Truck Locator Blog Archive

    Elegant Stone Seeing Fuel Savings & Driver Satisfaction From New Volvo FM 8x2 Rigid Curtainsider
    Posted August 27, 2021
    The firm will use the new FM (its first Volvo truck) to deliver cast stone from its factory in Bradford to jobsites in London and throughout the south east. ...
    All-New Version Of The FUSO Canter Light Truck Now Available In Britain
    Posted August 26, 2021
    With a redesigned cab and new safety and comfort features, the newest Canter meets Stage VI—Step E emissions standards and comes in four weight classes and a number of cab options. ...
    Plant & Site Provider Garic Expands Volvo-Dominant Truck Fleet With New Volvo FH & FM Additions
    Posted August 26, 2021
    With the additions, roughly 85% of Garic’s fleet is now Volvo-made, a percentage that will soon increase as Garic plans to add several more Volvo FMs later this year. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Actros Hauls End-Of-Life Vehicles For Autogreen Vehicle Disposal Company
    Posted August 25, 2021
    The Daventry, Northamptonshire, firm acquired the 26-tonne, 394-horsepower car hauler from local Mercedes dealer Intercounty Truck & Van. ...
    Fiat’s New E-Ducato All-Electric Van Charges Ahead Even When A Battery Fails
    Posted August 25, 2021
    The fully electric van’s unique parallel multiple-module battery architecture constantly draws current from each individual battery, and the other modules are able to automatically pick up the slack if one drops out. ...
    Purpose-Built FUSO Canter Lets AW Treecare Work More Efficiently
    Posted August 25, 2021
    The ability to haul crew, as well as wood chippers, stump grinders, and other arboriculture equipment was at the top of the firm’s priority list, but the ability bring that equipment close to the jobsite was also a deciding factor. ...
    Spinks Rounds Out Mercedes-Benz Truck Fleet With 7.5-Tonne FUSO Canters
    Posted August 24, 2021
    AE Spink’s delivery fleet once consisted exclusively of Mercedes-Benz trucks, many supplied by Northside Truck & Van; the fact that FUSO Canters are sold, serviced, and financed through the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Network in the UK is a bonus. ...
    Volta Trucks Begins Real-World Tests Of Volta Zero Battery-Electric Truck Prototype
    Posted August 24, 2021
    Tests will evaluate the Volta Zero’s proposed production frame and drivetrain, which are complete just eight months after Volta completed its initial designs. ...
    One Of 400 Limited-Edition Mercedes-Benz Actros Joins The Best Solutions’ Fleet
    Posted August 24, 2021
    Only 35 of the premium tractor units were made available for sale in the UK, and this Kingston upon Hull-based haulier secured one to celebrate its fifth anniversary. ...
    Econ Engineering Grows Mercedes-Benz Fleet With First MirrorCam-Equipped Gritters
    Posted August 20, 2021
    The firm estimates that it serves 88% of the UK’s local authorities with its fleet of more than 800 vehicles for winter maintenance and road repair. ...
    Award-Winning Haulier Chooses Mercedes-Benz For ‘Bulletproof’ Reliability & Efficiency
    Posted August 13, 2021
    Allen Logistics, the three-time winner of the Haulier of the Year trophy at the Export & Freight Transport & Logistics Awards, has steadily shifted its mixed-marque fleet to an increasingly Mercedes-Benz-dominated one. ...
    MAN Shows Off OptiView Mirror Camera System On TruckLife Tour
    Posted August 12, 2021
    Drivers visiting the tour are challenged to slalom and manoeuvre backwards safely through an obstacle course using the OptiView system. ...
    Newly Launched Frater Urban Quarry Of Bristol Acquires 8x4 Mercedes-Benz 3240 Arocs
    Posted August 10, 2021
    With an attention-grabbing, funky full-wrap livery from Freestyle Designs of Bath described as an “explosion of colour,” Frater Urban Quarry’s new Arocs eight-wheeler is nearly impossible to miss. ...
    Barry’s Skip Hire Draws On First-Hand Evaluations To Inform Mercedes-Benz Arocs & Atego Skip Loader Purchase
    Posted August 5, 2021
    The Liverpool waste management and recycling specialist reports that a comparison between an Arocs purchased in 2018 and two trucks in their fleet not wearing the three-pointed star delivered conclusive results. ...
    WHC Hire Services Adds Two New Volvo FEs To Equipment Delivery Fleet
    Posted August 4, 2021
    The 18-tonne FEs with beavertail bodywork replaced smaller trucks from a competing manufacturer and allow the company to transport larger equipment, such as excavators. ...
    Glenfiddich & IVECO Partner To Decarbonise Transport Operations
    Posted August 3, 2021
    The “Fuelled by Glenfiddich” initiative will use natural gas-powered Stralis trucks fuelled by waste products from the distillery. ...
    Leyland Trucks’ Battery-Powered DAF LF Electric Trucks Participating In Government Trial
    Posted August 3, 2021
    The project is part of the UK Government’s £20 million road freight trials for zero-emission vehicles in support of Department for Transport carbon reduction goals and delivered using the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI). ...
    Coventry Scaffolding Buys Its First Mercedes-Benz Truck, Quickly Orders A Second
    Posted August 3, 2021
    The 70-year-old firm recently purchased a 26-tonne Arocs 2530L with MirrorCam technology to comply with London’s Direct Vision Scheme (DVS), as most of its work takes place in the city. ...
    East Midlands’ JC Balls & Sons Specifies MirrorCam Feature In Its New Mercedes-Benz Arocs Truck
    Posted August 2, 2021
    MirrorCam eliminates a truck’s side mirrors and replaces them with a system of cameras, which feed live video to 15-inch displays mounted in the cab on the two A-pillars. ...
    Maritime Transport Wraps Up Acquisition Of 100 New Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks
    Posted August 2, 2021
    The firm’s recent order represents its first new trucks to bear the three-pointed star since 2017. ...
    MAN Truck & Bus At Work On The ANITA Project’s Self-Driving Vehicles For Hub-To-Hub Logistics Routes
    Posted July 30, 2021
    After the development and implementation phase, the software and an autonomous MAN truck—with a safety driver on board—will begin testing in real-world operations in Ulm. ...
    Scania Partnering To Test Feasibility Of Long-Haul Electrified Trucks Powered By Overhead Wires
    Posted July 30, 2021
    The electric road system is seen as one of the most technically viable and economically attractive options for the electrification of heavy-duty trucks because it uses known and available technologies in new ways. ...
    Waste Management Specialist Receives Two High-Spec Mercedes-Benz Trucks
    Posted July 30, 2021
    Select Environmental Services has purchased trucks from other manufacturers in the past, but chose dealer City West Commercials because they “tick every box” on every order, the firm says. ...
    Isuzu 3.5-Tonne Grafter Wins 9th Consecutive Best Builders’ Truck Award
    Posted July 28, 2021
    Trade Van Driver’s annual awards are judged by the magazine’s expert panel of journalists and readers who use light commercial vehicles. ...
    Low Cab Entry Drives Highway Maintenance Specialist’s Acquisition Of Volvo FE Tippers
    Posted July 27, 2021
    Ringway of West Sussex has added three 26-tonne Volvo FE 6x2 rigid tipper trucks to its UK-wide fleet. ...