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Hiab, the specialist in lorry loader cranes, will open a new state-of-the-art customer service and installation centre for Hiab UK in Wrexham, Wales, UK, in 2027. The facility, representing a substantial investment by Hiab, will also be the headquarters for Hiab’s UK operations. To meet long-term business growth targets in the UK, the site will…

Long-standing customer Lansley’s Landscape Centre has taken delivery of its first 13.5-tonne Isuzu truck after having bought 7.5-tonne models from the Japanese manufacturer for 16 years – the first of which is still in operation. The new Isuzu F135.240(E) is mounted with a custom-built dropside body from B.L. Searle and comes complete with a heavy-duty…

Truck-mounted crane installation specialists MAC’s Trucks have adopted a revolutionary approach to the installation of HUGE truck-mounted cranes – and it’s paying dividends. Strength vs weight is an age-old battle when it comes to truck bodybuilding. You want an end product that is strong and reliable, but it has to be able to carry a…

There’s good news for truck operators in the market for a replacement crane truck. Truckpages has just added an extra 100 crane trucks for sale to the inventory. The bulk of these additions come courtesy of Huddersfield-based truck dealer, MAC’s Trucks. Crane truck buyers now have a choice of new and used trucks available in…

Knutsford-based Marthall Tree Products has just taken delivery of two new specialist delivery vehicles and their first MAN trucks. The new vehicles, in the form of 26-tonne MAN TGS 26.330 6×2 rigids, are fitted with tailor-made bespoke 7.5-metre flatbed, alloy drop side bodies. Powered by the MAN D15 9.0 litre, 330 hp (243 kW), six-cylinder,…

As the nation remembers its fallen heroes on Armistice Day, one Mercedes-Benz truck operator has created a stunning tribute to both his father and the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. The latest Arocs to join the fleet of Essex-based family firm John A Probert, Sons & Grandsons is decorated with flowing fields of poppies along…

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…

Now here’s a flexible workhorse – a Euro 6, 32 tonne 8×2 rear lift & steer Scania R490 complete with a matching tri axle drawbar trailer. The 2016 truck is fitted with an impressive rear-mounted Fassi F660 crane with 4 extensions with a full remote and stabilisers front an rear.With twistlocks fitted to the truck…

A great workhorse on this week’s front cover – a Euro 6 2015 model Scania R450 8×2 32 tonne cheesewedge beavertail with a front-mounted Fassi F485X crane with 5 extensions. This smart looking vehicle comes with a sleeper cab and camera with a winch to assist loading. It is available alongside a similar spec R490…

Blaydon-based Old Haulage has praised MV Commercial for the company’s ability to quickly supply a fully refurbished Volvo FH, mounted with a Cormach Serie 75000 crane and fly jib, to help it secure a new business opportunity. The family run firm, which has been an MV Commercial customer for over a decade, has put the…

MV Commercial has supplied specialist rail and infrastructure services provider Readypower Rail Services with three 32-tonne 8×2 Volvo FH460s, mounted with heavy haulage plant bodies and Palfinger PK33002 loader cranes. The three new trucks join the company’s 24-strong mixed commercial vehicle fleet, of which a third have now been supplied by MV Commercial. Cameron Barr,…

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…

With only 354,000 kilometres on the clock, this 2005 Volvo FM300 dropside looks a good bet. Fitted with a Palfinger PK1200 rear mounted crane, the 26 tonner comes with a long test and is priced by the seller, Sweeney, at just £7,500+VAT. There’s tonnes more crane trucks for sale inside the magazine with offers from…

It looks like a much loved 2008 Scania P Series crane truck on this week’s front cover. This manual transmission P310 has a hefty Cormach 3400E6 crane fitted to the rear showing just 252 hours of use. The remote control crane as a reach of over 16 metres from its six extensions – perfect for…

If you need an eight wheeler for cabin work and want the best crane for the job, then this 8×2, Euro 6 DAF CF510 crane truck should fit the bill comfortably. Fitted with an eight extension Palfinger PK78002 SH crane, the truck is geared up for distance work with 510hp, a Space Cab and fridge,…

Saturday 20th April sees these Volvo FMX tippers going under the hammer at Malcolm Harrison’s regular sale in Prees, Shropshire. These 2018 trucks with their DVS passenger windows look well cared for and are fitted with Easy Sheet systems. If you can’t make the sale, then check the phot lineages where Ruttle Plant Hire have…

This week sees a useful-looking 2012 Scania G360 8×2 rear lift crane truck. It’s fitted with a Fassi 54 tonne metre crane with a cabin spec body. New tyres throughout shows that this truck is ready to go out to work and can be bought from Plantmaster – check out the details on page 10…

Phelan Haulage has expanded the flexibility of its operations after taking delivery of a DAF XG 530 tractor unit mounted with a HIAB X-HIPRO 858 EP-6 crane from MV Commercial, that its director describes as “an absolute monster”. With a four-tonne lifting capacity at a full reach of 16 metres, the new crane truck has…

There’s a Euro 6 Volvo FMX tipper on the front cover of this week’s Truckpages Magazine that’s heading for the Collard Group Fleet Renewal Auction sale organised by Malcolm Harrison on 26th September at Hook in Hampshire. The truck is fitted with Easy Sheet system and camera, whilst the body is fitted with twin underfloor…

There’s a huge choice of trucks of all types at the Malcolm Harrison sale on the 16th September including the smart, modern-looking Scania S-Series trucks. For example, there is a 2018 500S tag axle tractor unit with a great specification – side cameras, sat nav, alloys with 846,876kms on the tacho. It’s by no means…