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    Watmough’s Forestry Of Melton Mowbray Acquires 2nd Mercedes-Benz Unimog
    Posted On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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 On: 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. ...
    Volvo FH With I-Save Tractor Units Cut Fuel Costs All Week For Haulage Company PD Bannister
    Posted On: January 9, 2023
    The firm has taken delivery of seven new 6x2 FH 460 trucks with Globetrotter cabs and says five more will be arriving over the coming year. ...
    Schmitz Cargobull S.CS Fixed Roof Curtainsider Pulls More Than Its Weight For Uptons Transport Services
    Posted On: January 5, 2023
    The firm’s newest semitrailer joins a fleet of 10 trailers and two Daf and two Renault tractor units. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Arocs 1824 Trucks Bring MirrorCam To Gillett Environmental Of Lancashire
    Posted On: January 3, 2023
    The firm reports that one of its longest-serving drivers “was pleasantly surprised at the level of enhanced visibility, as well as the reduced fatigue he felt after a day’s work in the truck.” ...
    2 New Fuso eCanter Trucks Are First Full-Electric 7.5-Tonners For Speedy Services
    Posted On: December 29, 2022
    The firm already employs 150 electric vans among its fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles. ...
    Duchy Plant Hire Orders 8 Mercedes-Benz Arocs Tippers For Reliability & Performance
    Posted On: December 22, 2022
    “Our latest Mercedes-Benz trucks are doing a brilliant job, and the fuel returns are astonishing,” says Duchy Plant Hire founder and Director Jamie Shelton. ...
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    Wordsworth Excavations Increases Heavy-Haulage Capacity With New Renault Trucks T High
    Posted 22/01/2026
    Wordsworth Excavations chose the Renault Trucks T High 6x2 tractor unit to haul plant and equipment to work sites due to its power, comfort, and versatility. ...
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    DAF Introduces XG & XG+ Electric
    Posted 13/01/2026
    The XG and XG+ Electric are driven by the most powerful Paccar EX D2 electric motor, with outputs from 270 to 350 kW and a torque of 2,400 N-m. ...
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    Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks Available Due to Fleet Renewal
    Posted 11/01/2026
    Due to a fleet renewal, there are 20 Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks available to purchase immediately. ...
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    Two Unimogs Join Specialist Vehicle Fleet For Incident Response Role With The Environment Agency
    Posted 30/12/2025
    The Environment Agency has added two Mercedes-Benz Unimogs to its fleet of specialist vehicles that will be used to move excavators, machinery, and other Environment Agency equipment to critical incidents around the country. ...
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    Fenn Logistics Moves Toward Eco-Friendly Transport With Volvo FM Electrics
    Posted 12/12/2025
    Fenn Logistics, a Burton-on-Trent-based transport, warehousing, and supply chain services provider, has added two new Volvo FM Electric 4x2 tractor units to its fleet to move goods for one of the world's largest food and beverage manufacturers. ...
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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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