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    Egis Lagan Services Adds All-Electric Volvo FM Low Entry To Lower Emissions & Enhance Safety
    Posted On: October 31, 2025
    Egis Lagan Services acquired a Volvo electric FM Low Entry truck, the first in Ireland, to reduce transportation emissions and improve crew safety during maintenance work on TII’s motorway and high-speed dual carriageway road network. ...
    East Kent Recycling Expands Fleet With New Volvo Trucks
    Posted On: October 20, 2025
    Waste management provider East Kent Recycling recently added 23 mixed-model Volvo trucks, including FL, FE, and FMX models, to its fleet to support operations throughout Kent. ...
    Fuso Canter Fills The Bill For Jack Cotterill Tree Services
    Posted On: March 7, 2025
    The 130-horsepower Euro 6 Step E-compliant Fuso Canter produces 360 newton-metres of torque, has the smallest turning circle in the 3.5-tonne class, and features enhanced driver comfort and safety. ...
    Ipswich Haulier Goes Green, Replacing Diesel Truck With Volvo FE Electric
    Posted On: March 5, 2025
    Warehousing and distribution firm Debach has added the first electric truck to its vehicle fleet, a new, zero-tailpipe emissions Volvo FE Electric. ...
    Iveco S-Way Makes Its Debut In Euro Truck Simulator 2
    Posted On: December 23, 2024
    Iveco announces the recent release of the Iveco S-Way in the popular Euro Truck Simulator 2 video game developed by SCS Software. ...
    West Yorkshire Haulier Acquires Volvo FH Aero 460 Tractors
    Posted On: September 30, 2024
    Bower Green recently upgraded three trucks to new, aerodynamic Volvo FH Aero 460 tractor units with I-Save fuel-saving features and Globetrotter cabs. ...
    New DAF XB Electric & Paccar Power Solutions At Cenex Expo 2024
    Posted On: September 4, 2024
    The latest XB Electric truck and Paccar Power Solutions will be on display at Cenex Expo today and tomorrow (September 4 and 5) at UTAC Millbrook. ...
    Hadfields Transport Returns To Mercedes-Benz Trucks
    Posted On: September 4, 2024
    After a 7-year hiatus, Hadfields Transport recently added two 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros 1827 trucks with box bodies with 2.7-tonne cantilever tail lifts. ...
    Dawsongroup EMC Selects Volvo FMX Electric & FE Electric Trucks For Hire Fleet
    Posted On: July 30, 2024
    Municipal vehicle supplier Dawsongroup EMC selects Volvo FMX Electric vacuum tank trucks & FE Electric MCVs for its contract hire fleet. ...
    Volvo FM Electric Helps UK Builders’ Merchant Joseph Parr (Alco) Go Green
    Posted On: July 15, 2024
    Joseph Parr’s Volvo FM Electric 6x2 rigid with a Palfinger BM 26 crane is the first zero-emission heavy-duty truck deployed by a UK builders’ merchant. ...
    Renault C430 Hookloader Helps Sparling Recycling Increase Efficiency
    Posted On: July 15, 2024
    Sparling Recycling’s Renault C430 has a comfortable, high-specification cab and an efficient DE13 turbo compound engine. ...
    Aggregate Supplier Rory J. Holbrook Buys 12 New DAF XDC Tippers
    Posted On: May 16, 2024
    Norfolk-based aggregate supplier Rory J. ...
    Volvo Rigid Curtainsiders Deliver For Bristol’s Butcombe Brewery
    Posted On: May 9, 2024
    Butcombe Brewery recently continued to upgrade its delivery fleet (which serves more than 100 pubs, bars, and inns in South West England) by purchasing Volvo FE 6x2 and FL 4x2 rigid curtainsiders. ...
    Renault C520 Off Road Truck Shoulders The Load For Morecambe Metals
    Posted On: May 3, 2024
    Morecambe Metals purchased a Renault Trucks C520 8x4 Off Road with a Hyva Titan hook loader body with a tri-axle Muldoon roll-on roll-off hook bin trailer to collect and deliver ferrous and non-ferrous metals for recycling. ...
    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted On: April 11, 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. ...
    Powerday Adds Pair Of Volvo FE Electric Skip Loaders For London Routes
    Posted On: February 1, 2024
    Recycling and waste management provider Powerday added two Volvo FE Electric skip loaders with a range of 190 kilometres to its fleet to serve the London area and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 30 tonnes per year. ...
    Renault Helps Smiths Bletchington Go Off-Road With Trio Of New Tippers
    Posted On: January 29, 2024
    Smiths Bletchington recently upgraded its fleet with a new Renault C440 8x4*4 Tridem Off Road and two C440 P8x4 Off Road tippers, bringing its whole fleet into Euro 6 compliance and adding enhanced manoeuvrability. ...
    New ADR & ‘Pet. Reg.’ Service Is Fuelling Future Success For Mercedes-Benz Dealer Midlands Truck & Van
    Posted On: January 22, 2024
    The Mercedes-Benz Dealer has opened a workshop bay at its branch in Birmingham compliant with ADR and Petroleum Regulations, open to operators of all makes of tractor unit and rigid truck. ...
    Biffa Adds Volvo FE Electric Skip Loader To Waste Management Fleet
    Posted On: January 2, 2024
    Biffa recently added its first electric skip loader, an 18-tonne Volvo FE Electric 4x2 rigid with a range of 190 kilometres, for waste management operations on the Isle of Wight. ...
    Faun Trackway Chooses Mercedes-Benz Arocs For Special Showcase Vehicle
    Posted On: September 25, 2023
    Faun Trackway and Mercedes-Benz Trucks partnered to build a custom Arocs 8x8 for use in demonstrations of Faun’s ground stabilisation products that enable vehicles and aircraft to operate in difficult terrain. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Trucks reaches for the stars with exceptional Actros L Edition 3
    Posted On: July 14, 2023
    The Actros L Edition 3 made its first UK appearance at the recent Road Transport Expo event, at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire—and instantly shot to the top of the wish lists of many visitors who saw it on display. ...
    Yorkshire Firm Puts UK’s First 120-Tonne Renault C520 Recovery Truck Into Action
    Posted On: 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. ...
    Aggregate Industries Paves The Way To A Carbon-Free Future With Renault Electric Concrete Mixer
    Posted On: July 5, 2023
    Renault says the all-electric E-Tech D Wide 26-tonner will provide up to 10 hours of battery life as it works in London’s low and ultra-low emissions zones. ...
    Next Generation Fuso eCanter Sparks Positive Reaction At Road Transport Expo
    Posted On: June 29, 2023
    The all-electric Next Generation Fuso eCanter light truck made its debut at this week’s Road Transport Expo event at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, just a month after production started at the brand’s factory in Portugal. ...
    All-Electric eEconic Leads The Mercedes-Benz Charge At Road Transport Expo
    Posted On: June 28, 2023
    The arrival of the first battery-powered eEconic was sure to create a buzz—and so it proved, as visitors to the event at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, flocked to the Mercedes-Benz Trucks stand to take a look. ...
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    Egis Lagan Services Adds All-Electric Volvo FM Low Entry To Lower Emissions & Enhance Safety
    Posted 31/10/2025
    Egis Lagan Services acquired a Volvo electric FM Low Entry truck, the first in Ireland, to reduce transportation emissions and improve crew safety during maintenance work on TII’s motorway and high-speed dual carriageway road network. ...
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    East Kent Recycling Expands Fleet With New Volvo Trucks
    Posted 20/10/2025
    Waste management provider East Kent Recycling recently added 23 mixed-model Volvo trucks, including FL, FE, and FMX models, to its fleet to support operations throughout Kent. ...
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    SAS Tech Services Adds 1st Electric Vehicle To Fleet With Mercedes-Benz eActros 600
    Posted 08/10/2025
    The latest addition to the SAS Tech Services fleet, a new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, will pull a double-decker trailer on weekly round trips between the UK and Holland to collect IT equipment for recycling, covering 80,000 miles a year. ...
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    Vicovanu Transport Expands Fleet With 15 New Krone Container Carriers
    Posted 12/09/2025
    Vicovanu Transport recently added 15 new Krone Box Liner sliding chassis trailers to its fleet, bringing its Krone trailers total to 90, and has 15 more on order. ...
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    WTTL Expands Fleet With 6 More Krone Urban Box Trailers
    Posted 27/08/2025
    Wiltshire-based professional transport training and driver development provider WTTL has added six Krone Urban Box trailers to its fleet of articulated driver training vehicles. ...
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    Don-Bur Double Deck Trailers: The Low-Hanging Carbon Win
    Posted 26/08/2025
    Before fleets electrify at scale, double-deck trailers are a proven way to cut emissions intensity now through doubling volumetric capacity, reducing trip frequency, and lowering fuel use per pallet. ...
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    Greene King Expands Fleet With 60 New Don-Bur Curtainsiders
    Posted 15/07/2025
    Greene King has expanded its national drinks distribution fleet with 60 new Don-Bur-built curtainside bodies with liveries showcasing the brewer’s brands. ...
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    Rocks Off Gravel Lifts The Roof With High-Spec Curtainsider From Krone
    Posted 08/07/2025
    Rocks Off Gravel has strengthened its logistics capability with the addition of a new high-specification Krone Profi Liner trailer. ...
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    Iveco Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary & Sets In Motion The Spirit Of The Future
    Posted 11/06/2025
    Iveco, the brand of Iveco Group N.V. that designs, manufactures, and markets light, medium, and heavy commercial vehicles, marks the 50th anniversary since its foundation in 1975. ...
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    Schmitz Cargobull Trailer Increases Capacity & Flexibility For Bolshaw Industrial Powders
    Posted 10/03/2025
    Bolshaw Industrial Powders, a Macclesfield-based producer of limestone products, purchased a Schmitz Cargobull S.CS Fixed Roof curtain sider after being impressed by the trailer’s capacity, durability, and security features. ...
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