Truck Locator Blog Archive

    A Closer Look At The Mercedes-Benz Arocs
    Posted On: June 29, 2020
    Whatever your needs for a construction vehicle, it’s likely there’s a tough, dependable Arocs truck configured to meet them. ...
    D&M Jones & Son’s Tipper Trucks, Including A New Scania G 500 XT, Pull Double Duty As Moving Advertisements
    Posted On: June 26, 2020
    The tipper hire firm takes pride in running clean trucks with an eye-catching livery, and says their new Scania G 500 XT is very nearly as effective as an advert for the business as it is at hauling and dumping loads. ...
    The Event Gallery Fine Art Bought A Used Mercedes-Benz Actros Just Before COVID-19 Restrictions Began
    Posted On: June 26, 2020
    The company has purchased nearly new Mercedes-Benz trucks in the past and has been impressed with their performance and reliability. ...
    DAF Introduces New AEBS-3 Advanced Emergency Braking System For CF, LF & XF Trucks
    Posted On: June 24, 2020
    With an increased forward range and a dramatically increased near-range angle of view, the new system provides earlier warnings, making it easier for drivers to avoid collisions. ...
    Scunthorpe-Based DMC Trailers Adds 20 New Schmitz Cargobull Trailers With Carrier Transicold Refrigeration Units
    Posted On: June 23, 2020
    The trailer hire firm says Schmitz Cargobull trailers “represent great value for the money which we can pass on to our customers.” ...
    Calcium Carbonate Specialist Longcliffe Quarries Adds 8 Volvo FH Tractors & 2 Volvo FM Rigid Tippers
    Posted On: June 22, 2020
    The haulier expects to keep the Volvos in operation for five years and run them up to about 100,000 kilometres per annum. ...
    Ontime Logistics Adds New Flagship Mercedes-Benz Actros To Fleet
    Posted On: June 18, 2020
    The family-owned, Kent-based shipping container transport specialist reports that about half of their 30-truck fleet are Mercedes-Benz trucks. ...
    Simon McMahon Starts New Haulage Business With Help Of A Used Scania R 520
    Posted On: June 17, 2020
    McMahon describes the ruby red, V8-equipped tractor unit as “in very good condition, nearly pristine in the cab,” despite having logged a half-million kilometres. ...
    London-Based Infrastructure Specialist Amey Orders 15 Mercedes-Benz Econic & Arocs Trucks
    Posted On: June 16, 2020
    Amey has operated Econics since 2009 and its newest dozen are all 1827L 18-tonners with 272-horsepower, 7.7-litre engines and PowerShift 3 automated manual gearboxes. ...
    SDC Trailers & MDF Engineering Raise £25,644 For Action Mental Health
    Posted On: June 16, 2020
    The Slieve Donard virtual trek event, another fundraising opportunity, is coming up on 20 June. ...
    Liverpool-Based Custom Glass Endures Challenging Year With Help Of Mercedes-Benz Atego
    Posted On: June 15, 2020
    Custom Glass continues to serve customers with a fleet of 14 Ategos, including a pair of 816s supplied by Roanza Truck & Van. ...
    CRS Building Supplies Cashes In DAF Driver Training Vouchers To Familiarise Drivers With New CF 370 Trucks
    Posted On: June 11, 2020
    Purchased in March, the four rigid crane trucks have been very well received indeed; the firm have already established a build spec to simplify future orders from dealer Kingdon Wessex DAF. ...
    Mercedes Benz Dealers Adjust To COVID-19 With Customer Care Centre, New Management & Restructuring
    Posted On: June 11, 2020
    Both firms (members of the Motus Group) have been guided through the pandemic by their new MD Lee Seward, who only joined the team in December but has already had a big impact on operations. ...
    New Daimler Subsidiary Will Oversee All Of Daimler Truck AG’s Fuel Cell Projects
    Posted On: June 9, 2020
    Daimler Truck AG has consolidated all of its fuel cell ventures into one new company: Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co. ...
    DAF CF & LF Electric: A Closer Look
    Posted On: June 9, 2020
    Thanks to their zero-emission, low-noise operation, these trucks are well-suited to urban distribution and other tasks, even in heavily regulated areas such as London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone. ...
    CNH Industrial Gives Update On Nikola Corporation Investment
    Posted On: June 8, 2020
    Following completion of the merger between VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. and Nikola Corporation, Nikola shareholders received 1.901 shares of VectoIQ for every Nikola share. ...
    Swedish Haulier LBC Frakt Adds First Liquefied Biogas-Powered Truck To Its Fleet, A Scania G 410 Skip Loader
    Posted On: June 8, 2020
    Frakt MD Lars Reinholdsson says the truck (and others like it to come) will help the company meet society’s CO2 reduction targets as it plans to meet standards for 2030 and even 2050. ...
    Scania Achieves ISO 45001 Accreditation In First For UK Commercial Vehicle Industry
    Posted On: June 5, 2020
    Appropriate for businesses of all sizes, ISO 45001 provides companies guidance and spells out specific requirements needed to implement an accredited workplace health and safety management system. ...
    Collett & Sons Ltd Adds Several Bespoke Dennison PSK Trailers To Their Fleet
    Posted On: June 5, 2020
    The abnormal loads specialist will use the trailers to deliver steelwork to construction sites across the UK. ...
    BS Trailer Services Orders £2 Million Of New Curtainside Trailers From SDC
    Posted On: June 4, 2020
    The leasing and hiring company has worked with SDC for more than 20 years and believes in the quality of SDC products. ...
    Five New Isuzu Trucks Help Nectar Imports To Deliver Strong & Soft Drinks
    Posted On: June 4, 2020
    This latest order brings Nectar’s total of Isuzu trucks to 18 out of a fleet of 25. ...
    FreshLinc Group To Acquire 14 Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks After Successful Trial
    Posted On: June 4, 2020
    The order follows hard upon the firm’s use of two demonstration units over a number of months; Fleet Engineer Andy Marchant says the trucks’ fuel economy “sealed the deal.” ...
    East Anglia Scania Dealer TruckEast Wins 2019 Dealer Development Award
    Posted On: June 1, 2020
    Scania's East Region dealership and West Pennine Trucks in Manchester won second and third place, respectively. ...
    Wirral-Based Recovery North West Adds Six New DAF Trucks, Including Four XFs and Two LFs
    Posted On: June 1, 2020
    The firm says buying DAF rather than replacing like-for-like was “a simple decision” due to DAF’s cost, performance, and “well-known reliability.” ...
    Get To Know The IVECO Stralis X-WAY
    Posted On: June 1, 2020
    The X-WAY is a highly versatile truck designed to handle a wide range of applications, including working as a timber truck, mixer, hook lift and skip loader truck, tipper, crane truck, gully cleaner, or refuse truck. ...