Truck Locator Rigid Skip Loaders Blog Archive

    Recycling Lives Begins Decarbonisation With UK’s First Electric Skip Truck, A Renault E-Tech D18 Wide
    Posted On: October 6, 2022
    The firm has another E-Tech D18 Wide on order that will arrive in the near future, and will also be based at its 15-acre Preston Recycling Park. ...
    Renault Trucks Will Deliver First D Wide Z.E. Skip Loaders To UK In Deal With Recycling Lives
    Posted On: October 6, 2021
    The national waste management specialist says the trucks will allow it to minimise the impact of its operations on the environment whilst maintaining optimum efficiency. ...
    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. ...
    Wolverhampton-Based Jones Skips Adds More DAF Trucks To Fleet, Including A CF 340 FAN
    Posted On: November 11, 2019
    The firm’s newest DAF is replete with safety features that make it well-suited to working in crowded urban settings, as well as Euro 6 emissions compliance. ...
    Container Transport Specialist Chooses 'Ultrashort' Scania G 370 For Capacity & Manoeuvrability
    Posted On: July 31, 2019
    The firm needed to replace a Euro 3 truck that had been banned from entering the city of Utrecht, and the G 370 met their needs for emissions compliance, efficiency, manoeuvrability, and more. ...
    Scottish Waste Management Company Adds Five New Trucks To Its All-Volvo Fleet
    Posted On: June 6, 2019
    The firm’s new acquisitions include two FM 6x2 tractor units, two FM rigid hook loaders, and an FE rigid skip loader truck. ...
    Macclesfield Waste Management Specialist Adds Seven Volvo FL Skip Loaders To Fleet
    Posted On: May 29, 2019
    Five of the new trucks will replace existing Henshaws vehicles, while the other two are additions to the firm’s expanded fleet. ...
    Buchanan Skip Hire Adds Fifth Volvo To Their Fleet
    Posted On: March 21, 2019
    The West Lothian waste management firm bought a new Volvo FMX 8x4 rigid on the merits of their last several truck purchases, which have also been Volvos. ...
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    Visit Truck Locator At RTX Scotland 2026
    Posted 10/11/2026
    RTX Scotland returns to the SEC Centre in Glasgow on 18 and 19 November 2026, bringing together professionals from across the road transport industry, and Truck Locator will be there. ...
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    DAF XD Electric Duo 'Ideal' For Renowned HGV Training School
    Posted 05/11/2026
    2 Start Training is the first UK commercial vehicle driving school to go electric with DAF tractors. ...
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    Volvo FH Aero Drives Seed & Grain Deliveries For Mortimers
    Posted 19/10/2026
    The Driffield-based grain and seed merchant recently expanded its fleet with a new Volvo FH Aero 500, its third Volvo truck in three years. ...
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    Scania Strengthens Its R&D Capabilities With The Opening Of Its New Proving Ground Facility
    Posted 19/10/2026
    Scania has officially opened its new research and development proving ground at a special inauguration ceremony in Södertälje, Sweden. ...
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    CSR: Renault Trucks Earns The EcoVadis Platinum, Joining The Top 1% Of Companies
    Posted 12/10/2026
    After seven consecutive years at Gold level, Renault Trucks has reached the highest level of EcoVadis recognition this year. ...
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    400 Iveco S-Way Units Expand The Fleets Of 3 Key Transport Operators In Spain
    Posted 10/10/2026
    Iveco is supplying 400 S-Way trucks to Grupo Isabel Alonso, Nuprifrio, and Garciden, three leading transport operators serving national and international routes from Spain to key European markets. ...
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    Next In Line: Scania Launches Its New Generation Touring Coach
    Posted 07/10/2026
    Scania reveals its next generation of coach to the world – the new Scania Touring. ...
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    Volvo Group Reports Significant UK & Ireland Carbon Reductions In Its Quest For Net Zero
    Posted 06/10/2026
    Volvo Group says third-party-verified statistics reveal it has reduced carbon emissions by 81% and cut its energy consumption by 56% since 2010. ...
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    Royal Mail Adds 261 UK-Built Don-Bur Trailers
    Posted 02/10/2026
    Royal Mail is adding 261 UK-built Don-Bur trailers to its fleet during 2026, including 160 Lifting Decks, marking 20 years since Don-Bur built its first prototype for the postal operator. ...
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    A UK First: John G Russell & Scania To Thoroughly Test The Viability Of FCEV In Day-To-Day Operations
    Posted 02/10/2026
    Scottish transport and logistics company John G Russell (Transport) Ltd, in collaboration with Scania, will be one of the first to put FCEV trucks into daily operation on UK roads. ...
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