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C J Hurford & Sons has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH Aero 8×4 Tridem tipper, the first truck of its kind to be put into operation in the UK. The new arrival combines superb fuel-efficiency and top-of-the-range manoeuvrability, providing the Bristol-based family business with the ideal solution for its contract work with Dragon…

S & T Buckley Livestock has recently taken delivery of a new Volvo FH 540 8×2 rear steer Tridem rigid fitted with specialist Pezzaioili livestock bodywork. Supplied by Gerard Sheehan, Sales Executive, McCarthy Commercials, the FH arrives as a direct replacement to an older model supplied by a competing manufacturer and will be used to…

Wynnstay plc, a leading supplier of agricultural products and services, has added eight Renault Trucks C440 Off Road, two tridems and six 8x4s, to its 96-strong HGV fleet, with an additional tridem on order based on the performance of these first vehicles.   Supplied by Matthew Keys at Diamond Trucks Warrington, the C440s are equipped with…

Peter Gilder Services is demonstrating a great truck available to go to work straight away. It’s a 2020 DAF CF340 6×4 grabloader and is available at a special New Year’s price. the Cheltenham based dealer has a wide range of trucks available including Scania 8×4 tippers, Scania T-Series bullnose tractor unit, hookloaders, low loaders and…

Heidelberg Materials UK has taken delivery of 52 new Volvo FM 8×4 Tridem concrete mixers as part of a major fleet upgrade programme. The rigid trucks have been built with a specification focused on manoeuvrability and ground clearance to help the firm’s drivers access and work on difficult off-road terrain at construction sites across the…

Established in 1977 and based in East Yorkshire, the family-run transport firm specialises in general haulage and heavy-duty plant and machinery transport in the UK and Europe. Its fleet comprises 24 trucks and 54 trailers and it also operates a storage yard. As transport manager Wayne Johnson explains, that was how the company first got…

Barnsley-based Wordsworth Excavations has taken delivery of a Volvo FH 500 8×4 rear-steer tag tridem fuel tanker, extending its long-standing partnership with the manufacturer. Joining a Volvo-exclusive 60-strong commercial vehicle fleet, the new high-spec rigid directly replaces a similar smaller vehicle. It will be used as a mobile fuelling station for Wordsworth Excavation’s plant and…

October 28th saw enforcement of the next phase of the Mayor of London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) commence. This means that if your trucks that are over 12 tonnes, do not have a three star DVS rating or do not conform to the new Progressive Safety System (PSS) and you haven’t asked TfL for an…

UK-based operator, Sharp Freight has made it to Scania’s hall of fame with their stunning custom Scania 770 S V8. This jaw-dropping truck comes with a full custom paint job, which has caught the eye and the admiration of Scania’s followers. And as a result, has rightfully earned its place among Scania’s pantheon of stars….

Here’s the truck that every owner driver would dream about. A Scania R520 with an impressive but subtle paint job and all the goodies fitted including a coffee machine, fridge, microwave and the all important air horns. The most important part is that despite its reasonable sensible 520hp it is using Scania’s legendary V8 engine.The…

Robinsons Brewery, one of the largest independent, family-run breweries in the UK, has taken delivery of three new DAF XB 260 ‘FT’ urban artics to supplement its existing DAF LF vehicles, and signalling an exclusive DAF presence to the company’s fleet. Based on outstanding performance from existing six-year-old DAF LF urban artics, the new XB…

If you are looking for a 26 tonne, Euro 6 curtainsider, then it looks like Leicester Commercial centre is a good place to start. Judging by the front cover image, the company has a huge choice of 2015 DAF CF330 trucks all with automatic transmissions with midlift axles and twin steer. Perfect for local deliveries,…

After much lobbying by the RHA, TfL will be implementing a process from 1st October 2024 to allow fleets with more than 100 vehicles to make a “bulk application” for the grace period if required. This is an exceptional process and will only be available to operators making grace period applications for more than 100…

Calling all cabin transporters, here is a Euro 6, 8×2 DAF CF450 with a drawbar coupling and a Fassi F660RA HE-Dynamic, 6 extension, front mounted crane. It’s a 2019 model with a Space Cab and is available ready for work from MV Commercial. Check out their advert on the outside back cover for all the…

Well, you don’t get many of these to the pound. We are calling this a V8 Scania R580 ‘Longline’. It’s a 2015 model and, whilst the interior of the sleeper section is enormous, an estate agent might refer to it as a ‘doer upper’ where the owner can leave their own mark. What a striking…

Williams Transport has been in the haulage business for over 50 years and was an early adopter of the Iveco S-Way at its initial launch back in 2020. However, Managing Director of R.D. Williams & Sons Andy Williams’ relationship with Iveco tractor units goes back to the 80s when as a child his favourite toy…

Joseph Parr has taken delivery of a Volvo FM Electric 6×2 rigid, believed to be the first zero-tailpipe heavy-duty truck working for a builders’ merchant in the UK. The new FM Electric will operate predominantly from the business’ Bradford depot, carrying out back-to-base customer deliveries. It was part funded by a grant from Bradford City…

The Truck Pages braved the weather at this year’s Road Transport Expo at the NAEC in Stoneleigh. Unlike other UK truck shows, this one actually had some truck manufacturers taking part. All the major truck manufacturers had a presence and most of them had pushed the boat out with impressive displays. So, what were the…

DAF Trucks is handing an RTX show debut to a 5-star example of its DAF XD range – a 44-tonne GCW, XD 450 three-axle tractor unit with Sleeper High Cab specified to deliver the maximum 5-Star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) safety rating – illustrating the exceptional visibility offered by the New Generation XD ahead of…

If you operate a truck over 12 tonnes GVW in London, you will already be familiar with the Direct Vision Standards (DVS) that have been in place since March 2021. The scheme operates a DVS star rating for all trucks oer 12 tonnes GVW from zero to five stars, determined by how much a driver…