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    New Daimler Subsidiary Will Oversee All Of Daimler Truck AG’s Fuel Cell Projects
    Posted June 9, 2020
    Daimler Truck AG has consolidated all of its fuel cell ventures into one new company: Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co. ...
    DAF CF & LF Electric: A Closer Look
    Posted June 9, 2020
    Thanks to their zero-emission, low-noise operation, these trucks are well-suited to urban distribution and other tasks, even in heavily regulated areas such as London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone. ...
    CNH Industrial Gives Update On Nikola Corporation Investment
    Posted June 8, 2020
    Following completion of the merger between VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. and Nikola Corporation, Nikola shareholders received 1.901 shares of VectoIQ for every Nikola share. ...
    Swedish Haulier LBC Frakt Adds First Liquefied Biogas-Powered Truck To Its Fleet, A Scania G 410 Skip Loader
    Posted June 8, 2020
    Frakt MD Lars Reinholdsson says the truck (and others like it to come) will help the company meet society’s CO2 reduction targets as it plans to meet standards for 2030 and even 2050. ...
    Scania Achieves ISO 45001 Accreditation In First For UK Commercial Vehicle Industry
    Posted June 5, 2020
    Appropriate for businesses of all sizes, ISO 45001 provides companies guidance and spells out specific requirements needed to implement an accredited workplace health and safety management system. ...
    Collett & Sons Ltd Adds Several Bespoke Dennison PSK Trailers To Their Fleet
    Posted June 5, 2020
    The abnormal loads specialist will use the trailers to deliver steelwork to construction sites across the UK. ...
    BS Trailer Services Orders £2 Million Of New Curtainside Trailers From SDC
    Posted June 4, 2020
    The leasing and hiring company has worked with SDC for more than 20 years and believes in the quality of SDC products. ...
    Five New Isuzu Trucks Help Nectar Imports To Deliver Strong & Soft Drinks
    Posted June 4, 2020
    This latest order brings Nectar’s total of Isuzu trucks to 18 out of a fleet of 25. ...
    FreshLinc Group To Acquire 14 Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks After Successful Trial
    Posted June 4, 2020
    The order follows hard upon the firm’s use of two demonstration units over a number of months; Fleet Engineer Andy Marchant says the trucks’ fuel economy “sealed the deal.” ...
    East Anglia Scania Dealer TruckEast Wins 2019 Dealer Development Award
    Posted June 1, 2020
    Scania's East Region dealership and West Pennine Trucks in Manchester won second and third place, respectively. ...
    Wirral-Based Recovery North West Adds Six New DAF Trucks, Including Four XFs and Two LFs
    Posted June 1, 2020
    The firm says buying DAF rather than replacing like-for-like was “a simple decision” due to DAF’s cost, performance, and “well-known reliability.” ...
    Get To Know The IVECO Stralis X-WAY
    Posted June 1, 2020
    The X-WAY is a highly versatile truck designed to handle a wide range of applications, including working as a timber truck, mixer, hook lift and skip loader truck, tipper, crane truck, gully cleaner, or refuse truck. ...
    Volvo FH Tractor With I-Save Cuts Fuel Costs For Long-Haulage Specialist I.T.S. Transport
    Posted May 28, 2020
    I.T.S. plans to put more than 100,000 kilometres on the new FH each year hauling flour and general cargo. ...
    Derbyshire-Based Holdsworth Foods Adds Six New Isuzu N75.190 Refrigerated Trucks To Its Fleet
    Posted May 28, 2020
    The firm added its first Isuzus in 2015 and now has more than 45 vehicles from the marque. ...
    Eight New Scania Trucks Join Belgian Waste Recycler Containers Maes’ Fleet
    Posted May 28, 2020
    The 38-vehicle fleet consists of a mix of G-, R-, and S-series trucks in 4x2, 4x4, and 6x4 axle configurations with 13- and 16-litre engines. ...
    DAF Holds Virtual Truck Show On Social Media With 700 Entrants & 55,000 Viewers
    Posted May 27, 2020
    The show was originally planned as a live event but was moved to social media due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
    Brian Easey Transport Adds Volvo FH Lite To Fleet
    Posted May 22, 2020
    With its drivers being away for up to two weeks at a time, the Cambridgeshire-based haulier was focused on finding the most fuel-efficient option. ...
    A Closer Look At The Mercedes-Benz Actros
    Posted May 22, 2020
    Built for long-distance haulage and heavy-duty distribution, the Actros was recently voted Truck of the Year for the fifth time by the European commercial automotive press. ...
    IVECO Delivers New S-WAY R Racing Trucks To Drivers Jochen Hahn & Steffi Halm
    Posted May 21, 2020
    The drivers had the opportunity on 16 May to drive their trucks around a test track located at IVECO’s manufacturing and R&D facility in Ulm, Germany. ...
    Waste-To-Product Recycling Specialist Renewi Adds 200 New DAF CF Trucks To Its 2,400-Vehicle Fleet
    Posted May 20, 2020
    This follows a Renewi order for 250 DAF vehicles just 18 months ago; the newest CFs will be based at the company’s branches in Belgium and the Netherlands, with some also operating in the larger Benelux region. ...
    UK Gas Supplier Calor Purchases FUSO eCanter To Operate In London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone
    Posted May 20, 2020
    Mitsubishi FUSO distributor Mercedes-Benz says the eCanter is “the world’s first fully electric light-duty truck to enter series production,” and that more than 140 units have been sold worldwide since its launch in 2018. ...
    SDC Trailers Details COVID-19 Measures To Customers & Suppliers
    Posted May 20, 2020
    The company has made workshop adjustments supporting physical distancing, is distributing personal protective equipment, is providing regular temperature screenings, and more. ...
    Renault Range C Tipper Trucks Power Shropshire Aggregate Supplier
    Posted May 14, 2020
    Eight of the firm’s 13 trucks are Renaults; MD Jonathan Evans says the Range C “has proved itself in terms of fuel consumption, payload, durability, and manoeuvrability, and the back-up has been first class.” ...
    Rochdale-Based Casey Plant Hire Purchases New Volvo FMX 8x2 Rigid With Palfinger Crane & Beavertail Plant Body
    Posted May 14, 2020
    The new truck was a replacement for another Volvo, an FM9 which the firm drove for 14 years and 700,000 kilometres. ...
    Ford Will Restart Production At Engine Plants In UK & Spain The Week Of May 18
    Posted May 13, 2020
    The truck maker will resume production at three facilities, including the Bridgend Engine Plant in South Wales, the Dagenham Engine Plant in Essex, and the Valencia Engine Plant in Spain. ...
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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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