Truck Locator Blog Archive

    Scania Trucks’ New Side-Detection Features Offer Enhanced Safety To Vulnerable Road Users
    Posted March 4, 2020
    Scania has introduced truck side-detection functionality using two separate driver assistance systems to help drivers avoid collisions with pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users. ...
    Netherlands-Based Peter Appel Transport Tests DAF CF Hybrid Trucks
    Posted March 4, 2020
    The Netherlands-based Peter Appel Transport is currently testing two DAF CF Hybrid trucks with diesel engines and electric models. ...
    Unimog-Driving Cider Maker Helps Neighbours Stranded By Storm Dennis Floods
    Posted March 3, 2020
    Kier Rogers and his 28-year-old all-terrain Unimog U1700 spent three days delivering food and supplies and driving Hampton Bishop residents into and out of the flooded village. ...
    Andover Area Oil & Gas Supplier HBS Fuels Replaces Older Mitsubishi FUSO Canters With New 7.5-Tonne Models
    Posted March 3, 2020
    The new 7C15s are powered by 3.0-litre diesel engines rated for 150 horsepower and 370 newton-metres of torque, and have payload capacities up to 3,250 kilograms. ...
    Scania Now Offers The 7-Litre DC07 Engine As An Option For L-Series Trucks
    Posted March 3, 2020
    The new engine will serve as a lighter, more flexible alternative to the series’ existing 9-litre DC09 engine, and comes in 220-, 250-, and 280-horsepower variants. ...
    SDC Trailers Outfits Lincolnshire-Based FreshLinc Group With New Freespan Curtainsiders
    Posted March 2, 2020
    The haulage firm purchased 30 new curtain side trailers from SDC, which it has assigned to its general haulage division in Carrington, Manchester. ...
    Volvo Trucks Introduces New Driver-Centric FH and FH16 Models Featuring Updated Cabs & Additional Safety Features
    Posted March 2, 2020
    The Swedish truck manufacturer says the updates are designed to help its customers attract and retain top driving talent. ...
    Volvo Unveils Redesigned FM & FMX Heavy-Duty Trucks
    Posted February 28, 2020
    The most obvious upgrades to the Volvo FM and FMX are their new exteriors, but the real action is in their brand-new cabs. ...
    Fife Council Adds 11 Mercedes-Benz Econic Refuse Collection Trucks To Its 40-Vehicle Fleet
    Posted February 28, 2020
    The 6x2 rigids come with 220-kW 7.7-litre engines, rear-steer axles, and Farid Hillend Engineering compactor bodywork. ...
    Lincolnshire-Based FreshLinc Group Adds 20 New Volvo FH Trucks For General Haulage & Temperature-Controlled Operations
    Posted February 27, 2020
    FreshLinc Fleet Engineer Andy Marchant says, “the FH is a fantastic truck and we always receive positive driver feedback. ...
    Norwich-Based Seed Brothers Adds Mercedes-Benz Atego Rigid For Use As A Mobile Showroom
    Posted February 26, 2020
    The Autosmart franchisee and cleaning products supplier based in Norwich, Norfolk, added bodywork from Drumack Coachworks of Northern Ireland. ...
    Balgores Motors Add 8 New N75.190 Car Transporters, Making Isuzu Trucks Main Marque After 8 Years Away
    Posted February 26, 2020
    Transport and Logistics Manager Chris Everitt says the Isuzus tick all his firm’s boxes, and that in combination with Recovery World bodies, provide “the optimum choice of delivery vehicles.” ...
    Mercedes-Benz Dealer Marshall Truck & Van Introduces New Head Of Business, Opens New Dealership In Southampton
    Posted February 24, 2020
    Wayne Edwards, the firm’s new head of business, is a longtime industry veteran who says he relishes the opportunity to finally represent the Mercedes-Benz marque. ...
    Jet Plant Hire Ltd Purchases First Tridem Vehicle, An 8x4 Volvo FMX Tipper Truck
    Posted February 21, 2020
    Jet Plant Hire Ltd, a road planing specialist based in Evesham, recently added a Volvo FMX Tridem truck to its fleet of 35 vehicles. ...
    EN 12642 XL Certification Now Available As Standard For SDC Freespan & Insuliner Curtainsider Trailers
    Posted February 20, 2020
    This DVSA certification ensures that a trailer’s load-securing system meets exacting quality standards. ...
    IVECO S-Way Wins iF DESIGN AWARD 2020 Thanks To Driver-Centric Design & Other Considerations
    Posted February 19, 2020
    IVECO Brand President Thomas Hilse says the truck redefines “the idea of customer centricity” through “the latest innovations in connectivity and automation.” ...
    Elite Tree Services Getting To Work With Specially Designed Arboriculture Tipper Box Body On Isuzu Grafter
    Posted February 19, 2020
    The custom-built truck comes with three onboard toolboxes and a 3,500-kilogram max trailer weight, so the firm’s tree surgeons can take with them everything they need to get the job done. ...
    DAF Celebrates 250,000th XF Super Space Cab With Special Edition
    Posted February 18, 2020
    The new Super Space Cab Celebration Edition is the most luxurious DAF cab yet, with a voluminous 12.6-cubic-metre interior swathed in cognac-coloured leather and all the mod cons. ...
    Sydenhams Purchases New DAF XF Truck For Hauling Timber & Building Supplies
    Posted February 18, 2020
    The new tractor unit will support the haulage firm’s newest location in Glastonbury, making deliveries from Penzance to North Wales. ...
    Scania Teams With ASKO To Test Battery-Electric Trucks In City-Distribution Applications In Norway
    Posted February 18, 2020
    The programme will put two 27-tonne electric Scania lorries to work delivering appliances in Oslo; the trucks’ performance data will aid in future electric truck development. ...
    Isle Of Bute-Based John Mackirdy Ltd Adds New Volvo FM To Its Fleet To Deliver Animal Feed
    Posted February 17, 2020
    Mackirdy says that so far, the FM has proved “totally reliable and very good on fuel, too.” ...
    David Joyce Named Director Customer Service & Parts For Mercedes-Benz Trucks
    Posted February 13, 2020
    Joyce entered the transport industry in the 1970s as an apprentice technician and has served a number of roles at Mercedes-Benz UK since he arrived in 1995. ...
    TAH Access Platform Hire Purchases Mitsubishi FUSO Canter To Transport Equipment Around London
    Posted February 13, 2020
    The firm chose a Canter for its generous payload capacity and tight turning circle; previous experience with another 7.5-tonne Canter factored into the decision, as well. ...
    Isuzu Expands Its Presence In North Of Scotland Thanks To Elgin Truck & Van Centre Ltd
    Posted February 11, 2020
    Established in 1994, the dealer has locations in Elgin and Inverness offering full workshop facilities, a parts store, an ATF, as well as tachograph and body shop services. ...
    Northern Ireland-Based HMT Group Orders 10 New Dennison Extendable Trombone Platform Trailers
    Posted February 11, 2020
    The transport specialist firm from Dublin shares “a lot of values” with Dennison Trailers, according to MD James Dennison, “including their family own heritage and principles of partnership.” ...