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What a flexible tool for work on this week’s front cover. It’s a 2018 Euro 6 MAN TGS 3.5000 8×4 fitted with Multilift hook loader equipment and a drawbar coupling. It has the full direct vision standard kit fitted to it including passenger floor windows and cameras, so ready to go to work in London…

If you are a truck manufacturer selling new trucks, it is a massive advantage to be able to supply them with a reasonably short lead time. This is where Renault Trucks has had an advantage – on top of the quality of service from their dealer, Border Trucks. As a results, Cumbria Logistics, palletised freight…

Dawsongroup plc has placed an order for 270 3.5-tonne Iveco Daily light commercial vehicles following positive reaction and response from operators who have rented the initial batch of 350 Daily vans that began to populate the Dawsongroup fleet across the country last year.  Iveco UK Light Business Line Director, Mike Cutts, said: “It’s fantastic to…

Sounds like a conquest sale to us. Not a single Volvo bought by Coventry-based Lawton Tubes for over 100 years then, thanks to Rory Kelly, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, a new Volvo FM 6×2 rigid joins the 12-strong fleet.  The rigid is mounted with a SlidaFlex body,…

Form an orderly queue for the two new, 2023 unused Scania P450 XT 8×4 grabloaders that are destined for the next Euro Auctions ‘no reserve’ sale at Leeds on 26th April from 8am. They’re not the only unused trucks to go under the hammer on that day, there’s also a Volvo FH16.750 6×4 tractor unit…

The UK’s first all-electric ready-mix concrete mixer has successfully completed a three-month trial of commercial deliveries across Birmingham for Tarmac, marking a significant step on the path to net zero construction. The ‘e-mixer’, created in partnership with Renault Trucks and TVS Interfleet, is the first of its kind to operate anywhere in the UK with…

Being a truck technician has not been seen historically as a glamourous role. Over the years, the truck manufacturers have been running initiatives to address this issue and DAF are no exception. The company has just launched its DAF Heroes programme, the online knowledge and skills competition for DAF Technicians at the company’s 137 locations…

There’s no point in having a truck that doesn’t work well in cold weather and the batteries and management systems of new all electric trucks are still a relatively new technology. That’s why MAN Trucks have integrated the upcoming large-series e-truck into its annual winter testing in northern Sweden that took place from December to…

It usually takes some time to replace the thousands of model options in a truck range when a new cab is launched. DAF have recently rolled out their brand-new cab designs for the XF, XG and XD ranges, starting with the more straightforward, relatively low hanging fruit – think tractor units and dry freight applications….

Transporting heavy plant machinery around the Highlands means that the truck has plenty of work to do. This means it has to be reliable and powerful. Following the wishes of the driver, Campbell Plant Hire went for a new Volvo FH 540 sleeper cab 6×2 tractor unit. The new truck replaces a vehicle from a…

Just checking out their vintage Volvo collection shows that Sheffield-based Newell & Wright Group has clearly been big Volvo fans over the years. However, something changed back in 2013 (around the time of the introduction of Euro 6) which persuaded the 100-truck operator to change from a Volvo-only fleet, leaving the brand for no fewer…

This week we feature a curtainsider semi trailer for sale at STC Sales. This is one of their choice of new build trailers that are available now from stock which means that you can beat lead times for new trailers that can be as long as twelve months. There is a choice of manufacturers including…

 Pod Point has been announced as Iveco’s preferred supplier for charging the all-electric Iveco eDaily, enabling businesses to go electric with minimal fuss via a new referral program. The agreement will see Pod Point become Iveco’s preferred EV chargepoint supplier, on a referral basis. When Iveco customers – be that large fleets or SMEs –…

Sounds like a good company to work for – at Bolshaw Industrial Powders the drivers get to choose their own preferred make of truck. With six or so drivers does this result in six different brands? The end result could be hard to manage, but certainly rewarding for the drivers involved. The company has taken…

Prepare to see more and more electric refuse vehicles on the roads of our Towns and cities. Enfield Council’s duty cycle of just 50 miles a day for refuse collection is perfect for full BEV operation, even bearing in mind the additional power requirements of the compactor for waste use. As you would expect, the…

A real beauty on this week’s front cover. Keltruck are showing off their 2022 Scania G450 6×2 plant truck which is fitted with a Hiab X-HIDUO 188 front-mounted crane and cheese wedge ramps (they fold flat to effectively extend the length of the load area of the body.) The truck is well specified with leather…

Cast your minds back to last Summer with our 40 degree days and boiling hot nights and you can understand why operators are considering the welfare of their drivers sleeping in cabs overnight – especially with two to a cab! There is a solution to the problem that does not involve burning fuel and that’s…

A rare old machine graces this week’s front cover – A 2009 DAF 6×4 13,600 litre tar tanker. This has come straight from the council and the tyres are like new. This looks like the perfect machine if you have the work for it – there won’t be too many others about! In other news,…

Iveco’s Training Academy will soon be ready to welcome over 480 technicians and 100 commercial staff each year for the highest standard of training. The purpose-built facility consists of classrooms for understanding and learning critical lessons, meeting rooms for discussion, and state-of-the-art workshops equipped to lead practical training utilising the latest equipment. Its attendees will…

Not exactly blazing a trail as far as digital dashboards are concerned, but it looks like they are approaching it in a sensible manner. The company is only now introducing trucks with digital dash-boards with deliveries starting early in 2024. These are to be based on a modular electronics architecture and accompanied by a range…