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If you are a committed buyer of used Mercedes Trucks and you have built a rapport with the used truck salesman of the local franchised Mercedes truck dealer then it perhaps comes as no surprise that you could be convinced to try a Fuso Canter. As part of the same Daimler group, Mercedes dealers must…

So, Volvo have launched a ‘Limited-Edition’ version of their FH tractor unit.  Nothing radical there – it happens all the time.  What makes it slightly more confusing is that they chose to call it the ‘Unlimited Edition’. Oh well, stranger things happen at sea. What is interesting is the charitable aspect of the offer.  In…

For many smaller truck fleet operators there is still a great deal of pride in the business and the trucks themselves.  Nowhere is this more evident than at Bridgend bulk haulier, Tony M Rees.  The family firm, approaching its twentieth year of operation, has a beautifully designed and maintained fleet of eight trucks.  With an…

Getting 11mpg from a brand new tractor unit out of the box is impressive by any standard. With a general haulage brief, replacing trucks that were achieving 9.5mpg, the two Volvo FH460 trucks fitted with I-Save, Volvo may be a more common brand in Premier Logistics’ mixed fleet of 50 trucks. The Truck Spec The…

Leading the market for 25 years in a row is something that most people would shout about.  It appears that DAF Trucks are no different. With more than 30% of the UK market for trucks over 6 tonnes GVW, the company seems to go from strength to strength in the UK. It assembles all its…

Reliability, driver comfort and fuel efficiency were the requirements for Derbyshire-based Longcliffe Quarries, supplier of calcium carbonates. The company has taken delivery of 10 new Volvo trucks, with its order comprising of eight FH 6×2 tractor units and two FM 8×4 rigids. Configured for Payload The firm specified the FH tractor units with Globetrotter cabs,…

To distinguish the used Volvo Truck offering made from independent dealers and even from franchised Volvo dealers, Volvo Trucks have improved the extended warranty offering across its network of 14 company owned dealer locations. The new optional extended warranties cover all models and all grades of vehicle, including Volvo Selected Volvo Approved and Volvo Economy,…

The safety of our roads continues to improve as truck manufacturers roll out improvements to their safety systems. Going back just a decade or so it would have seemed science fiction that a truck could detect what’s ahead and decide whether a moving or stationary object was going to be in the way.  Add to…

Clearly a family with an attention to detail and one that is prepared to invest upfront for payback over time.  D&M Jones & Son, family hauliers based in North Wales have bought not only the top of the range Scania XT tipper, they chose to personalise the truck with an eye-catching paint job plus plenty…

In news that we fear may be repeated across Europe and for different truck manufacturers, Renault Trucks has announced that some 463 white collar positions will be going in France. The company puts the job losses firmly at the door of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing loss of demand.  In a statement, the company said:…

Check out the spec of Ontime Logistic’s flagship 625HP Actros 2663 with a tag axle for container logistics at Truckpages UK

Most people looking at the front of an Econic would think “Refuse Truck”.  There are an increasing number of operators recognising the benefits in terms of cab access and all-round visibility that these low entry cabs can offer. Of course, they are not ideal for every operation, but one involving a crew and local work…

Every driver wants to be the owner driver of a Scania V8. Read what one ex-potato truck driver did to get his prize – a bright red, used Scania R520 at Truckpages.

Entering into the world of truck operation is no mean task. Especially when the company bosses have not run any HGV transport before.  In fact, only eighteen months earlier, the bosses of Forge Logistics had never run a van operation – in civvy street that is. Ex-servicemen Jamie Keen and James Rose-Shaw have recruited their…

Here’s a baptism of fire. Start a new job as head of a Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle group at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. That’s what the new Managing Director of Motus-owned S&B and Orwell Trucks dealer groups did. He has been busy in the intervening six months, recruiting a series of…

They always say that the truck sales department sells the first truck and the parts and service departments sell the next ones.  It seems that is true for drinks wholesaler, Nectar Imports. The long-term relationship between Nectar and local Isuzu dealer Ferndown Commercials has been confirmed with the arrival of five new Isuzu trucks into…

A team of fifteen volunteers from Volvo Group companies Renault Trucks, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Bus and Volvo Financial Services who are currently on furlough have produced thousands of single use, disposable plastic aprons.  These aprons are destined for use in hospices and care homes throughout the region to help combat COVID-19. Ruth Freeman, CEO, The…

In a bid to get new truck sales moving again, Volvo Truck and Volvo Financial Services have launched a finance program to help hauliers and own-account operators in need of liquidity support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their offer, called “Keep Moving”, allows businesses which replace older trucks or expand their fleets to defer any fees…

Here’s a special edition truck from DAF that’s unlikely to grace the sales floors of their UK dealers.  The Unity special edition XF is meant to bring all the countries of Europe together with the country-specific colouring on the front of the cab. In light of the UK leaving the EU, (yes, remember Brexit?) it…

Health and Safety has become even more important in the current environment as the country gets used to the ‘new normal’. In view of this, Scania’s timing is impeccable.  Of course, achieving this standard across their dealer network does not happen overnight and there will have been plenty of hours of hard work involved in…