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Mercedes has an impressive remarketing operation at their Wentworth Park complex near Barnsley.  To put some weight behind this operation, the company is launching a new used truck brand in the UK. The ‘Certified’ Deal Every truck offered with a Certified stamp will have undergone an intensive, multi-point inspection by technicians at the Wentworth Park…

All the other truck companies involved in the alleged fixing of timing and pricing of Euro 6 technology back in 2017 simply paid up. Scania was the only company to fight against the EU ruling that would see it fined over 800 million Euros. The company must be confident in its innocence, as it raised…

Mercedes Trucks has launched the next stage of its engine development. The company’s third generation of its OM 471 12.8 litre straight six engine is now available to order and available from October 2022.  There are plenty of improvements in the areas of fuel efficiency and exhaust aftertreatment. Greater fuel efficiency The improvements in efficiency…

To the uninitiated, a suction excavator enables the operator to dig around existing pipes and cables in the road where a traditional ‘digger’ could easily damage them. These impressive truck-mounted machines are not cheap but are becoming increasingly familiar sights on the UK’s roads. Civil engineering contractors W M Donald has added another suction excavator…

As part of a programme of significant growth within its mixer truck fleet, specialist suppliers of Transport and Plant Hire services, Explore Transport Limited, has added Renault Trucks to its vehicle line-up for the first time.  Supplied by Border Trucks, a total of eight Renault Trucks C430 8x4s – five with Day Cab, two with…

Why bother with a V8 when a straight six is powerful enough? We talk to Ballymoney, County Antrim-based McConaghy Refrigerated Distribution Limited about their experience of running a fleet of 16 Scania V8s. “We are a team of dedicated logistic professionals who always do the right thing for our customers and their consignments. Our aim…

South Yorkshire-based structural steel specialist MJ Hughes has added the first truck with MirrorCam to its all-Mercedes-Benz fleet – the 8×2 Arocs will spend much of its time in London, where the manufacturer’s alternative to conventional mirrors is officially recognised for its contribution to safety by Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard scheme. Supplied by…

The range of options available from truck manufacturers today is bewildering – there seems to be absolutely something to suit every application.  For example, who would have thought that you could order a really short wheelbase, 18-tonne truck with an extra high chassis for improved ground clearance? Well, that’s exactly what a Volvo Truck customer…

The New Generation DAF XG⁺ has been awarded ‘Best UK Diesel Tractor’ at the Fleet News Awards ’22. At the same occasion, the jury crowned the DAF LF ‘Best Two-axle Lightweight Rigid Truck’ and the DAF CF ‘Best Rigid Truck’. It is the fifth year in succession in which DAF Trucks has picked-up top honours…

Trucks can’t run without wiring harnesses and if your wiring harnesses are made in factories that are now in a war zone, then you have problems. That’s the issue MAN is facing with a virtual standstill over the last two weeks at their main Munich plant and a plant in Kraow which uses truck harnesses…

To operate inside London and a number of other cities beyond 2024, truck operators have to ensure that their vehicles reach a minimum of three direct vision stars. One way of achieving this was used by the UK’s largest wholesale supplier to the veterinary industry by switching from tractor units with big, flat-floored cabs, to…

For many years too many businesses have paid lip service to green initiatives.  It seems Scania have gone further and are incorporating a ‘greenness’ throughout their business.  That means that managers are now fully rewarded unless there is a reduction in emissions in their sphere or operations. The business also monitors the targets surrounding the…

Peterborough-based AB Agri has strengthened its relationship with Volvo Trucks, with the animal feed mill side of its business, ABN, taking on 12 new Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 6×2 tractor units. Supplied by David Beecroft, Regional Key Account Sales Manager at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, the FMs join a 118-strong truck…

The 37-tonne GCW fully-electric tractor units join Amazon’s ‘middle mile’ delivery fleet, and will be transporting goods – all with zero tailpipe emissions. The five DAF CF Electric trucks are the first electric middle mile trucks Amazon is operating in Europe. The vehicles mark an important milestone towards the electrification of Amazon’s fleet, forming part…

easyStorage needed a fleet of vehicles to deliver a large-capacity, efficient transport solution. Having trialled options in different shapes and sizes, the Iveco Daily 7-Tonne range has proven to provide the basis for that winning formula. Wrapped in the trademark bright orange, there is no mistaking 3.8-meter high and 8.7-meter-long vehicles out on the road….

Renault Trucks was early to market with their electric distribution truck range up to 26 tonnes. Since 2020, the manufacturer has been marketing a range of all-electric trucks from 3.1 to 26 tonnes, manufactured in France. Now other manufacturers are starting to catch up, the company has revealed their plans for an electric 44 tonne…

These are exciting times for Legion Scaffolding, which has remained busy throughout the pandemic. The company recently relocated to a new yard on the opposite side of Brentwood that has double the space of its former home and provides the perfect platform from which to achieve its growth ambitions. Meanwhile, Legion Scaffolding has just taken…

Just fancying a change is sometimes enough to get a deal done. After more than a decade with no Volvo Trucks bought by Bath International Transport, the company has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH 500 4×2 tractor unit, equipped with a Globetrotter XL cab because they fancied a change from their current brand…

Renault Trucks has unveiled new ambitions in the field of electrifying the world’s trucks, with an offer called E-Tech, making it easier for customers to jump on the E-Bandwagon. For several years now, Renault Trucks has been offering a steadily expanding range of electric trucks and its sales volumes reflect this rapid progress: in 2021,…

You can’t order one from your local dealer yet, operators will have to go directly to Mercedes-Benz to place an order with an ‘eConsultant’ – who report to an ‘eConsultancy Manager’. However, the Mercedes truck dealers are not being left out of the ‘e’ revolution as they can become ‘eTruck-ready’. With an extra one-tonne GVW…