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Cambridgeshire tanker and haulage specialist Turners (Soham) Ltd. has taken delivery of its 1,000th lightweight ‘FTP’ 6×2 mid-lift tractor from DAF Trucks. Vehicle number 1,000 is a New Generation DAF XF450 FTP, and part of Turners’ latest order for 69 DAF XF tractor units. The trucks add to the East of England-based company’s growing fleet…

Croydon-based ELB Partners has acquired eight Volvo FM460 Globetrotter 6×2 tractors, opting for a specification that maximises road safety. Supplied by Guili Chemello, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, ELB Partners’ tractors have been deployed at the company’s 60,000ft2 Croydon headquarters and will be used primarily for hauling loads…

DAF Trucks has announced a senior management reshuffle and the introduction of a new, dedicated EV Sales and Service function specifically to support the company’s expanding zero-emissions product and service offering. Nigel Beckett is appointed UK Parts Sales & Marketing Director following the retirement of Trevor Mitchell. Nigel has scaled the career ladder at DAF…

Highly competitive running costs and “amazing” aftersales support led mixer hire specialist TGA Haulage back to Intercounty Truck & Van for another pair of Mercedes-Benz eight-wheelers. The Peterborough-based company was established by Tom Allen in 2014, shortly after he and his father – who were then working in partnership under a different name – purchased…

Volvo Trucks has entered a partnership with the newly founded organisation Girl Torque, in a move aimed at further promoting the vital role women play in the road transport industry and encouraging more to consider it as a future career path. Established by Aberdeenshire-based Ian S Roger driver Karen Sutherland in 2021, Girl Torque has…

This issue sees an impressive 2018 Scania R480 6×2 tractor unit that is going through the Wooliscroft Garage Services dispersal sale on the 17th September in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. It is joined by a host of other trucks and farm machinery. There are plenty of other sales coming up, including Malcom Harrison on the 17th, Protruck…

CEMEX has added 10 new Volvo FM 460 8×4 tippers to its UK fleet, all meeting Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating. The new trucks will work out of the building materials supplier’s depot in Greenwich and be used to deliver aggregates and sand to construction sites across the capital. Key to winning…

Renault Trucks’ Used Parts Factory is the logical next step after the used trucks repurposing and remanufacturing operations conducted in its ‘Used Trucks Factory’ in Bourg-en-Bresse and its plant in Limoges. At this industrial facility located in Vénissieux, the brand’s trucks will be dismantled, and their parts reused. Over the past five years, Renault Trucks…

Livestock nutrition company Harbro has put a 6×2 rigid drawbar unit with close-coupled three-axle trailer and two new Iveco S-WAY 6×2 mid-lift tractor units into service. The S-Way Specification The Iveco S-WAY 6×2 6.7m chassis (AS260S42Y/PS) is fitted with a 7.9m curtain sided body and is powered by the CURSOR 11 420hp diesel and tows…

Here’s a rarity on the front cover this week. Euro Auctions have a MAN tipper going through the next Leeds sale on the 14th-17th September. Nothing too unusual, but this 2017 model, a TGS 35.440 8×4 tipper has a sleeper cab instead of the preferred day cab. Turn over the front cover and three more…

Iveco has launched the first fast-track service and hospitality pack in the industry: Iveco Topcare. The premium assistance service powered by Iveco’s connectivity has been designed to support customers in case of unpredicted extraordinary maintenance, getting the vehicle back on the road as fast as possible and taking care of the driver if the issue…

Banbury-based A C Services were really impressed with a pair of used Volvo Trucks – so much so that they resulted in the company buying their first ever new Volvo truck. The brand new vehicle is a Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 8×4 tipper which is the only new Volvo in the fleet. Supplied by Ryan…

Independent plant hire company, Mr Plant Hire, has taken delivery of a new Renault Trucks C430 8×2 tag. Supplied by Norfolk Truck and Van, the new Range C has been selected as the company’s flagship vehicle and to showcase its new and refreshed branding. The new C430 joins the 8-strong predominantly Renault Trucks fleet on…

Two New Generation DAF XG 530 FTGs have quickly become a firm favourite for Lincolnshire-based agricultural haulier, Keyo. The firm, which took delivery of the three-axle tractor units in early July, has been so impressed by the performance of the new XG, it has already placed an order for a further two vehicles. Bucking the…

Marshall Truck & Van has extended the workshop at its branch on the Walworth Industrial Estate in Andover in a £1-million facilities upgrade, adding an additional couple of bays to the previous four. One of the new bays is equipped with rollers and other equipment required to undertake tachograph installations, calibrations and repairs. These tasks…

Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, is rolling out its first 18 tonne 100% electric truck, a Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide with Solomon Commercials refrigeration body. The new zero-emission refrigerated electric truck is now delivering from Tesco’s Dagenham distribution centre to more than 400 stores in Greater London, with further electric vehicles planned to…

MAN have launched a limited edition, TGE Individual Lion S which, the manufacturer says will, “deliver a combination of proven MAN technology, maximum comfort and unique design.” The TGE comes with exclusive exterior styling, featuring red-weave carbon-look elements, striking front end, black chrome badging and red highlights. It Sits on black 10-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels…

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Long-standing Mercedes-Benz operator Binder has made a welcome return to the three-pointed star by purchasing an eight-wheeled Arocs which it is now using to empty sewage plants and septic tanks throughout East Anglia. Established in 1964, the third-generation family business provides a comprehensive wastewater management service for commercial and private customers. Its headquarters in Claydon,…

IVECO has announced that its bodybuilder accreditation programme has reached 22 partners in just over 12 months from launch. IVECO has been able to shape a vast bodybuilder supplier network that covers every conceivable conversion on its chassis from dropsides to tippers and from lutons to traffic management vehicles. Each bodybuilder gains access to the…