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    Youngs Transportation & Logistics Kicks Off Rebrand With Addition Of 2 Renault T520 High Tractor Units
    Posted February 28, 2023
    “The T Highs look impressive and are the perfect flagship vehicles to showcase in our new branding,” says Youngs Transportation & Logistics South East Fleet Manager, Andre Jenkins. ...
    Drainfast Gives Daf LF 180 Fleet New Livery To Celebrate 20th Anniversary
    Posted February 27, 2023
    “We were looking at a new campaign to celebrate our two decades in business and decided that our fleet of Dafs are the perfect billboard for the company,” says Drainfast Marketing Manager Mark Chambers. ...
    Relay Technical Transport Replenishes Fleet With 5 New Mercedes-Benz Atego Trucks
    Posted February 24, 2023
    “I’ve been with this business for 23 years and can’t recall us running anything other than Mercedes-Benz and Fuso trucks,” says Relay Technical Transport Operations Director Tom McMahon. ...
    FCL Event Logistics Of Thatcham Adds 3 Krone Dry Liner Semitrailers To Meet Increasing Demand
    Posted February 21, 2023
    The Thatcham-based firm purchased two Dry Liner STG models and one Dry Liner STP, which boasts a unique black paint job. ...
    Watmough’s Forestry Of Melton Mowbray Acquires 2nd Mercedes-Benz Unimog
    Posted February 17, 2023
    The new addition, which coincides with the firm’s 21st anniversary this month, has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12.7 tonnes and is powered by a 7.7-litre in-line six-cylinder Euro 6 engine. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks Now Run Microlise SmartFlow With No Extra Hardware
    Posted February 9, 2023
    “As well as being more cost-effective, this development allows users to install the Microlise SmartFlow App a lot more quickly and easily than was previously possible,” says Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ Richard Skidmore. ...
    McBurney Transport Adds 30 New SDC Aluminium Boxvan Trailers To Fleet
    Posted February 9, 2023
    "The advanced features and high-quality construction will help us to improve our operational efficiency and better serve our customers,” says founder Norman McBurney. ...
    Food Transport Specialist Loves Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool Refrigerated Rental Semitrailer, Buys One
    Posted February 3, 2023
    “It’s well-built and reliable and does everything we need it to do for our business, which involves transporting goods long distances around the UK and on the continent,” says Ann-Martin International owner-operator Martin Flanagan. ...
    G.S. Davies & Son Take Driver Comfort To The Next Level With Volvo FH Globetrotter
    Posted February 3, 2023
    The truck is fitted with Volvo’s Drive++ package and Media package to keep the firm’s drivers comfortable on the road. ...
    Iveco & Plus Start Public Road Testing Of Their Highly Automated Truck In Germany
    Posted February 1, 2023
    Testing of the autonomous S-Way will Expand to Austria, Italy, and Switzerland in the coming months. ...
    Agriculture Haulage Specialist Adds Renault Trucks T520 6x2, Number Plate TS55MOO
    Posted February 1, 2023
    The new truck joins a 2019 T520 in the fleet with number plate TS55COW to showcase the company’s livestock roots. ...
    CTS Hire Adds 2nd 26-Tonne Renault E-Tech D Wide Refuse Truck To Fleet
    Posted January 30, 2023
    “This additional vehicle will give even more of our customers the opportunity to incorporate an electric refuse truck into their day-to-day operations for as long as they wish,” says CTS Hire MD Bob Sweetland. ...
    Krone Trailer UK Delivers 51 Box Liner FS10 Skeletal Trailers To KBC Logistics
    Posted January 27, 2023
    Combined with additional trailers currently on order, the delivery of container carriers expands the haulier’s fleet of Krone trailers to 160 units. ...
    Daf Starts Assembly Factory For Electric Trucks
    Posted January 27, 2023
    Series production of XD and XF Electric to start in spring 2023. ...
    A Brace Of Mercedes-Benz Arocs On Order After First Pair Excels For Draintech Tankers
    Posted January 26, 2023
    “The Arocs are performing strongly while the feedback from our drivers has been extremely positive, with the comfortable, well-equipped cabs coming in for particular praise,” says Director Robert Simpson. ...
    Arla Foods Achieves Dramatic Carbon Emissions Reduction With New LNG-Powered Trucks From Volvo
    Posted January 20, 2023
    The UK’s largest dairy cooperative has seven new FM LNG 6x2 tractor units that provide a 63% reduction of CO2 vs. 2015 baseline numbers. ...
    Renault Trucks T520 High Tractors Delivering Refrigerated Foodstuffs To Europe For M&M Kerr Limited
    Posted January 19, 2023
    “I’ve always run a competitor manufacturer’s vehicles but Mike Carr from our local Renault Trucks dealer, Border Trucks, sold me a couple of used vehicles which have proved to be great work horses,” says M&M Kerr Director Mikey Kerr. ...
    Waste Collection In Copenhagen Goes Electric With Scania 25L
    Posted January 19, 2023
    The crane truck is used primarily to empty underground waste containers in the city’s new districts of Nordhavn, Sydhavn, and Amager. ...
    20 New Schmitz Cargobull S.CS Fixed Roof Curtainsiders Help Manfreight Expand New Division
    Posted January 19, 2023
    “We’ve been buying Schmitz trailers for the best part of 30 years, we value them as a trusted partner,” says Chris Slowey, managing director at Manfreight. ...
    Toutes Directions Specs New Mercedes-Benz Actros 2553 Tractor For Comfort
    Posted January 18, 2023
    The Sheffield-based haulier’s new flagship is packed with options like the twin-screen Multimedia Cockpit, Mercedes’ StyleLine interior, and more. ...
    Fuel Savings & I-Shift Technology Keys To T. W. Plummer’s Return To Volvo FH 500
    Posted January 18, 2023
    “We’ve monitored the fuel returns closely via Volvo Connect and we’ve been averaging around 9.5 mpg over the past 12 months with the first turbo compound truck, which we were really pleased with,” says owner Jonathan Walker. ...
    New Daf Steered Pusher Axle For Even Greater Efficiency
    Posted January 17, 2023
    The new Electric Hydraulic Steering system is available on New Generation 6x2 tractors and rigids. ...
    Iveco Bus Signs A Major Agreement For Electric Buses In Italy
    Posted January 11, 2023
    Iveco Group will supply as many as 150 E-Way full electric city buses to FS Italiane Group’s Busitalia company, which operates local public transport services. ...
    HJ Cole Haulage Ltd Prioritises Driver Comfort With New Renault Trucks C460 8x4 Tipper
    Posted January 9, 2023
    “Having a Renault Trucks dealership offering first-class truck servicing up the road from us was very appealing, and the salesman, Rob Coxon, has been great to deal with,” says HJ Cole Haulage owner Keith Trickett. ...
    7.5-Tonne Canters Offer More Payload & Better Fuel Efficiency For Fife Creamery
    Posted October 12, 2022
    The Scottish chilled food wholesaler has acquired 30 of the Canter 7C18 trucks equipped with dual-compartment refrigerated box bodies supplied by Gray & Adams. ...
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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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