Sweeper Trucks News (5)

Well, we’ve never seen anything like it. Usually, top-end truck cabs couldn’t be further away from the world of municipal operations. However,  DG Sweeper Hire has added to its growing fleet of road sweepers with the delivery of a unique Volvo FH 420 4×2 rigid. The new arrival is believed to be one of the…

A Mercedes Atego has, until now, not been the chassis of choice for sweeper operation. There are plenty of DAF trucks and Iveco trucks cleaning our streets, but the three pointed star had been left out of the market.  Mercedes-Benz Truck Dealer City West Commercials has tried to break into this segment by joining forces…

A competitive process against two rival manufacturers saw Volvo come out on top with a significant order of thirty nine, 18-tonne Volvo FE250 sweeper trucks. The deal sees Volvo Trucks increase their percentage in the mixed fleet, as the trucks replaced those from rival manufacturers in this significant fleet upgrade programme.  The Leicestershire-based business opted…

To work a sweeper longer and harder, more water is needed. This means that a larger payload and gross vehicle weight is required. That’s the motivation behind plant hire, groundworks and recycled aggregate specialist Buntons’ choice of an 18-tonne Arocs for their latest sweeper. The 18-tonne Arocs road sweeper is now working alongside the Bradford-based…

Sweepers are usually configured in a standard and predictable layout. The truck will have a day cab, sometimes left-hand drive, well-powered and compact in size. This is what makes the new Volvo FM sweepers specified by Redditch-based Kelly Plant Hire somewhat out of the ordinary… The company is the first in the UK to put…

Keep your neighbours happy – especially if you run a waste transfer business.  That’s what the new 16-tonne Volvo FL we be doing for Bury-based ISM Waste. In addition to cleaning neighbouring streets,  the FL road sweeper will be keeping its waste transfer facility and yard clean and tidy. The new 16-tonne sweeper has been…

In a significant conquest deal, MAN have managed to get one of their TGM trucks into the Go Plant fleet of 500 trucks for the first time. The company is the UK’s largest specialist municipal road sweeper rental company and has a network of depots across the UK.  The MAN TGM will be operating out…