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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…

Truckpages magazine is full of trucks built with heavy duty cranes – many of them front mounted.  It is clear that there is strong demand for this type of truck in the UK market.  These cranes mounted on a truck chassis are increasingly performing the tasks for which a large mobile crane would previously have…

DAF Trucks are growing their presence in the nationwide fleet of trucks belonging to National pump hire, rental and distribution specialist, Selwood with the addition of six new DAF CF trucks. Selwood used to favour a different truck manufacturer, but the experience of the trucks and the support of the dealer network has convinced the…

A five hundred horsepower truck would usually be seen underneath a tri-axle semi-trailer.  Not got South West family business, F.G. Bond & Son.  The company has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH 500 Dual Clutch 6×2 rigid with the 13-litre D13K rated at 500hp, citing the truck’s impressive manoeuvrability and versatility as key to…

Building materials manufactured by some of the biggest names in the industry are now being delivered to sites nationwide aboard Mercedes-Benz trucks that have raised the bar in terms of safety and efficiency. Wincanton’s construction operations received their first 14 new-generation Actros models from East Anglia Dealer Orwell Truck & Van, a regular supplier to…

Rinus Roofing Supplies’ Operations Manager, Martin Pollard must be impressed with Mercedes-Benz trucks.  Back in 2013 there were no trucks wearing the three pointed star on their fleet of 50 or so trucks.  Just seven years later, the fleet is exclusively Mercedes. This is testament not only to the quality and reliability of the trucks,…

You wouldn’t think there’d be much call for an 80-tonne GTW tractor unit with a crane fitted that can turn itself into a dropside truck. Well, International fine art logistics specialist Mtec has not only found a use for one, they have had one built. Their new Mercedes Actros heavy haulage tractor unit is used…

If you have had 14 years of trouble-free service from your outgoing truck, then the replacement is likely to be a newer version of the truck. Although Transport and Hire Co-ordinator at Casey Plant Hire, Jane Parker, looked at other makes of truck as a benchmark, it looked like local dealer Thomas Hardie Commercials had…

Two specialist Volvo FM crane trucks have been delivered by Volvo Truck dealer MC Truck & Bus.  Whilst the trucks are fitted with standard 460HP D13K engines, the build looks complicated. One of the FM trucks has a Tridem 8×4 layout – this means that there are three axles at the rear of the truck…