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    Hiab Shows The World’s First Hooklift Made From Fossil-Free Steel
    Posted On: September 20, 2022
    In the test production of fossil-free steel delivered to Hiab, SSAB used Hybrit technology to make steel with hydrogen instead of coal. ...
    Fuso Next Generation eCanter Light Truck Makes European Debut At IAA Transportation 2022
    Posted On: September 20, 2022
    Daimler Truck says the newest eCanter is the product of customer feedback and more than 6 million kilometres of data. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Shows New Electric eActros LongHaul & 300 Trucks, Announces Medium-Duty eAtego & Hydrogen Fuel Cell GenH2 At IAA
    Posted On: September 19, 2022
    “Since the last IAA four years ago, we have moved forward at full speed with the transition to CO2-neutral transport,” says Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum. ...
    Willmotts Receives 5 New Mercedes-Benz Actros With 2nd-Generation MirrorCam
    Posted On: September 19, 2022
    “Assuming the driver feedback remains as positive, and the trucks continue to live up to their early promise, there’s a real opportunity here for Mercedes-Benz to increase its share of our fleet,” says Willmotts Managing Director Dan Gray. ...
    Volta Zero Tested To Hot Weather Extremes
    Posted On: September 16, 2022
    Taking place over six weeks at the purpose-built Nardo Technical Centre in Southern Italy, the hot weather testing programme was designed to ensure outstanding levels of reliability and durability. ...
    O’Reilly Transport Ireland Adds 75 SDC Curtainsiders To Trailer Fleet, Continues Long-Term Partnership
    Posted On: September 13, 2022
    O’Reilly Transport Ireland has been in operation for more than 50 years, and for more than half that span, the logistics firm has worked with SDC Trailers. ...
    8 New Winter White Volvo FM 460 Tractors Join ELB Partners Fleet
    Posted On: September 12, 2022
    “We’ve been a Volvo customer for many years— 80% of our fleet is Volvo—so when it came to choosing our new fleet there was only one marque on the table,” says ELB Partners Managing Director Peter Eason. ...
    Stone Mason Selects New 7.5-Tonne Isuzu Tipper For Large, Heavy Payloads
    Posted On: September 8, 2022
    “Payload was a critical factor behind the choice of new vehicle as the memorial headstones and kitchen worktops are both large and extremely heavy, with each one potentially weighing in at up to 1.5 tonne,” says H.L. ...
    Krone’s Multi Safe System Marks 20 Years Of Safe Trailer Loading
    Posted On: September 6, 2022
    Over 20 years ago the company set out to identify a universal mechanism that could secure multiple load types from paper rolls, steel coils, palleted beverages and kegs, through to tubing, sheet metal and miscellaneous individual panels. ...
    Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell Heavy-Duty Trucks Taking To The Road In Germany
    Posted On: August 30, 2022
    “We are glad to now also officially enter the German commercial vehicle market with our heavy-duty fuel cell electric truck, the Xcient Fuel Cell,” says Hyundai Motor Company’s Mark Freymueller. ...
    A C Services Returns To Volvo With New FM 460 Rigid Tipper
    Posted On: August 26, 2022
    The Firm expects the new Volvo to be heavily engaged in aggregate deliveries for the UK’s High Speed 2 railway line project. ...
    Volvo FH 460 I-Save, I-Shift & I-See Features Improving Efficiency For K1 Logistics
    Posted On: August 24, 2022
    “During our trial, we saw significant fuel savings which we project could yield a £10,000 annual cost saving per truck compared to the older vehicles we have on the fleet,” says K1 Logistics Managing Director Kurt Evans. ...
    London-Based Mr Plant Hire Takes Delivery Of Renault Trucks C430 Featuring New Company Livery
    Posted On: August 24, 2022
    Norfolk Truck & Van supplied the C430, which Mr Plant Hire took on in a like-for-like replacement arrangement as part of a five-year renewal programme. ...
    Keyo Buys 2 New Daf Tractor Units, Then Orders 2 More
    Posted On: August 24, 2022
    The Lincolnshire-based agricultural hauler received a brace of Dafs in July, and it seems they’ve made an impression. ...
    Tesco Adds First All-Electric Refrigerated Truck—An 18-Tonne Renault—To UK Fleet
    Posted On: August 15, 2022
    The UK’s largest supermarket chain has put the truck to work delivering goods from its Dagenham distribution centre to more than 400 store locations in Greater London. ...
    Wastewater Specialist Binder Makes Return To Mercedes-Benz With Purchase Of New Arocs
    Posted On: August 12, 2022
    Most of the company’s 17 vacuum tankers, with gross vehicle weights ranging from 18 to 32 tonnes, are Mercedes-Benz. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3243 Mixer Trucks Join Others In The TGA Haulage Fleet
    Posted On: August 9, 2022
    The concrete mixer, vehicle, and driver hire specialist acquired its first Mercedes-Benz truck in 2014 after initially favouring Swedish trucks; today the fleet is composed entirely of trucks bearing the Three-Pointed Star. ...
    Volvo’s FMX 460 8x4 Tridem Proves An Effective Base For Custom-Built Multifunction Tipper
    Posted On: August 8, 2022
    Malcolm Allan Housebuilders wanted a truck that could simplify the delivery of building materials to construction sites across the UK, while also capably handling muckaway duties on the return trip. ...
    Essex-Based Gold Fish Transport Chooses Mercedes-Benz Econic Delivery Trucks
    Posted On: August 5, 2022
    With optional full-height glass in the side door, the cab of Gold Fish’s new Econics rates a maximum of five stars under the Direct Vision Standard. ...
    Johnsons Aggregates & Recycling Limited Adds To Scania-Heavy Fleet With New P 410 8x4 XT Tippers
    Posted On: August 5, 2022
    "As we regularly run into London, meeting the Direct Vision Standard is essential for us," says CEO Lewis Johnson. ...
    PAV Haulage Answers Growing Business With Two Certified Pre-Owned Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545 Tractor Units
    Posted On: August 2, 2022
    The company is no stranger to trucks that bear a three-pointed star, as all but five of the 22 vehicles in its fleet are Mercedes-Benz models. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Arocs Mixers Help Ready-Mix Concrete Specialist Meet Rising Demand
    Posted On: August 1, 2022
    “The truck is reliable, fuel-efficient, and popular with our drivers, who are familiar with and know how to get the best out of it,” says Minecrete Transport Manager Paul Mullington. ...
    Colson Transport Rewards Long-Time Driver With Keys To Company’s New Volvo FH 16 Globetrotter
    Posted On: July 29, 2022
    “The massive ground clearance is perfect for this line of work, and we’ve got just about every optional extra on there that you can think of,” says owner Ryan Colson. ...
    Ken White Distribution Adds 3 New Actros Trucks On Its Way To An All-Mercedes-Benz Fleet
    Posted On: July 27, 2022
    Five years ago the electrical goods distributor’s fleet was composed entirely of trucks from a Swedish marque, but nearly all its 26 vehicles bear the Three-Pointed Star. ...
    The Bartrum Group Increases Capacity, Minimises Drag With High-Volume SDC Trailers
    Posted On: July 27, 2022
    The firm’s six new SDC LST Curtainsider trailers measure 15.65 metres long and can carry eight more pallets per trip than other trailers on the fleet. ...
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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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    Ipswich Haulier Goes Green, Replacing Diesel Truck With Volvo FE Electric
    Posted 05/03/2025
    Warehousing and distribution firm Debach has added the first electric truck to its vehicle fleet, a new, zero-tailpipe emissions Volvo FE Electric. ...
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