It seems that most days, either Volvo or Iveco tell us of a deal that has gone through on the sale of some new gas-powered tractor units. We were wondering if any diesel trucks were being sold any more? Obviously, there are plenty of new diesel trucks hitting the roads, as there are still very…

Fed up with plain white trucks? Check out the top-spec, glossy, jet black DAF LF box truck on the front cover and advertised on the Chris Hodge advert on page seven. It’s a high-powered 210hp LF210 12-tonner with a huge cantilever tail lift on the back. View the truck online here Perhaps black trucks are…

Every company has different reasons for buying a particular truck.  Sometimes it is based on the relationship with the local dealer, other times on fuel economy, and often purely on price. Nuneaton-based ASB Transport is no different, but a key motivation for buying Volvo (again) is the higher residual value compared to the competition. The…

Better than the race to show off the new registration number in March and September, having the very first example of a brand-new model of truck is an accolade that hard to achieve. Guests Trucks customer, Mtec has jumped the queue by ordering a left hand drive version for continental operation ahead of the introduction…

So, the truck building industry is still alive in the UK. At least in Lancashire it is. DAF assemble almost all the trucks for the UK market in Leyland – and even send some overseas! This is evidenced in the fantastic achievement of building the 100,000th CF and XF truck, with the example destined for…

The display and operating concept of MAN’s new Truck range has been awarded Gold in the German Design Award 2021 in the Excellent Product Design category.  The international jury of 38 design experts rewarded the truck range’s consistent, practice-oriented work place for truck drivers. This is now the second major award for the driver’s workplace…

No doubt buoyed by the shot in the arm for all online shopping throughout the COVID lockdown, Ocado are splashing out on some new trucks this year. Not a huge truck operator (plenty of vans thought), the company only has around 170 trucks.  However, the impressive statistic is that a third of the company’s trucks…

Now this makes perfect sense.  The surface area of a semi-trailer is huge and it spends its whole life outside in the sunshine.  In countries that has such a thing as sunshine. With an increasing number of trucks due to be rolled out with hybrid power, it makes perfect sense to recharging these vehicles on…

Browse through the Photo lineage ads on pages 4 and 5 of issue 37 of Truckpages magazine and you’ll see a varied range of trucks from no fewer than four rare, late Euro 6 Volvo FMX tippers, through brand new Schmitz tipping trailers and 2018 DAF LF with Johnston sweeper to three 1990’s Pinzgauer fire…

With all the COVID news and the U.S. Presidential election shenanigans bombarding us by the minute, Brexit news takes a poor third place at the moment.  Nonetheless it will be upon us shortly and the Government is due to announce details of any deal (or lack of one) to be made by the 15th October….

Take a look at the fantastic-looking Volvo FH460 Globetrotter on the front cover of issue 36 of Truckpages magazine. It looks like brand new and is on sale at NR Trucks – see their advert inside on page 13. As usual there are tonnes of used trucks and trailers for sale across the country. If…

Volvo Trucks dealers across the UK have begun taking orders for the company’s new generation of heavy commercial vehicles. The Volvo FH16, Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX benefit from a new, flexible user interface with a digital instrument panel, whilst the FM and FMX models have new cabs that give the driver more…