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    East Anglia Scania Dealer TruckEast Wins 2019 Dealer Development Award
    Posted On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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. ...
    A Closer Look At The IVECO S-WAY Heavy-Duty Truck
    Posted On: May 12, 2020
    Designed specifically for long-haul operations, the S-WAY boasts an entirely new cab built from the ground up along with numerous design, connectivity, sustainability, safety, and other features. ...
    German Government Looking To Extend Toll-Free Travel For CNG & LNG Vehicles Above 7.5 Tonnes
    Posted On: May 11, 2020
    The extension would be good through 31 December of 2023, thereby lowering the overhead costs of operating gas-powered trucks in the country. ...
    A Closer Look At IVECO’s Eurocargo
    Posted On: May 7, 2020
    The Eurocargo story dates back to 1959, before even the formation of IVECO itself, with the Lupetto from OM. ...
    Danish Transport Company’s New Scania R 250 Is Equipped With A Life-Saving Heart Defibrillator
    Posted On: May 7, 2020
    The tragic reason behind owner Kim Ancker’s decision to equip his new truck with the lifesaving device was the 2018 death of an oncoming driver due to cardiac arrest. ...
    CNH Industrial Says Two-Thirds Of Production Plants Worldwide Are Now Operational
    Posted On: May 6, 2020
    The company expects “the vast majority” to be running by month’s end, with full operation at most sites expected, although there may be exceptions where COVID-19 has affected market conditions and supply chains. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Reports 814 Sprinter Vans Registered In April
    Posted On: May 6, 2020
    As reported by the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders), there were more Mercedes-Benz Sprinter registrations than any other vehicle in the United Kingdom in April. ...
    Volvo Trucks Gradually Restarting Production For The UK, Ireland
    Posted On: May 6, 2020
    The firm has announced a partial resumption of work at plants in Belgium and Sweden, which produce finished trucks for the UK and Ireland and have been shut down since March due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus. ...
    Dedicated To Distribution: A Closer Look At DAF’s LF Series
    Posted On: May 5, 2020
    The LF Series is fewer than 20 years old but has already garnered a number of prestigious industry awards and is a mainstay in the regional and local distribution industry. ...
    XPO Logistics Leans On 43 Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks To Deliver Parts Throughout The UK
    Posted On: May 4, 2020
    The global transportation and logistics specialist began its relationship with the Mercedes-Benz Logistics Centre earlier this year and plans on a five-year term. ...
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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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    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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