Truck Locator Truck and Trailer News Blog Archive

Combined with additional trailers currently on order, the delivery of container carriers expands the haulier’s fleet of Krone trailers to 160 units. ...

Series production of XD and XF Electric to start in spring 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. ...

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. ...

“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. ...

The crane truck is used primarily to empty underground waste containers in the city’s new districts of Nordhavn, Sydhavn, and Amager. ...

“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. ...

The Sheffield-based haulier’s new flagship is packed with options like the twin-screen Multimedia Cockpit, Mercedes’ StyleLine interior, and more. ...

“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. ...

The new Electric Hydraulic Steering system is available on New Generation 6x2 tractors and rigids. ...

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. ...

“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. ...

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. ...

The firm’s newest semitrailer joins a fleet of 10 trailers and two Daf and two Renault tractor units. ...

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.” ...

The firm already employs 150 electric vans among its fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles. ...

“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. ...

Home Farm (Charlton) Estates’ newest Unimog is one of the first UK models to be equipped with Mercedes-Benz’s Comfort Steering feature that reduces steering force and intelligently adapts to speed and driving conditions. ...

"We are very pleased about our first e-bus order from Norway, which fits seamlessly into a series of orders from Scandinavia—a great success!" says Rudi Kuchta, head of Business Unit Bus at Man Truck & Bus. ...

"We are naturally delighted that our Man Lion's City E was chosen and that the issue of environmental protection is becoming increasingly important in public transport,” says Rudi Kuchta of Man Truck & Bus. ...

An unrelenting commitment to the decarbonisation of its entire product range has earned Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK a prestigious industry accolade—for the second year running! ...

“The T520 High slotted seamlessly into our operation and, following this successful trial, we placed the order with Renault Trucks Scotland,” says GIF Transport Director Brian Pirie. ...

“The payoff between a good payload and a strong trailer is a very fine line, but I think Schmitz Cargobull get it spot on,” says MD Derrick Cantrell. ...

“At Roffes Transport it’s important that we maintain our very high standards for our customers, so it’s makes sense to use a trailer company that manufactures our trailers to that same very high standard,” says Tom at Roffes Transport. ...

“I’ve always viewed Volvo Trucks as being a premium brand and so, when we were in the market for new vehicles and needed to consider an alternative supplier, Volvo was the first name on our list,” says Director Micheal Reason. ...