Truck Locator Awards Blog Archive

    ‘Forward-Thinking’ IVECO eDaily Wins ‘Electric Van Breakthrough Of The Year’ Award
    Posted April 16, 2024
    IVECO's eDaily has been recognised as impressive electrification enabler for its innovations in eLCV technology and mission-focus. ...
    Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Fuel Cell Is ‘Bus of the Year’ & ‘Ecological Bus Of The Year’
    Posted February 28, 2024
    The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell with hydrogen-based fuel cell range extender has won two awards in the national competition organized by the Spanish editorial group EDITEC. ...
    New Generation Daf XF 450 Crowned ‘Green Truck 2023’
    Posted May 15, 2023
    The prestigious award honours the most efficient long-haul tractor on the market. ...
    GreenFleet Rewards Another Electrifying Performance From Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK
    Posted December 15, 2022
    An unrelenting commitment to the decarbonisation of its entire product range has earned Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK a prestigious industry accolade—for the second year running! ...
    Iveco Bus Crossway Range Wins 3rd Sustainable Bus Of The Year Award For The Crossway LE Hybrid CNG
    Posted October 14, 2022
    The biomethane-compatible Crossway Low Entry Hybrid Natural Gas bus is designed to offer an alternative for regions, counties, and cities looking for transportation solutions that work with energy transition projects. ...
    DAF XD awarded ‘International Truck of the Year 2023’
    Posted September 20, 2022
    New truck series for vocational and distribution transport sets new benchmark. ...
    MAN Wins Red Dot Design Award For TGE & TGX Individual Lion S
    Posted June 28, 2022
    "The recognition of the Individual Lion S models in the Red Dot Design Award is a particularly nice success for our MAN Individual ex-works range and the growing Lion S family,” says MAN Truck & Bus Executive Board Member Friedrich Baumann. ...
    IVEVO T-WAY Garners More Accolades, Takes Home iF Design Award
    Posted May 18, 2022
    “With these awards we see recognised our efforts to combine robustness with efficiency, reliability with driver-centricity, effectively blending function with style,” says Marco Armigliato, IVECO Group head of industrial design. ...
    Rugged IVECO T-WAY Recognised With Red Dot Award For Product Design
    Posted April 15, 2022
    “We are very proud that the design of the IVECO T-WAY has been selected for this prestigious award,” says Marco Armigliato, head of industrial design at Iveco Group. ...
    Van Fleet World Selects IVECO Daily 7-Tonne Range As 2022 Light Truck Of The Year
    Posted April 1, 2022
    This is the second consecutive year the Daily has won the award, and the third time in the last four years. ...
    New Generation DAF XG+ Named Best Diesel Tractor Unit At Fleet News Awards
    Posted March 30, 2022
    “The XG+ sets a new benchmark in the tractor market,” the Fleet News Awards jury stated. “DAF’s flagship is stylish, packed with innovation, impressive to drive, offers the largest cab in the industry, and is comfortable to live with.” ...
    MAN TGX 18.510 Wins Sustainable Truck Of The Year 2022
    Posted November 16, 2021
    In its announcement of the award, the Sustainable Truck of the Year jury highlighted the TGX’s advanced aerodynamics and efficient powertrain. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Wins Innovation Prize For Electric Trucks
    Posted October 28, 2021
    The truckmaker won the OEM of the Year award at the 2021 Electrical Vehicle Innovation & Excellence Awards from publishing and events group Solar Media. ...
    Isuzu 3.5-Tonne Grafter Wins 9th Consecutive Best Builders’ Truck Award
    Posted July 28, 2021
    Trade Van Driver’s annual awards are judged by the magazine’s expert panel of journalists and readers who use light commercial vehicles. ...
    New MAN Truck Generation Wins iF Design Awards For Colour & Trim Concept, TGX Special Functionality
    Posted June 3, 2021
    The iF Design Awards join other recent accolades in MAN's trophy case, including a Red Dot Design Award and a Gold award from the German Design Awards. ...
    Volvo Names Thomas Hardie Commercials Dealer Of Year For Third Straight Year
    Posted May 26, 2021
    Each year, Volvo Trucks honors the dealer that has demonstrated the highest level of performance in all areas of operation, including especially customer service. ...
    IVECO S-Way NP 460 Wins Sustainable Truck Of The Year Award For 2021
    Posted November 10, 2020
    IVECO says the S-Way NP is the only natural gas vehicle with 1,600-kilometre autonomy; the truck has a new cab with a drag coefficient improved by 12%, which enables a reduction of fuel consumption by up to 4%. ...
    DAF Trucks Wins 2020 Incentive Trophy For Monitoring & Ventilating Welding Fumes, General Safety Approach
    Posted October 22, 2020
    “The prize is an acknowledgement of the tremendous effort being made by all at DAF to keep our place of work as safe as possible,” says Jos Habets, director of operations and a member of the board at DAF Trucks. ...
    DAF XF Wins Fleet Truck Of The Year At 2020 Motor Transport Awards For Second Consecutive Year
    Posted October 16, 2020
    This is the third time in five years the XF has earned this distinction, and the 19th time since 1986. ...
    DAF Wins Good Design Awards For Its Ergonomic, Durable & Sustainable CF & XF Truck Ranges
    Posted September 23, 2020
    A panel of 55 judges awarded the two trucks for their ergonomic designs, durable build materials, and “superior NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) qualities,” according to the jury’s verdict. ...
    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. ...
    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.” ...
    DAF LF Wins Truck Of The Year At 2018 Commercial Fleet Awards
    Posted December 18, 2018
    The DAF LF was named Truck of the Year for the second year in a row at the 2018 Commercial Fleet Awards, coming out on top thanks to its performance and reliability and DAF’s excellent aftersales support. ...
    IVECO Daily Celebrate 40 Years Of Success
    Posted July 30, 2018
    IVECO is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its IVECO Daily line, which originally launched in 1978 and is currently in its third generation. ...
    Renault Trucks Earns Gold Rating From Ecovadis
    Posted July 27, 2018
    Ecovadis recently handed Renault Trucks a Gold rating thanks to the success of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies and programs, which now place Renault in the top 5% of rated companies. ...
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    MAN Expands Its Zero-Emission Portfolio
    Posted 19/04/2024
    Learn more about Man's small truck series with hydrogen combustion engines, planned for 2025 starting with 200 vehicles in selected markets. ...
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    ‘Forward-Thinking’ IVECO eDaily Wins ‘Electric Van Breakthrough Of The Year’ Award
    Posted 16/04/2024
    IVECO's eDaily has been recognised as impressive electrification enabler for its innovations in eLCV technology and mission-focus. ...
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    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted 11/04/2024
    Orica UK relies on Volvo trucks, including recently acquired FMX 460s, to transport explosives and other materials to mines and quarries throughout the UK. ...
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    Lenham Storage Moves Toward Zero Emissions With Volvo FM Electric Trucks
    Posted 05/04/2024
    Lenham Storage recently purchased two new Volvo FM Electric trucks with 666 horsepower and 2,400 newton-metres of continuous torque, a 300-kilometre range, and a GCW of up to 44 tonnes. ...
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    Collection UK Tools Adds Montracon MT39 Machinery Carrier For Speedier Loading & Unloading
    Posted 02/04/2024
    Montracon’s MT39 machinery carrier has three axles, 4000 x 1000mm double flip hydraulic ramps, a low-profile loading incline, and is plated to 39 tonnes. ...
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    Multimodal Logistics Adds 5 Renault T480 High Tractor Units To UK Container Haulage Fleet
    Posted 29/03/2024
    Felixstowe-based Multimodal Logistics recently added five new 480-horsepower Renault Trucks T480 High Turbo Compound 6x2 tractor units to its fleet, which distributes multimodal shipping containers throughout the UK. ...
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    RiverRidge Acquires Renault E-tech D Wide, Northern Ireland’s First Electric Skip Loader Truck
    Posted 28/03/2024
    RiverRidge recently purchased a Renault E-Tech D Wide electric skip loader truck—a first for both the company and Northern Ireland—for work in the Belfast area. ...
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    165 DAF XG Tractors For Global Liquid Transporter HOYER
    Posted 07/03/2024
    HOYER, the world market leader in logistic solutions for liquid products, is renewing its fleet with 165 DAF XG 480 4x2 tractors. ...
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    Man Rolls Out Battery Repair Centres In Europe
    Posted 04/03/2024
    Two Man battery repair centres are already in operation, in Germany and Spain. ...
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    Warburtons Buys More Renault E-Tech Battery-Electric Trucks For Zero-Emission Bakery Deliveries
    Posted 01/03/2024
    Warburtons, the largest bakery brand in the UK, recently continued its transition to a zero-emission fleet with the addition of four new Renault E-Tech D16s and two Renault E-Tech Master vans. ...
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