Truck Locator Blog Archive

    Dennison To Unveil New Multi-Function Skeletal Trailer With Rear Sliding Bogie At Multimodal
    Posted On: October 8, 2021
    Designed for maximum flexibility, the new trailer will be able to carry two 6.1-metre containers, and its rear sliding bogie can even be split out as a separate trailer if needed. ...
    Coast2Coast Marine Transport Hauls Yachts & Motor Cruisers With Mercedes-Benz Actros
    Posted On: October 7, 2021
    The new 6x4 Mercedes-Benz trucks are both powered by 15.6-litre, 425-kilowatt, straight-six engines and are outfitted with the range-topping GigaSpace cab. ...
    West Coast Haulage Replaces 60 Trucks From Another Marque With New Volvo FMX Tippers
    Posted On: October 6, 2021
    The muck-shifting specialist headquartered in Thame, Oxfordshire, maintains a fleet of more than 100 trucks; this latest order is a return to Volvo due to technical issues with another brand. ...
    Scania R 770 Brings Smooth Efficiency To High-Capacity 12-Axle Truck & Trailer Combination
    Posted On: October 6, 2021
    The 770-horsepower rigid powers the longest and heaviest truck-and-trailer combination currently making regular deliveries in a European nation. ...
    Renault Trucks Will Deliver First D Wide Z.E. Skip Loaders To UK In Deal With Recycling Lives
    Posted On: October 6, 2021
    The national waste management specialist says the trucks will allow it to minimise the impact of its operations on the environment whilst maintaining optimum efficiency. ...
    New Nooteboom ASDV-40-22W Low-Loader Trailer Includes Air Suspension & Wheel Wells At Front & Rear
    Posted On: October 5, 2021
    The updates equip the trailer to haul a broad range of wheel loaders of all sizes, as well as mobile cranes. ...
    IVECO Gave Tip-Ex Attendees Close-Up Look At New X-WAY Trucks
    Posted On: October 5, 2021
    The truckmaker had a pair X-WAYs on display at the show in Yorkshire, one configured with tipper bodywork and the other set up with tipper grab kit. ...
    North West Timber Treatments Adds DAF CF 480 Tridem Rigid Crane Truck To Fleet
    Posted On: October 4, 2021
    The DAF CF has a PACCAR MX-13 engine and is fitted with Hiab crane and a specialist body designed by Forshaw Engineering; NWTT says the eight-wheeler can match its 6x2 rigids in manoeuvrability. ...
    DAF Showcases Zero-Emissions LF Electric At Freight In The City Expo
    Posted On: October 4, 2021
    The LF Electric provides 260 kilowatts of nominal power (370 kW peak) and has a range of up to 280 zero-emission kilometres with a payload of 9100 kilograms. ...
    Volvo FH16 Transports Heavy-Duty Construction Machinery For Crushing & Screening Contractor
    Posted On: September 30, 2021
    Paul Chapman & Sons needed a new flagship truck for hauling heavy equipment all over the country, and Volvo’s 750-horsepower FH16 fills the bill. ...
    Collins Earthworks Amongst First UK Recipients Of New Model Volvo FMX Tractor Unit
    Posted On: September 29, 2021
    “These FMXes represent the first of an all-new generation of vehicles, and so far, we’ve been massively impressed,” says Collins Earthworks Garage Manager Andy Jinks. ...
    J&P Vehicle Deliveries Collect First New Model Volvo FM Car Transporters In UK
    Posted On: September 27, 2021
    “These are the best trucks we have ever had; Volvo has raised the bar dramatically and we couldn’t be happier with our choice,” says J&P Managing Director Paul Molyneux. ...
    Elddis Transport Marks 50 Years In Business With 'Gold Star' Mercedes-Benz Actros Edition 2
    Posted On: September 27, 2021
    “This special unit pays fitting tribute to the closeness and quality of our relationships with the manufacturer and its local representative, as well as to our own history and track record in the industry,” says Elddis Transport MD Nigel Cook. ...
    North Down Grain Revitalises Fleet With IVECO S-WAY Tractors
    Posted On: September 24, 2021
    A recent delivery of six 6x2 tractor units marks the third round of new S-WAYs from dealerpoint NI Trucks to join ND Grain’s fleet of trucks that collect milk from farms across six counties of Northern Ireland. ...
    Rigid Multi-Axle DAF Trucks Provide Manoeuvrability For Municipal Jobs
    Posted On: September 22, 2021
    The truckmaker had three tridem-axle municipal trucks on display at Letsrecycle Live in Birmingham last week on 14 and 15 September. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Reflects On 25 Years Of Actros Trucks In The UK
    Posted On: September 22, 2021
    The first-generation Actros debuted at the IAA transport show in Hanover, Germany, on 21 September, 1996. ...
    New Generation DAF XF 450 FTP Maximises Payload For Roger Warnes Transport
    Posted On: September 22, 2021
    The haulier especially appreciates the truck’s low kerb weight, which allows them to “maximise payload and drive down costs.” ...
    New 7.5-Tonne FUSO Canter Fuels Delivery Of Coal & Firewood
    Posted On: September 21, 2021
    KG Smith & Son’s latest FUSO Canter is the fifth in the Northampton-based fuel supplier’s fleet. ...
    J Richardson Transport Keeps Costs Down With Hard-Working Ekeri Trailer
    Posted On: September 17, 2021
    The Stranraer-based haulier says the Ekeri trailer comes into its own on multidrops, carrying mixed loads such as cheese and sundry items, for various supermarkets in Scotland and England. ...
    IVECO & Nikola Sign MoU With Hamburg Port Authority For Zero-Emission Class 8 Battery-Electric Trucks
    Posted On: September 15, 2021
    The parties announced the accord during the inauguration of their joint-venture manufacturing facility in Ulm, Germany. ...
    Buntons Upgrades Fleet With Specialised Mercedes-Benz Arocs Road Sweeper & Tippers
    Posted On: September 15, 2021
    The firm’s new Arocs sweeper is an 1840 with a ClassicSpace sleeper cab, provided by Bell Truck and Van, and sweeper bodywork provided by Stock Sweepers. ...
    Renault Trucks’ Battery-Electric Z.E. Range Wins Technical Excellence Trophy At The 2021 Motor Transport Awards
    Posted On: September 15, 2021
    The Award lauds Renault Trucks for devising the best solution for the needs of its customers, such as improving air quality and reducing noise pollution while maintaining productivity. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Actros With MirrorCam Gives Glass Systems A Clear Edge In Driver Recruitment & Retention
    Posted On: September 2, 2021
    The company purchased the 428-horsepower Actros 2543 trucks with StreamSpace cabs—the first with its new corporate livery—from South Wales dealer Euro Commercials with competitive funding support from Mercedes-Benz. ...
    Haulier JG McWilliam Purchases Its First IVEVO S-WAY, Decked Out In Two-Tone Blue Colour Scheme & Tartan Ribbon
    Posted On: September 1, 2021
    The 570-horsepower 6x2 tractor will haul colour-coded tipper trailers back and forth across the Scottish Highlands. ...
    Local Builders Merchants Champion Isuzu Grafter N35.125
    Posted On: September 1, 2021
    AJ Champion of Radstock, Somerset, replaced one Isuzu delivery truck with another, a new 11-tonne rigid tipper. ...