Truck Locator Rigid Refrigerated Trucks Blog Archive

    Debut Fridge-Bodied All-Electric Mercedes-Benz eActros Set To Tour The UK
    Posted May 17, 2023
    “The eActros is a truck for a new era, and by launching this refrigerated demonstrator we’re showing that it’s ready to work in real-life applications,” says James Venables, Mercedes-Benz Trucks head of future sustainability. ...
    Leading Foodservice Supplier Makes A Climate Statement With Daf LF Electric
    Posted February 28, 2023
    “The distribution sector is starting to embrace zero-emissions, and we’re confident the new Daf gives us the right solution to provide productivity benefits,” says Brakes Head of Fleet Paul Vernon. ...
    Smith & Brock Replacing Delivery Vans With 3.5-Tonne Fuso Canter Refrigerated Trucks
    Posted December 1, 2022
    The first temperature-controlled Canter rigid has arrived and the firm says it has six more on the way, with a couple entering service by the end of the year. ...
    7.5-Tonne Canters Offer More Payload & Better Fuel Efficiency For Fife Creamery
    Posted October 12, 2022
    The Scottish chilled food wholesaler has acquired 30 of the Canter 7C18 trucks equipped with dual-compartment refrigerated box bodies supplied by Gray & Adams. ...
    Henderson Foodservice Invests 1.9 Million Pounds In 18 Renault D & D Wide Trucks
    Posted September 28, 2022
    The 18 new Renault trucks, two of which have already arrived, all feature refrigerated box bodies by Lifford Coachworks. ...
    Tesco Adds First All-Electric Refrigerated Truck—An 18-Tonne Renault—To UK Fleet
    Posted August 15, 2022
    The UK’s largest supermarket chain has put the truck to work delivering goods from its Dagenham distribution centre to more than 400 store locations in Greater London. ...
    Lidl Italia Chooses Scania For 1st Electric Truck
    Posted November 2, 2021
    The new truck has a three-axle chassis, an electric engine with 230 kilowatts of continuous power and 295 kW of peak power, and a range of approximately 250 kilometres per charge. ...
    Frozen Meal Provider Cook Bolsters Fleet With New Mercedes-Benz Atego 1521L
    Posted March 8, 2021
    The Atego also has a Solomon Commercials insulated body, with two rear doors and a side door, coupled with a FRIGOBLOCK FK Series refrigeration unit that can maintain temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius. ...
    Finnish Haulier Cuts Emissions & Lowers Fuel Costs With Liquefied Biogas-Powered Scania G 410
    Posted February 17, 2021
    For additional fuel savings, the new tractor unit’s temperature control system can use hybrid power rather than relying solely on diesel. ...
    Kent-Based Food Distributor Adds 31 New IVECO Vehicles, Including 13 Eurocargo Trucks & 18 Daily Vans
    Posted January 12, 2021
    The firm favours Eurocargos for distribution across London and Daily vans for long-distance deliveries from Manchester to Plymouth. ...
    Food Supplier Chooses Isuzu N75.190(E) Rigids For Growing Fleet
    Posted October 20, 2020
    Waterdene Foodservice Ltd’s fleet now numbers 25 vehicles, of which 24 are Isuzu 7.5-tonners; each truck makes about 20 deliveries per day. ...
    Derbyshire-Based Holdsworth Foods Adds Six New Isuzu N75.190 Refrigerated Trucks To Its Fleet
    Posted May 28, 2020
    The firm added its first Isuzus in 2015 and now has more than 45 vehicles from the marque. ...
    Renault Trucks Signs Agreement To Provide Carlsberg Group With 20 Electric D Wide Z.E. Trucks
    Posted February 6, 2020
    Renault Trucks President Bruno Blin says this deal is the first of its scale in Europe and proves “that the transport sector is undergoing a major transformation.” ...
    Northern Ireland-Based Henderson Group Adds Mix of Renault Range T and Range D Trucks To Its Fleet
    Posted January 15, 2020
    The trucks will support the firm’s foodservice and wholesale operations; Henderson Group expects to replace them in seven years or less. ...
    Japan Centre Group Adds Isuzu F-Series Truck To Distribute Japanese Goods In London, Manchester & Oxford
    Posted December 18, 2019
    The 13.5-tonne rigid refrigerated truck will make daily deliveries to two retail sites in London and one delivery per week to Japan Centre Group’s restaurants in Manchester and Oxford. ...
    Willenhall-Based A. F. Blakemore & Son Ltd Add 10 New Volvo FE Trucks To Their Fleet
    Posted November 12, 2019
    The logistics firm have been a Volvo customer since the 1980s, citing the marque’s quality and the service received from local dealerpoint Hartshorne Motor Services. ...
    Castell Howell Foods Ltd Becomes First In UK To Employ Trucks With Thermo King Hybrid Refrigeration
    Posted October 1, 2019
    One of the new trucks also features a special custom livery designed by a student from Johnston Primary to promote holidays in Wales. ...
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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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