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    New Mercedes-Benz Arocs A Moving Tribute To Grandfathers Who Served
    Posted On: July 2, 2020
    Rees commissioned a personal tribute to mark the 75th anniversary of VE day with images of his grandfather, his wife’s grandfather, and his driver’s grandfather in uniform. ...
    Dutch Logistics Specialist Bolk Transport’s Fleet Grows By 10 Nooteboom Low Loader Semi-Trailers
    Posted On: July 2, 2020
    The order calls for a mix of two- and three-axle trailers; Bolk collected the first MCO-38-02V/L extendible Multitrailer last week. ...
    Mercedes-Benz & FUSO Dealer City West Commercials Announces New Dealer Principal
    Posted On: July 1, 2020
    Darren Sweet has been in the industry for 30 years and worked at two other Mercedes-Benz dealerships in that time. ...
    A Closer Look At The Mercedes-Benz Arocs
    Posted On: June 29, 2020
    Whatever your needs for a construction vehicle, it’s likely there’s a tough, dependable Arocs truck configured to meet them. ...
    D&M Jones & Son’s Tipper Trucks, Including A New Scania G 500 XT, Pull Double Duty As Moving Advertisements
    Posted On: June 26, 2020
    The tipper hire firm takes pride in running clean trucks with an eye-catching livery, and says their new Scania G 500 XT is very nearly as effective as an advert for the business as it is at hauling and dumping loads. ...
    The Event Gallery Fine Art Bought A Used Mercedes-Benz Actros Just Before COVID-19 Restrictions Began
    Posted On: June 26, 2020
    The company has purchased nearly new Mercedes-Benz trucks in the past and has been impressed with their performance and reliability. ...
    DAF Introduces New AEBS-3 Advanced Emergency Braking System For CF, LF & XF Trucks
    Posted On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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.” ...
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    Egis Lagan Services Adds All-Electric Volvo FM Low Entry To Lower Emissions & Enhance Safety
    Posted 31/10/2025
    Egis Lagan Services acquired a Volvo electric FM Low Entry truck, the first in Ireland, to reduce transportation emissions and improve crew safety during maintenance work on TII’s motorway and high-speed dual carriageway road network. ...
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    East Kent Recycling Expands Fleet With New Volvo Trucks
    Posted 20/10/2025
    Waste management provider East Kent Recycling recently added 23 mixed-model Volvo trucks, including FL, FE, and FMX models, to its fleet to support operations throughout Kent. ...
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    SAS Tech Services Adds 1st Electric Vehicle To Fleet With Mercedes-Benz eActros 600
    Posted 08/10/2025
    The latest addition to the SAS Tech Services fleet, a new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, will pull a double-decker trailer on weekly round trips between the UK and Holland to collect IT equipment for recycling, covering 80,000 miles a year. ...
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    Vicovanu Transport Expands Fleet With 15 New Krone Container Carriers
    Posted 12/09/2025
    Vicovanu Transport recently added 15 new Krone Box Liner sliding chassis trailers to its fleet, bringing its Krone trailers total to 90, and has 15 more on order. ...
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    WTTL Expands Fleet With 6 More Krone Urban Box Trailers
    Posted 27/08/2025
    Wiltshire-based professional transport training and driver development provider WTTL has added six Krone Urban Box trailers to its fleet of articulated driver training vehicles. ...
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    Don-Bur Double Deck Trailers: The Low-Hanging Carbon Win
    Posted 26/08/2025
    Before fleets electrify at scale, double-deck trailers are a proven way to cut emissions intensity now through doubling volumetric capacity, reducing trip frequency, and lowering fuel use per pallet. ...
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    Greene King Expands Fleet With 60 New Don-Bur Curtainsiders
    Posted 15/07/2025
    Greene King has expanded its national drinks distribution fleet with 60 new Don-Bur-built curtainside bodies with liveries showcasing the brewer’s brands. ...
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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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