T. A. Wood, a haulage contractor based in Octofad Farm, Isle of Islay, recently purchased an 8x4 Scania P 410 rigid truck outfitted with Hyva hook loader equipment, which, depending on the configuration, can support maximum loads of 1 to 30 tonnes.
Renault vehicles on display at the event will run the gamut from an F1 racer to a T520 tractor unit, all painted Sirius yellow and sporting the Renault Sport livery.
Volvo will have 14 new FH trucks on display at this year’s Truckfest, as well as a used FH-460 13-litre 6x2, a used FM-450 11-litre truck, and an FM Roll-Over cab.
Nagel Langdons Limited, a refrigerated and frozen food distribution specialist based in Bridgwater, Somerset, recently put in a large order for 205 Scania trucks for delivery in 2019 and 2020.
DAF is introducing a new 10-tonne front axle designed to support heavy cranes mounted behind the cab, among other new vehicle configurations made for the construction industry.
Long-time Volvo customers Whincup & Sons Ltd have tried other truck brands but they “always come back to Volvo and the boys won’t have anything else nowadays.”
The company’s subframes and modular truck body kits make crane installation easy and quick, and also easily reversible, since no welding or special processes are involved.
Billy Bowie Special Projects, a waste management company based in Kilmarnock, Scotland, recently purchased six IVECO Stralis trucks, all sporting the company’s trademark yellow livery.
Archway Products has had success building its Roadmaster road repair bodywork onto Volvo FM and FE trucks in the past, and now has replicated that success on the FL.
The truck maker uses this wealth of information to anticipate fleet customers’ maintenance and repair needs, as well as to bolster its efforts in designing new features or improving existing functions.