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Where trucks are working across London, responsible truck operators will increasingly specify low-entry cabs, not just for ease of access, but mainly for improved direct vision and enhanced safety for pedestrians and other road users. Long the mainstay of the refuse collection world, these low entry cabs will be specified as tippers, scaffolding, refrigerated trucks…

The new Volvo FH bought by Cotswold Carriers is definitely a great looking truck.  Standing out in the pure white with front bars the truck looks ready for work. The 6×2 rigid is equipped to pull a tandem-axle drawbar trailer and comes with a lifting rear axle and air suspension on all three axles to…

Forthcoming changes to the Low Emission Zones, (LEZ) and the Direct Vision Standards, (DVS) mean have resulted in Brinor International Shipping & Forwarding buying four new FH 6×2 tractor units, including one 460hp FH with I-Save. The freight business has a strong, established relationship with the Swedish manufacturer, having bought Volvo trucks for the best…

The COIVD crisis has not been totally bad news for everyone. Some companies have actually benefited from the pandemic.  One such example is parcel delivery company, DPD UK. So busy has DPD UK been since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic that shortly after confirming its 2020 requirement for 50 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units…

Sometimes you need a bit of luck.  That’s what happened for Truck Sales Executive Martin Kemsley at Mercedes-Benz dealer, Sparshatts.  The Salvatori Group opened an additional depot in Sittingbourne, Kent on the town’s Eurolink Industrial Estate alongside the Mercedes truck dealer. That’s a solid introduction, but you still have to close the deal – Salvatori…

After struggling with poor reliability from their existing truck manufacturer for many years, Michael Whelan decided to try a Mercedes Actros in 2013.  Owner of specialist boat transport company, South West Boat Transport,  Whelan found the reliability so much better he bought another in 2017.  Nearly three years on sees the company invest in a…

With a full range of series production electric trucks available to order today from the 3.1 tonne GVW Renault Master ZE to the most recent addition, the 26 tonne GVW D Wide ZE, Renault Trucks claims to have the UK’s first right hand drive 100% electric serial production truck, a Range D Wide 26 tonne…

Buyers of Volvo 8×2 and 8×4 chassis until the end of the year can take up a reduced price maintenance offer, costing £100 per month over either three or five years. It allows new truck buyers to select between a Volvo Gold Contract over 36 months, or a Volvo Blue Contract over 60 months. Volvo…

The fact that McLaren chose Volvo Trucks for their fleet comes as no surprise, as the race team have already used Volvo trucks in the past, check out our news report on them coming up for sale Fancy an Ex-McLaren Volvo? What is news is that a race team with just two cars on the…

City West Commercials managed to get a couple of ‘Approved Used’ trucks into the fleet of ‘Driven by Me’ which gave the brand the opportunity to impress the owner and drivers alike. Traditionally a Swedish truck fan the driver, Steve Garnier, has been blown away by his new Mercedes-Benz, an Actros 2548 BigSpace tractor unit….

Reliability issues for the (nameless) outgoing brand saw Renault Trucks get a foothold into North Yorkshire bulk carrier John Petch Transport’s fleet. Thompson Commercials in Hull pounced on the opportunity to sell a top-spec’ Renault Trucks Range T520 High into the fleet of 25 tractors and tipping trailers. Founder John Petch has a mutually respected…

If you are a committed buyer of used Mercedes Trucks and you have built a rapport with the used truck salesman of the local franchised Mercedes truck dealer then it perhaps comes as no surprise that you could be convinced to try a Fuso Canter. As part of the same Daimler group, Mercedes dealers must…

So, Volvo have launched a ‘Limited-Edition’ version of their FH tractor unit.  Nothing radical there – it happens all the time.  What makes it slightly more confusing is that they chose to call it the ‘Unlimited Edition’. Oh well, stranger things happen at sea. What is interesting is the charitable aspect of the offer.  In…

For many smaller truck fleet operators there is still a great deal of pride in the business and the trucks themselves.  Nowhere is this more evident than at Bridgend bulk haulier, Tony M Rees.  The family firm, approaching its twentieth year of operation, has a beautifully designed and maintained fleet of eight trucks.  With an…

Getting 11mpg from a brand new tractor unit out of the box is impressive by any standard. With a general haulage brief, replacing trucks that were achieving 9.5mpg, the two Volvo FH460 trucks fitted with I-Save, Volvo may be a more common brand in Premier Logistics’ mixed fleet of 50 trucks. The Truck Spec The…

Leading the market for 25 years in a row is something that most people would shout about.  It appears that DAF Trucks are no different. With more than 30% of the UK market for trucks over 6 tonnes GVW, the company seems to go from strength to strength in the UK. It assembles all its…

Reliability, driver comfort and fuel efficiency were the requirements for Derbyshire-based Longcliffe Quarries, supplier of calcium carbonates. The company has taken delivery of 10 new Volvo trucks, with its order comprising of eight FH 6×2 tractor units and two FM 8×4 rigids. Configured for Payload The firm specified the FH tractor units with Globetrotter cabs,…

Clearly a family with an attention to detail and one that is prepared to invest upfront for payback over time.  D&M Jones & Son, family hauliers based in North Wales have bought not only the top of the range Scania XT tipper, they chose to personalise the truck with an eye-catching paint job plus plenty…

Check out the spec of Ontime Logistic’s flagship 625HP Actros 2663 with a tag axle for container logistics at Truckpages UK

Most people looking at the front of an Econic would think “Refuse Truck”.  There are an increasing number of operators recognising the benefits in terms of cab access and all-round visibility that these low entry cabs can offer. Of course, they are not ideal for every operation, but one involving a crew and local work…