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Sweepers are usually configured in a standard and predictable layout. The truck will have a day cab, sometimes left-hand drive, well-powered and compact in size. This is what makes the new Volvo FM sweepers specified by Redditch-based Kelly Plant Hire somewhat out of the ordinary… The company is the first in the UK to put…

It seems that Cardiff-based international freight forwarders, Freight Systems Express Wales (FSEW) is well ahead of the curve.  The business is aiming to be carbon ‘net-zero’ before 2025 and their first major step is to invest in a pair of DAF CF tractor units – a trial before an order for a further 10 units…

Electrically powered grocery delivery vans are becoming an increasingly common sight in the UK’s cities.  However, lend a thought to how they are delivered to their area of work.  They have not been designed for long distance motorway work – they are at their best covering local distances in towns and cities. As a result,…

Scania, it would seem if the results of a prestigious German test are to be believed. This is now the fifth year running that Scania has won Germany’s ‘Green Truck’ title. The press test competition is organised by two German truck trade magazines and over the years has become something of a world championship in…

National distribution and warehousing specialists, Romac Logistics, has become one of the very first operators in the UK to press the new IVECO S-WAY Natural Power into service. Joining a fleet of 220 trucks are 10 new 4×2 IVECO S-WAY AS440S46T/P NP CNG tractors. A further order that will double this is currently being finalised….

​Iveco presented the New Daily to its dealer network and the international press in a live digital event streamed on its Iveco Live Channel platform. The latest evolution of the Daily family of light commercial vehicles features – an industry first – a new pneumatic suspension system with smart electronic controls. In addition there is…

Most trucks on sale today are of good quality and most truck dealers are raising their game to provide excellent service.  So buyers look to other areas to help make their decisions over which truck to buy. Proximity to the dealership, relationship with the salesperson or, as in the case with Hako Machines, brand image….

Hereford-based aggregate, concrete, and landscaping products suppliers Radbournes have increased their IVECO fleet over recent months by taking delivery of another 8×4 Stralis X-WAY tipper and one Eurocargo 4×2 tipper. Coinciding with Radbournes’ 40th anniversary IVECO forms the mainstay of its aggregates collection and delivery business as it moves away from its solus fleet with…

In adding three more Volvo skiploaders to their fleet, Peak Waste Recycling now has 28 out of 34 trucks on the fleet wearing the Volvo Trucks badge. The growing business has added two 16-tonne FLs and one 18-tonne FE – each with skip loader bodies – to its rapidly expanding fleet. Why Buy Volvo Trucks?…

One thing we know about electric trucks is that they are expensive.  It seems that Renault have decided that longer finance terms are the way to mitigate the upfront pain so have supplied a 16-tonne D Z.E. to Warburtons on a ten-year deal. Renault Trucks Guarantees the customer that the batteries will still be good…

Keep your neighbours happy – especially if you run a waste transfer business.  That’s what the new 16-tonne Volvo FL we be doing for Bury-based ISM Waste. In addition to cleaning neighbouring streets,  the FL road sweeper will be keeping its waste transfer facility and yard clean and tidy. The new 16-tonne sweeper has been…

It makes perfect sense for a council to buy the truck that is safest to use – especially when the truck is involved with erecting safety cones and other traffic management duties. That’s what Cardiff Council procurement chiefs did when they ordered two new Mercedes-Benz Econics to help traffic flow smoothly in and around the…

Looking not much larger than a 7.5 tonner, South-West-based Apex Scaffolding‘s new 11-tonne Isuzu F110.210 has a body and payload allowance of just under 7.5 tonnes. This gives the truck a huge advantage over a standard 7.5 tonne truck, carrying around twice the payload in a truck that looks largely the same. Apex Scaffolding has…

If you only run one truck and only replace it every twelve years, it is a significant event when it’s time to buy a new one. So totally changing brand to one never tried before was a big move for Bradford-based Russell Stone Merchants.  They have just has taken delivery of their first ever Volvo…

A four tonne plus payload was the most important criteria for choosing a 7.5 tonner to carry completed ambulances for delivery. Specialist vehicle converter Blue Light Services needed a new delivery vehicle to carry its finished ambulances from its production facilities to customers and the Isuzu N75 came up trumps – the company’s first ever…

If you are selling high quality food – even frozen food – then the company’s image has to look right online, in store and on the road. Managing their own transport in house and buying Mercedes trucks and vans for the job means that the overall image of frozen food retailer, Cook is kept high….

If the standard crew cab is too long to fit a full-length body, then order a sleeper cab that has a seat-bunk combination fitted.  That’s what R&S Recovery Services’ did with their new Mercedes-Benz Atego which now has a cab that’s roomy enough to accommodate five passengers, but not so long that it eats into…

If your business is all about attention to detail – you wouldn’t want a staircase built by a slapdash joiner – then the choice of truck also goes under the microscope for Aberdeenshire’s Urquhart Joinery Services. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for the high quality of its work – and demands the same exemplary…

Daf will start to manufacture their fully electric, 19-tonne LF at their factory in Leyland from May this year. With a payload & body allowance of 11.7 tonnes, this compares favourably with a 18-tonne CF. With a 5.4m wheelbase, a diesel-engine CF300 (220kW) weighs in at 6,762kgs giving a body and payload allowance of 11,238kgs…

If you are looking for a tipper or a dropside that’s the size of a van but built more like a truck then you need to follow Anwen Construction’s route and consider buying a 3.5 tonne Fuso Canter. The company already runs two tippers – one a ‘proper’ 7.5 tonner and the other a van-based…