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    A Closer Look At The IVECO Daily Hi-Matic
    Posted April 15, 2020
    This versatile, efficient range of vans and chassis cabs is designed to enhance drivers’ comfort and productivity, as well as owners’ bottom lines. ...
    Renault Relaunches #ProudProfessionals Campaign To Highlight Trucking Industry Workers
    Posted April 14, 2020
    : Renault is re-launching the campaign, which debuted in 2017, to honour the trucking industry pros who safely deliver the food, products, and medicines that keep the country going. ...
    LondonEnergy Adds 9 Volvo FM Hook Loader Trucks For Refuse Collection Operations
    Posted April 13, 2020
    The refuse collection and recycling specialist will operate the trucks seven days a week while covering up to 200,000 kilometres (124,274 miles) per year between them. ...
    FH16: Up Close & Personal With Volvo’s New Redesigned Flagship
    Posted April 13, 2020
    Here’s a closer look at the new FH16, which features a bolder, more sophisticated exterior that Volvo says reflects the truck’s “more connected and smarter than ever before” design. ...
    Wayne Catt Transport Meeting Demand With New DAF XF 530
    Posted April 10, 2020
    The Preston-based operation recently took delivery of the new 4x2 tractor unit, which was ordered before the national emergency began. ...
    IVECO HI-SCR Technology Sells Navajo Leasing On 3 Eurocargo ML180E25 Trucks
    Posted April 10, 2020
    All three 18-tonners feature 6.7-litre Tector diesel engines, which produce 250 horsepower and up to 850 newton-metres of torque, and custom AMSS flatbed bodywork. ...
    A Closer Look At The Mitsubishi FUSO eCanter
    Posted April 8, 2020
    Able to drive 100 kilometers on a charge, the lithium-ion battery-powered truck is built in Tramagal, Portugal, for European and U.S. customers and in Kawasaki, Japan, for Asian markets. ...
    Waste Management Firm EWD Recycling Acquires 4 New Volvo FMX Heavy-Duty Trucks
    Posted April 7, 2020
    EWD Recycling’s 32-tonne FMXs are equipped with Boweld steel tipping bodies or Hyva hookloader bodywork and drawbar couplings, and each uses a Euro 6, Step D Volvo D11K diesel engine. ...
    FreshLinc, Facing Increased Demand For Chilled Food, Relies On Custom-Built Schmitz Cargobull Trailers
    Posted April 7, 2020
    Originally custom-built to haul fresh flowers from the Netherlands, the trailers feature Hydraroll Trailerloda rollerbed systems designed to load and unload air cargo containers quickly and safely. ...
    20 Renault Trucks To Join FreshLinc Group Fleet
    Posted April 7, 2020
    The logistics firm recently ordered Renault Trucks Range T tractor units that are expected to cover 180,000 kilometers annually for FreshLinc Group’s temperature-controlled division. ...
    Scania Responds To Coronavirus Pandemic By Following Health Guidelines, Keeping Workshops Open
    Posted April 6, 2020
    The company believes that keeping the transportation industry running “is essential to ensure deliveries of necessary goods,” including food and medical supplies. ...
    A Closer Look At The DAF CF
    Posted April 6, 2020
    The CF is available as a tractor unit or rigid and is well-suited to a wide range of applications, including long haul, tank transport, regional distribution, refuse collection, construction, timber, and more. ...
    IVECO To Keep Dealers & Workshops Open For Business While Following Government Guidelines & Taking Added COVID-19-Related Precautions
    Posted April 3, 2020
    The company says it is following all guidelines from the Ministry of Health, including cleaning more extensively, having technicians work in smaller teams, and encouraging the use of disposable gloves, masks, and vests. ...
    New Renewable Fuels Guide Helps Fleet Operators Cut Emissions Economically
    Posted March 31, 2020
    The Guide makes the business and environmental case for a variety of low carbon and sustainable fuels with particular emphasis on high-blend biofuels for commercial vehicles. ...
    A Closer Look At The Revolutionary IVECO Stralis NP
    Posted March 31, 2020
    Building upon IVECO’s work designing sustainable-fuel trucks, vans, and buses, IVECO launched the Stralis NP series in 2016 as the first natural gas truck specifically designed for long-haul operations. ...
    SFS Flooring Supplies Adds IVECO Daily Hi-Matic To Their Fleet
    Posted March 30, 2020
    SFS chose the curtain side van following a short test drive of a demonstrator model. ...
    Highly Specialised For Collection & Distribution: Mercedes-Benz Econic
    Posted March 30, 2020
    Initially introduced at the Entsorga waste management trade show in 1998, the Econic was designed to fuse the key characteristics of vehicles designed for work across different sectors into a single vehicle. ...
    Volvo Technicians Volunteer For Weekend Shifts To Serve Customer Knowles Transport, Dealer Lends Them A Volvo FH Demonstrator
    Posted March 27, 2020
    The warehousing and distribution specialist says they are facing Christmas-level volumes “plus a bit more,” and has needed every truck they could get to keep up with demand. ...
    Volkswagen Celebrates 70th Anniversary Of Its Transporter Van Range
    Posted March 27, 2020
    The manufacturer says the occasion marks a new record for the longest commercial vehicle production run in history. ...
    Ipswich-Based TMJ Interiors Adds Two New Volvo FE Trucks, With A Third On The Way
    Posted March 27, 2020
    The specialist joinery contractor says Volvo is one of only a few brands they’d consider, due to driver popularity and the reliability and aftersales support they’ve enjoyed with previous Volvos. ...
    DAF Reaffirms Commitment To Dealer Network & Aftersales Support During Coronavirus Pandemic
    Posted March 26, 2020
    Despite taking a number of preventative measures, the company says that its 134 dealer locations in the United Kingdom are “operating at, or very close to, normal levels.” ...
    A Closer Look At The Renault Trucks Range T
    Posted March 26, 2020
    You’ll find a Range T truck for almost any long-haul application, with a wide range of engines, cab configurations, and transmissions. ...
    A Closer Look At The New-Look Volvo FM
    Posted March 26, 2020
    Volvo recently redesigned the FM inside and out, with a focus on operator experience, safety, and productivity. ...
    Hino & Toyota Announce Plans To Co-Develop A Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Truck
    Posted March 25, 2020
    The new truck will be based on the Hino Profia; the companies have estimated its range at 600 kilometres. ...
    Ipswich-Based Maze Logistic Solutions Orders Its First Volvo Trucks: A Pair Of Volvo FH Tractor Units
    Posted March 25, 2020
    Maze expects to put roughly 130,000 kilometres (80,778 miles) per year on each of the trucks, which are supplied on a four-year contract hire agreement with Volvo Gold repair and maintenance contracts. ...
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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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