Crane Truck Trucks News (18)

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…

The second 8×2 rigid with a crane on the front cover, two weeks in a row. This beauty is advertised by MV Commercials (see their advertisement on the outside back cover). The truck is ready to go and is a Volvo FH460 with a hydraulic beavertail with a PM38524 crane fitted to the front of…

If you are investing in specifying and building an expensive crane truck it is important to make sure that the chassis is the right specification and comes from a premium brand. If you get the wrong chassis it may reflect poorly on the whole completed truck. O’Carroll Haulage & Crane Hire has taken no chances…

Bickfords have a top spec 65 reg, 8×2 rear steer DAF CF480 with Palfinger PK48002EH crane with five extensions and remote operation. It comes with a winch and a Sterling plant body with load flat bed (cheese wedge ramps) and just 280,000 kms on the tacho. You can see plenty of similar trucks from their…

Truck dealer, MV Commercial, has appointed Anwaar Khan as General Manager of its Luton depot, under plans to grow the company’s UK footprint. Khan, 33, moves into the role after four-and-a-half years as Senior Operations Manager at Northgate Vehicle Hire. He will lead a team of 17 at the Luton site, which due to its…

This week sees an impressive 8×2 2022 DAF CF480 fitted with a heavyweight machinery moving crane and safety rails all round. A Super Space CF cab and all round alloys should give a good payload for this great looking machine. On sale at Bickfords, the seller also has a similar 8×4 version available – a…

Who wouldn’t want to own one of these? A proper exhibition unit fitted on a 2015 DAF LF150 Euro 6. It’s come directly from the MoD, so it’s been well looked after plus it’s only covered 28,307 kilometres! It has its own terrace area and 240 volt generator. This must be suitable for hundreds of…

A great bit of kit on this week’s front cover from Airport Autos down in Surrey. It’s a 2018 Volvo FH 8×2 beavertail with a superbly specified with a Fassi F820RA.2.26 XHE-Dynamic remote controlled crane with no fewer than six hydraulic extensions plus front and rear legs. It’s not cheap at £220k, but you get…

No better reason to replace a truck with an almost identical one – simply that the outgoing truck performed seamlessly for twenty years. That’s what South Wales builders’ merchant Undy Building & Timber Supplies did when replacing their old Mercedes Atego with a new one from Euro Commercials. The outgoing, Atego Still going strong with…

Interlink Scaffolding is saving time and restricting its labour costs after commissioning an eight-wheeled Mercedes-Benz Arocs with a highly unusual, demountable crane body. The operator, which is commonly known as ISL and currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, is based in Birtley, Tyne & Wear. Its new flagship arrived via local Dealer Bell Truck and Van….

Fire officers in Cornwall have responded to the increasing frequency of wildfires and flash floods by commissioning an extreme off-road Mercedes-Benz Unimog that can be kitted out to tackle both types of incident and much more besides.  The high mobility Unimog UHE will transport mission-specific ‘pods’, each of which is packed with specialist equipment.  These…

Renewable energy supplier Think Hire has put its first ever truck on the road – taking delivery of a new crane-equipped Volvo FH 460 8×2 rear-steer rigid to help the business keep pace with growing demand. The FH will be used to deliver the company’s own range of solar generators, renewable power and site establishment…

Going green is the name of the game for large corporates today. Environmental impact plus the decluttering of dashboards were the main motivators for Travis Perkins to place a significant order for Volvo FM 26 tonners to join the 1,500+ fleet. They will operate in a mix of Travis Perkins and Keyline Civils Specialist liveries,…

The range of options available from truck manufacturers today is bewildering – there seems to be absolutely something to suit every application.  For example, who would have thought that you could order a really short wheelbase, 18-tonne truck with an extra high chassis for improved ground clearance? Well, that’s exactly what a Volvo Truck customer…

As recently as 2018 Shayn Winsor, owner and Managing Director of Wymondham-based plant and equipment mover, Valley Services, attended an industry event with a number of local hauliers.  At the time, there were no Scania trucks at all in Shayn’s fleet.  A conversation with a fellow operator who had just purchased two would change all…

At the recent December auction Brian Doogue Haulage Ltd disposed of its entire UK fleet of trucks and cranes to Euro Auctions at the Leeds sale between 1st and 3rd December 2021 The decision to dispose of the fleet was made following the closure of the M1 Smart Motorway project, which Brian Doogue had been…

If you need the manoeuvrability of a 6×2 but with a 32 tonne gross vehicle weight then take a leaf out of timber and builders’ merchant, North West Timber Treatments (NWTT) and consider the specification of an 8×2 with a ‘Tridem’ configuration instead of the more common two axles at the front and two at…

Family-owned Warton Freight Services has marked 30 years in the haulage industry by putting a new Volvo FH 8×2 rigid onto the road, equipped with a 70-tonne/metre Fassi crane. The West Thurrock-based business has traditionally operated with vehicles from two rival manufacturers. However, it opted for Volvo for this flagship order after monitoring the performance…

If you only run one truck and only replace it every twelve years, it is a significant event when it’s time to buy a new one. So totally changing brand to one never tried before was a big move for Bradford-based Russell Stone Merchants.  They have just has taken delivery of their first ever Volvo…