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    Matthew Kibble Transport Adds SDC Curtainsiders For General Haulage & Pallet-Track Operations
    Posted On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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. ...
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    MAN Truck & Bus: Waste Collection Goes Electric
    Posted 18/05/2026
    MAN is electrifying its municipal portfolio, for waste collectors, winter gritting services, and more, with significantly fewer emissions and less noise. ...
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    Nooteboom Mega Windmill Trailer XXL’s Stability Impresses Silvasti CEO
    Posted 11/05/2026
    The Mega Windmill Trailer XXL is a third-generation semi-trailer from Nooteboom Trailers that can transport small- and large-diameter wind turbine tower sections with weights of up to around 100 tonnes. ...
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    Volvo Trucks’ All-New Combustion Engine Platform: Superior Fuel Efficiency & Ready For A Wide Range Of Alternative Fuels
    Posted 11/05/2026
    Volvo Trucks has unveiled two all-new 13-litre engines – its most fuel-efficient ever – which are ready for renewable diesel and gas fuel types, including future hydrogen applications. ...
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    Volvo FM Makes First-Time Volvo Buyer CT Glass A Believer
    Posted 08/05/2026
    Volvo’s FM 380 6x2 rear-steer rigid curtainsider impressed first-time Volvo buyer CT Glass with its manoeuvrability, efficiency, comfort, and safety features. ...
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    Alliance Flooring Distribution Adds 11 New Volvo FH Aero 460s To Fleet
    Posted 07/05/2026
    Alliance Flooring Distribution recently added 11 new Volvo FH Aero 460s to its fleet, joining 39 previously purchased Volvo trucks and boosting the fleet’s Volvo contingent to 30%—all in just two years. ...
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    DAF Launches Interactive Route Simulator For Electric Trucks
    Posted 29/04/2026
    DAF Trucks is launching an interactive route simulator that provides transport operators with insight into real-world deployability of electric DAF trucks in their specific daily operations. ...
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    5-Star Performance! Scania P-Cab Duo Receive Euro NCAP's Top Rating
    Posted 22/04/2026
    Joining Scania's L-cab 6x2 refuse truck, which received Euro NCAP's top rating in 2026, are a pair of P-cab trucks in 4x2 distribution and 6x2 utility forms. ...
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    2026 Truck Shows Across Ireland & The UK
    Posted 21/04/2026
    There is a rich history of trade shows, conferences, expos, and other truck and trailer industry events taking place each year throughout Ireland and the UK, and 2026 is no different. ...
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    New DAF Used Trucks Center Opens In Warsaw
    Posted 14/04/2026
    The new centre responds to the growing demand for young pre-owned DAF vehicles in Central and Eastern Europe and strengthens DAF Trucks’ European Used Truck Network. ...
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    Volvo Launches New Electric Trucks—With Ranges Up To 700 Kilometres
    Posted 14/04/2026
    Volvo Trucks has set a new benchmark for heavy-duty trucks with the launch of its latest electric models with improved performance, flexibility, and ranges up to 700 kilometres. ...
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