Truck Locator Blog Archive

    TGE Vans Expected To Reach All-Time Sales Record For Man Truck & Bus In 2023
    Posted May 1, 2023
    Last year’s supply chain bottlenecks are improving, and Man says its “order book is fuller than ever.” ...
    Man Trucks Introduces Pedestrian & Cyclist Detection Technology
    Posted April 28, 2023
    The Front Detection system is just one of the latest safety features from Man along with the trucks’ traffic sign recognition, tyre pressure indicator, and electronic semi-mounting. ...
    Scuderia Ferrari Receives 2 Iveco S-Way Tractor Units To Transport Formula 1 Cars
    Posted April 25, 2023
    “For the past 20 years, we have worked with Ferrari, which has entrusted our high-performance and reliable vehicles with the logistics and handling of its most important assets,” says Iveco Group’s Luca Sra.” ...
    Brocklehurst Transport & SDC Trailers Support Andy’s Man Club Charity
    Posted April 21, 2023
    West Yorkshire-based Brocklehurst Transport and semitrailer manufacturer SDC Trailers have come together to support the mental health charity through a cash donation and a striking new livery the firms hope will raise awareness. ...
    Cure Waste Management Goes Green With 14 Daf CF Electric Refuse Trucks
    Posted April 21, 2023
    “We try to work in as sustainable a manner as possible and this series of fully electric CF Electric trucks matches perfectly with that ambition,” says Frans van Strijp, managing director of Cure Waste Management. ...
    Schmitz Cargobull Partners With MaxiTRANS
    Posted April 20, 2023
    MaxiTRANS recently announced that international OEM and the European market leader in the industry, Schmitz Cargobull, has become an investor in the MaxiTRANS business. ...
    Volta Trucks Begins Series Production On 16-Tonne Volta Zero
    Posted April 19, 2023
    “The industry-leading pace to market set by Volta Trucks is a true testament to the highly skilled and driven professionals in the company and our partners," says Volta Trucks co-founder Kjell Walöen. ...
    First Of Its Kind: Renault Trucks’ New, All-Electric Concrete Mixer
    Posted April 19, 2023
    The manufacturer collaborated with TVS Interfleet and Tarmac to develop the e-mixer, which the organisations say “sets the standard for future development and innovation.” ...
    Reliable Volvo FM Is Newest Addition To Lawton Tubes Fleet
    Posted April 18, 2023
    The new FM joins a fleet of 12, is mounted with a SlidaFlex body, and is expected to log 115,000 kilometres each year, making six or seven deliveries per day to wholesale merchant traders and OEMs in the heat exchange and distillery industries. ...
    Dawsongroup’s Iveco Daily Fleet Grows To More Than 600
    Posted April 17, 2023
    With another 270 3.5-tonne Daily vehicles set to join Dawsongroup plc’s fleet this year, the supply chain company will have 620 Daily commercial vehicles to offer its rental and leasing customers going forward. ...
    Krone Trailers & Southern Van Lines Help Festivals Bounce Back Post-COVID
    Posted April 13, 2023
    The South London company has a fleet of 15 tractor units, 40 trailers, and five rigids, but when it needed additional 4-metre trailers for its contracts into Europe to carry high-value sound equipment, it turned to Krone. ...
    Yellow Volvo FH 540 Ready To Move Yellow Iron For Campbell Plant Hire
    Posted April 12, 2023
    “This is the biggest truck we have and will be shifting some pretty heavy equipment all over the Highlands and onto the islands as well,” says Director John Maclachlan. ...
    Daf Bolsters New Generation Vocational Truck Lineup With Introduction Of New Tractor Units & Rigids
    Posted April 10, 2023
    The latest offerings are the New Generation XDC and XFC construction trucks and new Extra Robust versions of the XD and XF on-road vehicles. ...
    Official Opening: Schmitz Cargobull Unveils Its New UK Plant
    Posted April 7, 2023
    The manufacturer also presented its new S.CS FREEPOST curtainsider semitrailer to customers on-site for the first time. ...
    Robert Walker Haulage Specified New Volvo FH 540 6x2 Trucks For Driver Comfort
    Posted April 5, 2023
    The trucks’ intelligent overnight air conditioning system maintains an ideal temperature throughout the night no matter the weather conditions outside. ...
    Enfield Refuse Collection Will Soon Be Emission-Free With Renault E-Tech D Wide Trucks
    Posted April 3, 2023
    “Enfield Council has been working in partnership with Renault Trucks UK for more than a year on the development of the electric refuse truck,” says Councillor Rick Jewell. ...
    Kelvin Lord Group Chooses 2 Volvo FH Tractor Units For First-Ever New Trucks
    Posted March 24, 2023
    “Though we have experience working with other manufacturers, time and time again we have found that Volvo’s product performance, reliability and fuel economy are second to none,” says Director Kelvin Lord. ...
    Westbrook Commercials Opts For 65-Tonne Renault T520 High To Haul Sany Excavators Across UK
    Posted March 22, 2023
    We are pleased with the new vehicle and delighted we made the switch to Renault Trucks,” says Westbrook Commercials Director David Johnson. ...
    Volta Zero 16-Tonne Electric Truck Receives European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval
    Posted March 14, 2023
    The certification frees Volta to being mass production and sales of the zero-emission 16-tonner. ...
    Tevva Secures Eligibility For UK Plug-in Vehicle Grant With Its 7.5-Tonne Battery-Electric Truck
    Posted March 14, 2023
    To earn eligibility, any N2 vehicle must travel at least 97 kilometres without producing tailpipe emissions, and the overall CO2 emissions figure must be 50% less than an equivalent vehicle carrying the same capacity. ...
    Mitchells Of Mansfield Goes Electric With Renault Trucks E-Tech Curtainsider
    Posted March 7, 2023
    “It is becoming increasingly clear that zero emissions and sustainable transport solutions are inevitably the future in this industry,” says Mitchells Managing Director Richard Montgomery. ...
    Upholstered Furniture Manufacturer Updates Delivery Fleet With 4 New Renault T440 Tractor Units
    Posted March 6, 2023
    “Our drivers love the new T440s, they are fantastic to drive and have an extremely well-equipped cab for life on the road,” says Buoyant Upholstery Commercial Director Hans Jansen. ...
    Construction Materials Company Receives 1st Volvo FMX Electric Concrete Mixer
    Posted March 2, 2023
    The landmark vehicle will operate at Cemex’s ready-mix concrete plant in Spandau, Berlin, and represents a step forward in the construction material company’s emissions reduction strategy. ...
    Interlink Scaffolding Equips New Mercedes-Benz Arocs With Unique Crane Body
    Posted March 1, 2023
    The truck’s Multilift Ultima Z hooklift and a demountable split dropside body allows the firm to bring a Hiab loader crane to jobs where it’s needed and swap to a lighter flatbed body when it’s not. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Testing Fuel Cell-Powered GenH2 Truck
    Posted September 20, 2022
    The manufacturer has been developing prototypes of the GenH2 Truck based on the payload, range, and performance characteristics of its Actros tractor unit. ...