8×4 Truck News (82)

This week sees some 8×4 Scania tippers advertised directly by the operator on the front cover. There’s a small fleet to choose from with maileages from around 200,000kms. 2018 models, they all feature heavyweight rams and rear tailgates and lightweight bodies. Buying direct from the operator means that you could grab yourself a bargain and…

Readymix concrete, cement and aggregates supplier, Cemex, has received the delivery of 20 new DAF XD 410 eight-wheel tippers as part of its ongoing vehicle replacement programme. The new vehicles – featuring DAF’s ‘FAD” 8×4 axle configuration deliver a 4-Star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating ex-factory. All trucks, which feature bodywork from Wilcox, Thompsons and…

If you are an operator with a whole series of eight wheel tippers available to sell, then highlighting them on the front of the magazine will attract some attention. The trucks are high powered, 450HP, 2018 Scania P450 models with Thompsons Loadmaster Lite steel bodies complete with extra-long, heavy duty ram and Easy Sheet systems….

The new eArocs 400 is first battery-electric variant of the Mercedes Arocs range. The locally CO2 -free and low-noise electric truck made its world premiere at this year’s bauma in Munich. A small series of 150 vehicles per year is currently planned for the eArocs 400 for selected EU markets. The vehicle will initially be…

Long – established in its field, South Wales scrap metal merchant RR Davies Ltd of Pontypridd is another recent convert to HARSH hookloaders, with their first unit having notched up 100% uptime in its first six months. “I know a good bit of metal when I see it” jokes company boss Rob Davies “and the…

If you are an operator with a whole series of eight wheel tippers available to sell, then highlighting them on the front of the magazine will attract some attention. The trucks are high powered, 450HP, 2018 Scania P450 models with Thompsons Loadmaster Lite steel bodies complete with extra-long, heavy duty ram and Easy Sheet systems….

Raymond Brown Quarry Products Ltd has strengthened its fleet with the addition of five new Renault Trucks C430 8×4 tippers. This latest investment builds on the delivery of eleven C430 8×4 vehicles earlier this year, marking a significant return to Renault Trucks following a 16-year hiatus. Supplied by Rob Coxon, Transport Solutions Executive at Sparks…

C J Hurford & Sons has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH Aero 8×4 Tridem tipper, the first truck of its kind to be put into operation in the UK. The new arrival combines superb fuel-efficiency and top-of-the-range manoeuvrability, providing the Bristol-based family business with the ideal solution for its contract work with Dragon…

Austin Contract Services Ltd, a provider of biosolids transport to the agricultural sector, has added a second Renault Truck to its fleet as part of the company’s 25th-anniversary celebrations. The new C480 8×4 Off Road with Wilcox tipper body, finished in metallic silver grey, was supplied by Jamie Sutherland at Renault Truck Commercials on a…

Heidelberg Materials UK has taken delivery of 52 new Volvo FM 8×4 Tridem concrete mixers as part of a major fleet upgrade programme. The rigid trucks have been built with a specification focused on manoeuvrability and ground clearance to help the firm’s drivers access and work on difficult off-road terrain at construction sites across the…

Two more new DAF XDC eight wheelers have just joined the Workington specialists in groundworks and plant hire fleet of Phillip Carruthers Ltd. And just like Carruthers’ previous XDC tippers, both are fitted with the same tipping set up. Carruthers acquires its trucks from stock vehicles held by MOTUS Commercials in Carlisle, which in turn…

Launch of New Generation DAF construction vehicles in popular PC/XBOX/PS-game DAF Trucks and software developer Weltenbauer are introducing New Generation DAF construction XDC and XFC 6×4 trucks and the heavy-duty New Generation DAF XG+ 8×4 FTM to the highly popular ‘Construction Simulator’ game. Players worldwide can now experience driving DAF’s construction trucks on their PC,…

Oxford-based Smith & Sons (Bletchington) has returned to Volvo Trucks for a new batch of Volvo FMX tippers, following the impressive fuel economy the customer has witnessed in similar vehicles delivered in 2022. Supplied by Ryan Masters, Transport Solutions Executive, Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, the latest arrivals – which directly replace…

Barnsley-based Wordsworth Excavations has taken delivery of a Volvo FH 500 8×4 rear-steer tag tridem fuel tanker, extending its long-standing partnership with the manufacturer. Joining a Volvo-exclusive 60-strong commercial vehicle fleet, the new high-spec rigid directly replaces a similar smaller vehicle. It will be used as a mobile fuelling station for Wordsworth Excavation’s plant and…

If you are looking for some late, Euro 6 Scania Tippers – especially hi specification versions – then take a look at the examples on this week’s front cover available from Peter Gilder. To start off with , they are the ruggedised ‘construction’ XT variants and then they have been fitted with Easy Sheet systems…

HJB Plant Hire has taken delivery of a Volvo FH16 750 8×4 tractor unit, following the reliability, performance and comfort levels seen in an equivalent 2017 model it replaces in the fleet. Supplied by Damian Kerin, New Sales Executive, Dennison Commercials, the truck – plated for up to 180-tonne operation – joins the firm’s busy…

If you are looking for a 26 tonne, Euro 6 curtainsider, then it looks like Leicester Commercial centre is a good place to start. Judging by the front cover image, the company has a huge choice of 2015 DAF CF330 trucks all with automatic transmissions with midlift axles and twin steer. Perfect for local deliveries,…

This week’s front cover shows one of the three 2020 Scania P410 XT (construction spec) 8×4 tippers for sale at Peter Gilder’s . The trucks are fitted with Thompson bodies and on board weighers and easy sheets. With the passenger floor window, they are geared up for urban operation. There is always a huge choice…

If you are looking for a number of well-maintained 8×4 steel tippers, then You’ll need to join in at the Malcolm Harrison Prees auction on the 31st of August. there ia a whole series of 2019 Volvo FMX 410 8×4 X-High B-Ride Steel Body Tippers heading through the sale with top specifications and maintenance records….

Recycling and waste disposal expert, W&S Waste Management Ltd, will be adding twelve new Renault Trucks Cs to its fleet.  The company has taken delivery of three C460 8x4s with Boughton hook lift bodies, with nine more set to arrive later this year. These trucks form part of W&S Waste Management’s vehicle upgrade programme of…