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It looks as though Iveco have an increasing foothold in the fleet acquisition policy for family-owned haulier, S&L Services (SLS). Prior to this deal, there were just four Ivecos on the fleet – this has now doubled to eight with more orders on the horizon should things go according to plan. The four new Iveco…

It seems that not every business leases their trucks or puts them on a finance package. Howard Tenens Logistics is an example of a business investing their own capital in their trucks. The company has just taken delivery of no fewer than 16 new generation Actros tractor units – the new ones with the mirror…

MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd have just announced the best truck dealers in their network with their 2021 Dealer of the Year gong show. The Awards held annually recognise and celebrate the achievements of the MAN Dealer Network; both the independent and company owned sites. Through a series of regular checks and measures those…

Sweepers are usually configured in a standard and predictable layout. The truck will have a day cab, sometimes left-hand drive, well-powered and compact in size. This is what makes the new Volvo FM sweepers specified by Redditch-based Kelly Plant Hire somewhat out of the ordinary… The company is the first in the UK to put…

It seems that Cardiff-based international freight forwarders, Freight Systems Express Wales (FSEW) is well ahead of the curve.  The business is aiming to be carbon ‘net-zero’ before 2025 and their first major step is to invest in a pair of DAF CF tractor units – a trial before an order for a further 10 units…

Electrically powered grocery delivery vans are becoming an increasingly common sight in the UK’s cities.  However, lend a thought to how they are delivered to their area of work.  They have not been designed for long distance motorway work – they are at their best covering local distances in towns and cities. As a result,…

It seems to be on trend – launch a new range of trucks, then launch some significant upgrades just a year or so later.  We saw it with Iveco, where the details of the revisions to the S-Way were revealed just as the first examples were hitting the UK’s shores. MAN has released some fairly…

Sludge can build up anywhere – that’s why Sutton Tankers’ trucks have to have excellent manoeuvrability as they have a number of trucks on contract to Yorkshire Water transporting the stuff around. So, after a full-on trial of Volvo’s FMX in tridem configuration, Suttons Tankers has now taken delivery of 14 new Volvo FMXs, the…

With 25 years of service to MAN Truck & Bus, Matt Squires has made it from technician to the top sales job – Director of new truck sales. Matt succeeds David Cussans who will retire before the end of the summer, having worked with the MAN brand over a period spanning 33 years. Matt’s CV…

The first ‘Innovation and Technology in Transport’ show finally took place at the end of June at Farnborough airport. The show had been postponed thanks to Covid pandemic, but was well worth waiting for.  DAF used the show as their opportunity to get their new XG range of long distance cabs in front of the…

To start with, any new cab in the heavy truck sector is big news as the life cycle of a truck cab is much longer than that of car, for example. The outgoing cab for the DAF XF originated back in the late 1980s. Sure it has had upgrades and new panels and extensions to…

Despite not buying any Volvo trucks ‘for many a year’, Dean Willshee, Owner of Willshees Waste & Recycling has started to order the Swedish brand once more with three trucks just delivered and a further two on the way. The Burton-based company’s recent deliveries are two FM 8×4 rigids and one FH Globetrotter 6×2 tractor…

Operators appear to be keen to get their hands on the first of the new super-sized cabbed DAF XG trucks.  Despite the higher list price of the new XG+ range, most of the truck buyers appear to be clamouring for the top of the range XG+ models In just a few weeks after its pan-European…

Family-owned Warton Freight Services has marked 30 years in the haulage industry by putting a new Volvo FH 8×2 rigid onto the road, equipped with a 70-tonne/metre Fassi crane. The West Thurrock-based business has traditionally operated with vehicles from two rival manufacturers. However, it opted for Volvo for this flagship order after monitoring the performance…

 Scania (Great Britain) Limited will begin an official partnership with leading UK charity, Cancer Research UK as well supporting environmental charity, The Wildlife Trusts. In addition, the company’s Milton Keynes UK Support Centre and its five operational regions – Scotland, North, East, South East, South West – will also support their own chosen regional charities. …

A top-powered 510hp 8×4 MAN TGS is heading for the valleys to the door of South Wales haulier M&M Greene of Gorslas, near Llanelli. It will be involved in delivering bulk loads of sand and gravels to and moving spoil and muck-away from local projects and building sites. M&M Greene’s new TGS 32.510 is one…

Purchased to pull a specialist Nooteboom trailer loaded with a bright pink excavator, Waitings Limited’s new Scania 650S S Series heavy haulage tractor unit is plated for operation at 150 tonnes. A civil engineering and specialist plant hire business, Waitings Limited’s Scania is a double-drive STGO Category 3 heavy haulage prime mover and will join…

Stefan Thyssen is taking over as Managing Director of MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd. Stefan Thyssen succeeds Thomas Hemmerich who has been appointed the role of Managing Director for the National Sales Company, Korea, which also includes responsibility for the Austral/Asia region. Currently Head of MAN Truck & Bus Scandinavia, Stefan Thyssen will take…

Nobody wants to wait months for a truck, so being able to get a brand new, bodied tipper in such a short time frame was important to Barrachander Quarry boss Calum McCrae. Of course, the trucks have to perform as well. Since McCrae has been so impressed with the reliability of the 8×4 Mercedes-Benz Arocs…

Hot on the heels of Volvo Trucks taking orders for the electrified heavy duty range of trucks comes Mercedes-Benz with the launch of their battery-powered eActros for heavy-duty distribution. You’ll need to be in front of your computer at 9am UK time on June 30th and visit this link: https://newtrucknewera.mercedes-benz-trucks.com/ The event will cover the…