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Not a headline you thought you would ever see, let alone want to read.  However, the introduction of the I-Shift transmission back in 2001 was a bit of a game changer. Prior to this time, most drivers had to manhandle manual gearboxes with some 16 or 18 speeds with range changes and splitter switches.  It…

It sounds like a lot of hard work has paid off for Intercounty’s Truck Sales Executive Amit Verma, beating the competition to a ten truck order. The buyer, WH Barley, quoted reliable, cost-effective performance from its previous Mercedes-Benz Actros, as well as Amit’s persuasive sales pitch as being instrumental in convincing the Milton Keynes-based firm…

It’s a start, adding one I-Save version of Volvo’s FH tractor unit out of a total order of nine new Volvo FH trucks. Unlike Maritime Transport who has just ordered 275 of the new-generation FH with I-Save, Fresh produce supplier Stewarts of Tayside has taken delivery of nine new Volvo FH 500 6×2 Globetrotter XL…

It has been a bit of a wait for the S-Way to arrive in the UK in right hand drive form.  The delays were caused by the pandemic and meant that a few left hand drive examples had been sold in the UK.  The first examples are now arriving in right hand drive, and a…

A four tonne plus payload was the most important criteria for choosing a 7.5 tonner to carry completed ambulances for delivery. Specialist vehicle converter Blue Light Services needed a new delivery vehicle to carry its finished ambulances from its production facilities to customers and the Isuzu N75 came up trumps – the company’s first ever…

If you want to check out what’s new in the world of plant and quarrying while sitting at your desk, then check out the Hillhead Digital exhibition & seminars where you will see DAF showing off their construction range on the 30th and 31st March. Hillhead Digital will enable people from across the construction sector…

The more the better as far as authorised repairers are concerned? Not always, as standards have to be maintained and there has to be enough work for every repairer to carry out to make it worth their while jumping through the hoops demanded by the exacting truck manufacturers. So, news that Cordwallis can now undertake…

If a company’s sole business is to supply support services, you would expect it to know a thing or two about providing support.  So it is high praise indeed when specialist support-vehicle provider to the TV and film industry, Facilities by ADF, praises their local DAF dealer to such an extent that they have decided…

If you have bought lots of MAN trucks since 1992 then you get an invite to the New Truck Generation sneak preview event in Munich in October 2019 , pre-launch of the TG Truck range in February (2020) in Bilbao, Spain.  With a place on this event and you could place a pre-production order for…

Every company has differing reasons to buy a truck.  Ground clearance is a great reason if you run a fleet of trucks on demolition work.  Up until now, we’d never heard of the size of the front panel to write your company name on as being key.  Still, if everything else about the truck and…

If you are selling high quality food – even frozen food – then the company’s image has to look right online, in store and on the road. Managing their own transport in house and buying Mercedes trucks and vans for the job means that the overall image of frozen food retailer, Cook is kept high….

Volvo’s new FH is now being produced in right hand drive form – so expect to see some of the more aerodynamic-looking trucks on the road later this month. Some of these could well be in Maritime Transport livery since they will be the largest FH I-Save operator in the UK shortly, after placing orders…

For drivers not content with simply spending all day inside a DAF truck, they can now splash out on a whole series of clothes, toys and gadgets to remind them of the day job 24/7! Yes, DAF have released the details of their new collection of merchandise in a fully new online store. Not restricted…

After three years of operation with a series of used trucks, Tonnes & Tonnes have taken the plunge and splashed out on a limited edition Actros Edition 1. This is understandable, as it will be driven not only by the owner of the business , but also his wife.  Newly-qualified Sonara Ferreira must be one…

Scania is further developing its service for transport operators in Scotland’s central belt with a major £10m investment in a new 4,000 square metre, purpose-built flagship site and regional headquarters for Scotland. Occupying a 7.8 acre plot at Eurocentral, one of Scotland’s premier industrial and logistics hubs, the completely new build will replace the existing…

After appointing a CEO and President with 26 year plus service at Scania, the company has once more relied upon existing, long-term staff to fill senior roles. With 35 years at Scania under his belt, Paul Brady, currently Aftersales Director for Scania (Great Britain) Limited’s South East region, has been appointed to the position of…

If the standard crew cab is too long to fit a full-length body, then order a sleeper cab that has a seat-bunk combination fitted.  That’s what R&S Recovery Services’ did with their new Mercedes-Benz Atego which now has a cab that’s roomy enough to accommodate five passengers, but not so long that it eats into…

Electric trucks and vans for urban distribution and municipal work appear to be slowly gaining traction as more manufacturers put electric trucks into serial production.  For example, Volvo Trucks already manufacturing the FL and FE Electric models with one already in operation in London. Now Volvo have taken it a step further and are trialling…

It is clearly possible to work your way right to the top.  From a management trainee in 1994 to CEO and President of Scania, Christian Levin has risen through the ranks. Some would say that 26 years does not represent a meteoric rise to the top, but Levin has held some fairly significant roles on…

It’s hard to feel good about reporting sales down by almost 30% for the year, but DAF manage to put a positive spin on their year end results. The runaway UK market leader sold 28.9% fewer trucks in 2020 than in 2019 – which was a record year for the company.  The backdrop to this…