holland & Barrett, the UK's leading health and wellbeing store. ...
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    Top Tips For Selling Your Truck
    Posted 31/03/2020
    Anyone looking to sell a truck, whether it be a tractor unit, tipper, flatbed, curtainsider, or box truck, has the same goal: sell it fast for as much money as possible—here’s how. ...
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