Scania P Series Truck News ( 18)

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….

Scania UK has strengthened its long-standing relationship with Bidcorp UK by delivering the first of 165 new vehicles. The huge order made up of a mixture of 18-tonne P250 4×2 NA, 26-tonne P280 6×2 NA and tractor units, will see the foodservice group further strengthen its fleet. The trucks will be in service for 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….

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…

Here’s a blank canvas for you – a Scania 8×2 chassis cab read for kitting out with the body of your choice – be it a curtainsider, beavertail, flatbed for export use. It’s a 2009 model P Series P340 with a day cab, manual gearbox and a rear lift & steer axle – plus it…

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…

A different type of crane truck adorns this week’s front cover. You could almost be transported to the golden gate bridge in San Francisco when looking at the Avonmouth setting for the Scania P320 XT 6×4 grabloader. It’s a 2019 Euro 6 model with a Thompson tipping body and Palfinger Epsilon M125L crane and grab….

It looks like a much loved 2008 Scania P Series crane truck on this week’s front cover. This manual transmission P310 has a hefty Cormach 3400E6 crane fitted to the rear showing just 252 hours of use. The remote control crane as a reach of over 16 metres from its six extensions – perfect for…

Scania is expanding its range of battery-electric vehicle (BEV) trucks by introducing more electric vehicles, axle configurations and cab alternatives, plus a number of power take-off solutions. Scania’s range is now beyond the initial levels where only the most common trucks could be specified. Today Scania’s offer covers a range of applications and operations. “We…

There’s a host of Scania hook loaders heading through Malcom Harrison’s regular Prees Truck & Trailer sale on the 3rd of February. Choose from 2015 and 2016 Euro 6 P Series and G Series cabs and a range of power outputs from 370 up to 490HP – the higher powered versions are fitted with a…

The Scania P410 is the most popular tipper in the UK at 32 tonnes and there is a great example on this week’s front cover. It’s a 2018 Euro 6 8×4 version heading to the Euro Auctions sale on August 2nd in Leeds. It is joined by a selection of other Scania tippers from the…

To do a job right, you sometimes have to think outside the box. That’s what Manchester-based Lavelle Waste Services have done in the creation of a unique Scania recycling vehicle that they claim is the only one like it in the world. Since 2016, the sight of Lavelle Waste Services’ striking green and white waste…

Run your electric trucks on power that you generate and store from your huge neighbouring solar panel fields – that seems to be an excellent solution to the economic impact of operating trucks. That’s exactly what one operator is doing in Sweden. Scania is delivering an e-mobility solution including five battery electric trucks and 1.6…

Lutterworth, Leicestershire based Nationwide Platforms has turned to Keltruck to equip its fleet with Scania vehicles. The UK’s largest provider of powered access equipment has taken delivery of 69 Scania vehicles supplied by Keltruck. Comprising a mix of 19 rigids and 50 tractor units, these are the first Scania vehicles to be operated by the…

East Midlands Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service has just commissioned fleet of four Scania Chassis and Angloco bodied airport rescue and fire fighting appliances. From its base adjacent to the airport’s 2,893-metres-long runway and 350,000 square metres of taxiways and aprons, East Midlands Airport’s Rescue and Fire Fighting Service is tasked with providing a…

Winter draws on. Gritters and spreaders are coming out of hibernation as new metal join the fleet around the country ready to battle with what the UK weather brings. The whole country complains that as soon as a drop of snow falls we come to a standstill but consider how it would be if the…

Scania has embarked on its electric journey with the trucks most used for local distribution and municipal roles – the P – Series and low entry cabbed L-Series. The company says that it will roll out new models every year from now on until the range is complete – including long distance haulage. For the…

Matthew James Global Relocations, a removal company working across London and worldwide has taken the plunge and invested in their first hybrid truck – a 6×2 Scania P320 with a specialist 27ft removal body from SBR Specialist Coachbuilders of Preston. Silent Running The hybrid is perfect for quiet operation in and around London – assuming…