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    DAF Introduces New AEBS-3 Advanced Emergency Braking System For CF, LF & XF Trucks
    Posted June 24, 2020
    With an increased forward range and a dramatically increased near-range angle of view, the new system provides earlier warnings, making it easier for drivers to avoid collisions. ...
    Scunthorpe-Based DMC Trailers Adds 20 New Schmitz Cargobull Trailers With Carrier Transicold Refrigeration Units
    Posted June 23, 2020
    The trailer hire firm says Schmitz Cargobull trailers “represent great value for the money which we can pass on to our customers.” ...
    Calcium Carbonate Specialist Longcliffe Quarries Adds 8 Volvo FH Tractors & 2 Volvo FM Rigid Tippers
    Posted June 22, 2020
    The haulier expects to keep the Volvos in operation for five years and run them up to about 100,000 kilometres per annum. ...
    Ontime Logistics Adds New Flagship Mercedes-Benz Actros To Fleet
    Posted June 18, 2020
    The family-owned, Kent-based shipping container transport specialist reports that about half of their 30-truck fleet are Mercedes-Benz trucks. ...
    Simon McMahon Starts New Haulage Business With Help Of A Used Scania R 520
    Posted June 17, 2020
    McMahon describes the ruby red, V8-equipped tractor unit as “in very good condition, nearly pristine in the cab,” despite having logged a half-million kilometres. ...
    London-Based Infrastructure Specialist Amey Orders 15 Mercedes-Benz Econic & Arocs Trucks
    Posted June 16, 2020
    Amey has operated Econics since 2009 and its newest dozen are all 1827L 18-tonners with 272-horsepower, 7.7-litre engines and PowerShift 3 automated manual gearboxes. ...
    SDC Trailers & MDF Engineering Raise £25,644 For Action Mental Health
    Posted June 16, 2020
    The Slieve Donard virtual trek event, another fundraising opportunity, is coming up on 20 June. ...
    Liverpool-Based Custom Glass Endures Challenging Year With Help Of Mercedes-Benz Atego
    Posted June 15, 2020
    Custom Glass continues to serve customers with a fleet of 14 Ategos, including a pair of 816s supplied by Roanza Truck & Van. ...
    CRS Building Supplies Cashes In DAF Driver Training Vouchers To Familiarise Drivers With New CF 370 Trucks
    Posted June 11, 2020
    Purchased in March, the four rigid crane trucks have been very well received indeed; the firm have already established a build spec to simplify future orders from dealer Kingdon Wessex DAF. ...
    Mercedes Benz Dealers Adjust To COVID-19 With Customer Care Centre, New Management & Restructuring
    Posted June 11, 2020
    Both firms (members of the Motus Group) have been guided through the pandemic by their new MD Lee Seward, who only joined the team in December but has already had a big impact on operations. ...
    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. ...
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    Rocks Off Gravel Lifts The Roof With High-Spec Curtainsider From Krone
    Posted 08/07/2025
    Rocks Off Gravel has strengthened its logistics capability with the addition of a new high-specification Krone Profi Liner trailer. ...
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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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    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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