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    Yorkshire Firm Puts UK’s First 120-Tonne Renault C520 Recovery Truck Into Action
    Posted July 6, 2023
    “The Renault truck fills the bill perfectly; it has top-spec equipment with many additional extras making it a high-quality, very prestigious unit with a high residual value,” says Sparrow Recovery Director James Sparrow. ...
    New Volvo FL Recovery Truck Hauls Larger Vehicles For Ladyroyd Garage
    Posted December 14, 2021
    “Before committing to Volvo, we did look closely at rival marques, but none of them could really compete,” says Ladyroyd Garage owner David Thornes. ...
    Vehicle Recovery Specialist Acquires 6 New Isuzu N75.190 Crew Cab Trucks
    Posted October 21, 2021
    Westbourne Motors has seven locations throughout the south of England and a fleet of more than 250 commercial vehicles. ...
    New DAF CF 530 8x4 With Recoverer Trident Body Joins Jackson’s Recovery Fleet
    Posted April 13, 2021
    The shiny new CF will work alongside a 17-year-old, 53-plate DAF CF 85.430 6x2 wrecker that the recovery specialist says is still seeing frontline duty. ...
    Alpha Recovery Adds New 8x4 DAF XF With Boniface Recoverer Trident Bodywork
    Posted March 25, 2021
    The Northumberland-based recovery specialist purchased the truck from Stockton-on-Tees dealerpoint Evans Halshaw and says it will “certainly earn its keep.” ...
    R&S Recovery Services Chooses Mercedes-Benz Atego For Road Assistance
    Posted March 1, 2021
    “The Atego is extremely well-engineered and we know from experience that Mercedes-Benz trucks are highly dependable,” says R&S General Manager Philip Leslie. ...
    Isuzu N75.190 Crew Cab Joins Fourwinds Garage Fleet Of Recovery Trucks
    Posted January 18, 2021
    The firm added its first Isuzu truck in 2018, and the reliability of the trucks for recovery duties has led it to add a new one each year. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Atego To Serve As New Breakdown Truck For Alpha Recovery
    Posted December 23, 2020
    The new 16-tonner can haul as many as three vehicles with the use of a spectacle lift, making it the ideal recovery truck for multi-vehicle accidents. ...
    Wirral-Based Recovery North West Adds Six New DAF Trucks, Including Four XFs and Two LFs
    Posted 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.” ...
    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. ...
    Leicestershire-Based Crouch Recovery Adds New DAF XF 530 FAS 6x2 Rigid Truck With Boniface Bodywork To Its Fleet
    Posted December 5, 2019
    The recovery firm says they have a great relationship with their local DAF dealerpoints and that they like to get their drivers the best trucks they can for the work they do. ...
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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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