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    Volvo FM Electric Helps UK Builders’ Merchant Joseph Parr (Alco) Go Green
    Posted 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. ...
    Interlink Scaffolding Equips New Mercedes-Benz Arocs With Unique Crane Body
    Posted March 1, 2023
    The truck’s Multilift Ultima Z hooklift and a demountable split dropside body allows the firm to bring a Hiab loader crane to jobs where it’s needed and swap to a lighter flatbed body when it’s not. ...
    KC Construction Returns To Mercedes-Benz Arocs With Purchase Of New Tipper Grab
    Posted October 24, 2022
    The building, construction, and groundworks firm purchased a brace of pre-owned Arocs 3240 tipper grabs last year and liked them so much they came back for more. ...
    Mercedes-Benz Unimog Brings Versatility, Mobility To Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service
    Posted September 27, 2022
    “Given some of the rough terrain here in Cornwall, exceptional off-road performance was an absolute must,” says Mark Salter, group manager—assets team at Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service. ...
    Think Hire Acquires First Truck For Its Fleet—A Volvo FH 460 Crane Truck
    Posted July 5, 2022
    The 460-horsepower rear-steer rigid is equipped with a Fassi 710 crane and a flatbed body along with a VBG drawbar coupling for pulling trailers. ...
    Builders’ Merchant Purchases Fleet Of Volvo FM 330 Trucks
    Posted June 21, 2022
    Travis Perkins plc, the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, recently made a multi-million-pound investment with the purchase of 170 Volvo FM 330 6x2 rear-steer rigids. ...
    Frank Key Expands Fleet With Volvo FL Trucks, Plans For Additional Volvos
    Posted May 24, 2022
    The 16-tonners are equipped with dropside bodywork from Ranch Truck and Trailer, as well as HMF cranes to ease loading and deliveries. ...
    Valley Traction Services Limited Offers Diverse Range Of Services With Help From Scania R-Series Trucks
    Posted January 11, 2022
    Most of the firm’s work is construction-related, but it also handles waste management and recycling jobs, water and fuel tank transport, container shipping, and more, and often needs a truck-mounted crane to reach areas with restricted access. ...
    Springbridge Direct Gets A New IVECO X-WAY Decked Out With PALFINGER Crane For Turf, Pallet & Bulk Bag Delivery
    Posted November 12, 2021
    The Buckinghamshire-based turf and aggregates supplier needed a truck to replace a handful of ageing IVECO Trakkers, and the X-WAY fills the bill. ...
    IVECO Gave Tip-Ex Attendees Close-Up Look At New X-WAY Trucks
    Posted October 5, 2021
    The truckmaker had a pair X-WAYs on display at the show in Yorkshire, one configured with tipper bodywork and the other set up with tipper grab kit. ...
    North West Timber Treatments Adds DAF CF 480 Tridem Rigid Crane Truck To Fleet
    Posted October 4, 2021
    The DAF CF has a PACCAR MX-13 engine and is fitted with Hiab crane and a specialist body designed by Forshaw Engineering; NWTT says the eight-wheeler can match its 6x2 rigids in manoeuvrability. ...
    Timber Merchant Adds Two 11-Tonne Isuzu Trucks To Distribution Fleet, Increasing Payload & Flexibility
    Posted August 31, 2021
    The firm’s new F110.240 (E) is equipped with Britt Tip high-sided tipper bodywork that is a great fit for delivering mulch and can easily be converted to a flatbed by removing the sides. ...
    Plant & Site Provider Garic Expands Volvo-Dominant Truck Fleet With New Volvo FH & FM Additions
    Posted August 26, 2021
    With the additions, roughly 85% of Garic’s fleet is now Volvo-made, a percentage that will soon increase as Garic plans to add several more Volvo FMs later this year. ...
    Spinks Rounds Out Mercedes-Benz Truck Fleet With 7.5-Tonne FUSO Canters
    Posted August 24, 2021
    AE Spink’s delivery fleet once consisted exclusively of Mercedes-Benz trucks, many supplied by Northside Truck & Van; the fact that FUSO Canters are sold, serviced, and financed through the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Network in the UK is a bonus. ...
    East Midlands’ JC Balls & Sons Specifies MirrorCam Feature In Its New Mercedes-Benz Arocs Truck
    Posted August 2, 2021
    MirrorCam eliminates a truck’s side mirrors and replaces them with a system of cameras, which feed live video to 15-inch displays mounted in the cab on the two A-pillars. ...
    Merkko Adds Mercedes-Benz Arocs Crane Trucks Following Lockdown Growth
    Posted April 30, 2021
    The new 26-tonne rigids deliver the bulk of the bricks, blocks, cement, timber, and other materials Merkko supplies to sites within a 50-mile radius of its Oxfordshire and Berkshire depots. ...
    Bradford-Based Stone Supplier Adds First Volvo Truck, A 4x2 FL Rigid With A Dropside Body & Atlas Crane
    Posted March 31, 2021
    The firm reports that the FL is a big step up from its previous vehicle, both in terms of its payload capacity and its fuel efficiency. ...
    French Plant Hire Specialist Adds Renault’s First Electric Construction Vehicle, A D Wide Z.E. Crane & Tipper Truck
    Posted March 22, 2021
    The 26-tonne 6x2 rigid is powered by four 66-kWh battery packs and came equipped with JOCQUIN tipper bodywork and a HIAB X HiPro 142-E crane. ...
    Cornwall-Based Spa Specialist Acquires One Of The First 2021 Isuzu Grafter N35.125(T) Rigids Sold In The UK
    Posted March 5, 2021
    The 3.5-tonne, twin-rear-wheel rigid features a six-speed automatic transmission, dropside bodywork, and a Fassi F30CY crane in the rear. ...
    Hampshire-Based Pump & Plant Hire Specialist Adds Six New DAF CFs, A Mix Of 6x2s & 8x2 Rear-Steer Trucks
    Posted December 30, 2020
    Selwood head of transport Paul Green says DAF’s increasing presence in his firm’s fleet is directly linked to the trucks’ impressive performance as well as dealerpoint Lancashire DAF’s aftersales support. ...
    Marshfield-Based Haulier Adds New Volvo FH 500 Dual Clutch 6x2 Rigid Truck To Its Fleet
    Posted November 25, 2020
    The firm says it considered two other truck brands for the purchase, but neither could match the total package that Volvo had on offer. ...
    Logistics Firm Wincanton Leverages Safety & Long-Haulage Abilities Of New Fifth-Generation Mercedes-Benz Actros
    Posted October 22, 2020
    The new trucks are outfitted with Massey Truck Engineering bodywork and Hiab 145DLL-1 HiPro long-boom cranes. ...
    Advanced Safety Features Of Mercedes-Benz Actros Essential For Load Bank Manufacturer Crestchic
    Posted October 21, 2020
    The Burton-on-Trent-based firm specified their new Actros with new Direct Vision regulations “very much in mind,” says Transport Supervisor Paul Howlett. ...
    Gateshead-Based Builders’ Merchant More Than Doubles New-Generation Arocs Fleet With New Order
    Posted September 16, 2020
    James Burrell was one of the first Mercedes-Benz customers in the UK to get their hands on a new Arocs back in October; today the firm runs five identical Arocs crane trucks, and have ordered six more. ...
    CRS Building Supplies Cashes In DAF Driver Training Vouchers To Familiarise Drivers With New CF 370 Trucks
    Posted June 11, 2020
    Purchased in March, the four rigid crane trucks have been very well received indeed; the firm have already established a build spec to simplify future orders from dealer Kingdon Wessex DAF. ...
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    Cargo Express Chooses High-Quality Schmitz Cargobull Mega Trailers For International Transport
    Posted 06/11/2024
    Cargo Express adds Schmitz Cargobull Mega trailers to its fleet for their high quality, flexible roof height, and anti-theft features. ...
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    DAF Trucks Debuts New Innovations At IAA Transportation 2024
    Posted 07/10/2024
    Learn more about DAF's New Generation XD, XF, XG, and XG? trucks, which recently made their debut at the IAA Transportation 2024 show. ...
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    West Yorkshire Haulier Acquires Volvo FH Aero 460 Tractors
    Posted 30/09/2024
    Bower Green recently upgraded three trucks to new, aerodynamic Volvo FH Aero 460 tractor units with I-Save fuel-saving features and Globetrotter cabs. ...
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    Holland & Barrett Renews Fleet With Don-Bur Box Bodies
    Posted 26/09/2024
    Don-Bur announces the completion of a new batch of 33 bespoke 18-tonne rigid box bodies for Holland & Barrett, the UK's leading health and wellbeing store. ...
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    Oakland Distribution Acquires 30 Renault T480 Tractor Units
    Posted 25/09/2024
    Oakland Distribution recently added 30 new Renault T480 Turbo Compound 6x2 tractor units to its fleet, chosen for driver comfort and enhanced fuel economy. ...
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    New DAF XB Electric & Paccar Power Solutions At Cenex Expo 2024
    Posted 04/09/2024
    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. ...
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    Hadfields Transport Returns To Mercedes-Benz Trucks
    Posted 04/09/2024
    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. ...
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    DAF: 75 Years Of Trucks From Eindhoven
    Posted 21/06/2024
    DAF Trucks is celebrating 75 years of truck-building, just one in a long line of highlights driven by innovation, revolutionary technologies, and smart design. ...
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    DAF 19-Tonne XB Electric Makes UK Trade Show Debut At Road Transport Expo
    Posted 04/06/2024
    The 19-tonne version of the zero-emissions DAF XB Electric truck, which has a range of 350 kilometres, is making its first appearance at a UK trade show at Road Transport Expo in Stoneleigh, England. ...
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    Aggregate Supplier Rory J. Holbrook Buys 12 New DAF XDC Tippers
    Posted 16/05/2024
    Norfolk-based aggregate supplier Rory J. ...
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