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STC are celebrating the opening of their new vehicle maintenance unit (VMU) in Hyde, Manchester. the purpose-built facility is complete with six full-height bays and an ATF testing facility. STC now have seven sites across the North West that can cater for trucks, trailers, cars and vans. In other news, read about UK market leader…

It looks like an electric eActros 600, but High-profile haulier Elddis Transport has taken delivery of the first diesel engine Actros L ProCabin to hit the roads in the North East. The Actros L 2548 is the first of a batch of eight ProCabins, all to be supplied to Consett-based Elddis by Dealer Bell Truck…

Volvo trucks feature heavily in this week’s news pages with a pair of FH500 Aeros heading to a dedicated Scania fleet, whilst an FH460 Aero has been acquired to test the water for a further order of 20 trucks and the front cover shows a pair of ‘normal’ FH540 tractor units supplied through Asset Alliance….

Following on from last week’s aerial view onto A&M Commercials’ impressive site, this week we have a glimpse of the equally impressive Mac’s Truck Sales site in Huddersfield where they are demonstrating their availability of 7.5 to 18 tonne tippers that are available in stock. Looks like you can choose the gross weight of the…

Well, that’s an impressive sight. Check out the night time aerial view of A&M Commercial‘s Warrington site on this week’s front cover. Tractor units as far as the eye can see – largely arranged by colour too – someone’s been busy! You cannot fail to admire the professionalism displayed at this used truck sales site….

DAF Dealer group, HTC,’s new, £2.7 million dealership in Greenford, West London is now fully operational for truck operators. Relocating from its previous Park Royal site, HTC Greenford is the latest development within the HTC Group which has nine further dealerships around London and the Home Counties. HTC Heathrow remains as the local main DAF…

Following the announcement of DAF’s new apprentice training centre in Nottingham Renault Trucks has announced the official opening of its new dedicated technical training facility, the “Renault Trucks UK Training Academy” based in Whetstone, Leicestershire. The new training centre, which opened on 17 January 2025, represents a significant investment and expansion in the future of…

DAF Trucks is opening the doors to a new, multi-million pound apprentice training centre in Nottingham. With training provided by Skillnet, the DAF Apprentice Academy represents a £3.5 million investment into a brand-new development and facilities, and becomes the new home for the popular DAF Apprenticeship Programme – celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025. Training…

Lorry drivers are beginning to benefit from more parking, secure rest areas and better restaurants and showers thanks to up to £43 million in Department and industry funding. The measures have been made possible thanks to a joint investment of up to £43 million from the Department and industry to improve truckstops in England and…

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,…

FM Conway, the largest manufacturer of asphalt in the south-east of England, has taken delivery of six new DAF XF 530 6×2 tractor units – replacing a different make within FM Conway’s aggregate and asphalt division. Approximately 60 DAF trucks operate across the company’s ten divisions, and now make-up 15% of the total fleet of…

Diamond Trucks, the Renault Trucks dealer which operates from two sites in Northern Ireland and Warrington, Cheshire, has announced its acquisition of Border Trucks, Carlisle, the Renault Trucks sales and service dealership for the area bordering Scotland and England. Part of the Setanta Group, Dublin, Diamond Trucks has built a longstanding reputation for service excellence…

Brown Recycling Ltd is no stranger to Iveco lineup with Daily 7.2-tonne, Eurocargo 18-tonne, and Iveco S-Way tractor units earning their keep on the Stoke-on-Trent company’s waste management fleet. The latest additions to its growing fleet are four new Iveco X-Way 8×4 hookloaders (AD360X42Z OFF). Finished in Brown Recycling’s signature brown and white livery, each…

Volvo Trucks Have an Answer Two Volvo Truck & Bus dealers have found an innovative solution to overcome one of the biggest barriers the UK faces with the shift to zero emission transport. Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland planned to install high-powered charge points at two of its service workshops for battery-powered HGVs and buses…

If you have run Ivecos for the last thirty years and continue to add them to your fleet, you must be a fan. Forfar-based Richie Agricultural certainly are fans and the four new bright orange Iveco S-Way 4×2 tractor units heading their way stands as a testament to the company’s dedication to the marque. Ritchie…

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, visited veterans’ charity, Veterans into Logistics last week to see how the charity trains and mentors ex-military personnel into new careers as HGV Drivers. The Mayor was given a tour of the Greater Manchester charity’s new fleet of three Volvo training trucks received last year thanks to funding…

Well, this really is BIG NEWS in the Truckpages world. On this week’s front cover is the first ever fully electric truck to appear for sale inside the magazine. If is a fully electric, 19 tonne GVW (you get the extra tonne for it being electric) DAF LF E19 Electric with the 26ft curtainside body…

Now, this looks like a proper working truck. All too often when we see images of new electric trucks going into service they appear to be on lighter duties and may be part of a fleet ‘for show’. The new 44-tonne Volvo FH Electric 6×2 tractor unit operated by Bartrums on behalf of Boortmalt, a…

DAF Dealer group, Harris DAF, with locations throughout the home counties, has opened the doors to a new, purpose-built five-bay workshop and ATF service at its principal site in Grays, Essex. The new investment will generate employment opportunities for 15 technicians over the next 12-months, including an intake of five DAF Apprentices. The all-new, purpose-built…

When working on local waste operations in London, a 190-kilometre range on an electric truck must be sufficient for a day’s operation. This type of operation won’t suffer from range anxiety when considering an electric truck, it simply comes down to economic vs. environmental considerations – buying the chargers and investing in the more expensive…