Truck Locator Blog Archive

    Lancashire-based DAF Trucks Manufacturer Leyland Trucks Wins 2020 Queen’s Award For Enterprise
    Posted April 22, 2020
    In addition to 20 years of producing a full range of LF, CF, and XF commercial trucks for DAF for the UK, European Union, and other markets, Leyland Trucks is the home of PACCAR’s parts business in the UK. ...
    The Volvo Group & Daimler Truck AG Join Forces For Large-Scale Fuel Cell Production
    Posted April 21, 2020
    The 50/50 partnership is part of the companies’ efforts to support Green Deal initiatives that hope to make Europe carbon-neutral by 2050. ...
    Positive Past Experience Leads MPB Structures To Add Three New Volvo FH Tractor Units
    Posted April 17, 2020
    The concrete frame construction firm have purchased a new FH 540 and two FH 500 6x2 tractor units for hauling construction machinery and building materials. ...
    Kent-Based Matthew James Global Relocations Purchases UK’s First Hybrid Scania Removal Truck
    Posted April 16, 2020
    The P320 rigid 6x2 pairs a 9-litre, 320-horsepower diesel engine with a 132-kilowatt electric motor and can travel 10 kilometres running solely on electric power hauling a 15-tonne load. ...
    A Closer Look At The IVECO Daily Hi-Matic
    Posted April 15, 2020
    This versatile, efficient range of vans and chassis cabs is designed to enhance drivers’ comfort and productivity, as well as owners’ bottom lines. ...
    Renault Relaunches #ProudProfessionals Campaign To Highlight Trucking Industry Workers
    Posted April 14, 2020
    : Renault is re-launching the campaign, which debuted in 2017, to honour the trucking industry pros who safely deliver the food, products, and medicines that keep the country going. ...
    LondonEnergy Adds 9 Volvo FM Hook Loader Trucks For Refuse Collection Operations
    Posted April 13, 2020
    The refuse collection and recycling specialist will operate the trucks seven days a week while covering up to 200,000 kilometres (124,274 miles) per year between them. ...
    FH16: Up Close & Personal With Volvo’s New Redesigned Flagship
    Posted April 13, 2020
    Here’s a closer look at the new FH16, which features a bolder, more sophisticated exterior that Volvo says reflects the truck’s “more connected and smarter than ever before” design. ...
    Wayne Catt Transport Meeting Demand With New DAF XF 530
    Posted April 10, 2020
    The Preston-based operation recently took delivery of the new 4x2 tractor unit, which was ordered before the national emergency began. ...
    IVECO HI-SCR Technology Sells Navajo Leasing On 3 Eurocargo ML180E25 Trucks
    Posted April 10, 2020
    All three 18-tonners feature 6.7-litre Tector diesel engines, which produce 250 horsepower and up to 850 newton-metres of torque, and custom AMSS flatbed bodywork. ...
    A Closer Look At The Mitsubishi FUSO eCanter
    Posted April 8, 2020
    Able to drive 100 kilometers on a charge, the lithium-ion battery-powered truck is built in Tramagal, Portugal, for European and U.S. customers and in Kawasaki, Japan, for Asian markets. ...
    Waste Management Firm EWD Recycling Acquires 4 New Volvo FMX Heavy-Duty Trucks
    Posted April 7, 2020
    EWD Recycling’s 32-tonne FMXs are equipped with Boweld steel tipping bodies or Hyva hookloader bodywork and drawbar couplings, and each uses a Euro 6, Step D Volvo D11K diesel engine. ...
    FreshLinc, Facing Increased Demand For Chilled Food, Relies On Custom-Built Schmitz Cargobull Trailers
    Posted April 7, 2020
    Originally custom-built to haul fresh flowers from the Netherlands, the trailers feature Hydraroll Trailerloda rollerbed systems designed to load and unload air cargo containers quickly and safely. ...
    20 Renault Trucks To Join FreshLinc Group Fleet
    Posted April 7, 2020
    The logistics firm recently ordered Renault Trucks Range T tractor units that are expected to cover 180,000 kilometers annually for FreshLinc Group’s temperature-controlled division. ...
    Scania Responds To Coronavirus Pandemic By Following Health Guidelines, Keeping Workshops Open
    Posted April 6, 2020
    The company believes that keeping the transportation industry running “is essential to ensure deliveries of necessary goods,” including food and medical supplies. ...
    A Closer Look At The DAF CF
    Posted April 6, 2020
    The CF is available as a tractor unit or rigid and is well-suited to a wide range of applications, including long haul, tank transport, regional distribution, refuse collection, construction, timber, and more. ...
    IVECO To Keep Dealers & Workshops Open For Business While Following Government Guidelines & Taking Added COVID-19-Related Precautions
    Posted April 3, 2020
    The company says it is following all guidelines from the Ministry of Health, including cleaning more extensively, having technicians work in smaller teams, and encouraging the use of disposable gloves, masks, and vests. ...
    Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Offers Coronavirus Information For Logistics Professionals
    Posted April 1, 2020
    The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has launched an initiative to bring together logistics and passenger transport operators in urgent need of supply chain resources. ...
    New Renewable Fuels Guide Helps Fleet Operators Cut Emissions Economically
    Posted March 31, 2020
    The Guide makes the business and environmental case for a variety of low carbon and sustainable fuels with particular emphasis on high-blend biofuels for commercial vehicles. ...
    A Closer Look At The Revolutionary IVECO Stralis NP
    Posted March 31, 2020
    Building upon IVECO’s work designing sustainable-fuel trucks, vans, and buses, IVECO launched the Stralis NP series in 2016 as the first natural gas truck specifically designed for long-haul operations. ...
    Top Tips For Selling Your Truck
    Posted March 31, 2020
    Anyone looking to sell a truck, whether it be a tractor unit, tipper, flatbed, curtain sider, or box truck, has the same goal: sell it fast for as much money as possible—here’s how. ...
    SFS Flooring Supplies Adds IVECO Daily Hi-Matic To Their Fleet
    Posted March 30, 2020
    SFS chose the curtain side van following a short test drive of a demonstrator model. ...
    Highly Specialised For Collection & Distribution: Mercedes-Benz Econic
    Posted March 30, 2020
    Initially introduced at the Entsorga waste management trade show in 1998, the Econic was designed to fuse the key characteristics of vehicles designed for work across different sectors into a single vehicle. ...
    Volvo Technicians Volunteer For Weekend Shifts To Serve Customer Knowles Transport, Dealer Lends Them A Volvo FH Demonstrator
    Posted March 27, 2020
    The warehousing and distribution specialist says they are facing Christmas-level volumes “plus a bit more,” and has needed every truck they could get to keep up with demand. ...
    Volkswagen Celebrates 70th Anniversary Of Its Transporter Van Range
    Posted March 27, 2020
    The manufacturer says the occasion marks a new record for the longest commercial vehicle production run in history. ...