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Any colour you like as long as it’s black. Harley Davidson Black Cherry Pearl that is, if you are NJI Transport from Dunstable who take delivery of their new fleet flagship, a special one-off MAN TGX 26.640 Individual Lion S with the GX Cab. The truck came with unique factory paintwork the new flagship and…

This is no longer a concept truck or one that’s undergoing secret testing. Mercedes have revealed their eActros 600 tractor unit for long distance haulage. You can place an order for one today – and don’t mind a left-hand drive, 4×2 one – it will be built at the end of 2024. That’s a similar…

According to a comparison test: Scania R420 Super A Scania 420 R tractor with the Super-based powertrain introduced in 2021 won the fuel part of a German comparison test for long-haul trucks, the European Truck Challenge. The Scania Super was 4.9% more fuel-efficient than the first runner-up. However, when the Adblue consumption costs are factored…

German magazine Truck & Trailer Welt Awards Driver & Cost Prizes to New XF It seems the new XF and XG cab design is really paying off for DAF, as it appears to be winning from both the drivers’ and the operators’ perspectives. The German truck magazines like a side by side test – as…

Fermoy-based South Coast Logistics has taken delivery of five new Volvo FM 460 6×2 tractor units, with lightweight mid lift axles to maximise payload for bulk operation. Supplied by Michael McCarthy, Sales Director at McCarthy Commercials, the new trucks join an 85-strong commercial vehicle fleet. They will operate primarily in the south of Ireland, typically…

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…

A double drive MAN TGX 26.480 scheduled to go through the Euro Auctions Leeds sale on 13th September features on this week’s front cover. Resplendent in bright red, the 6×4 tractor unit is from 2011 and is fitted with a manual transmission. The 480 hp TGX is a popular choice, but most available are 6×2…

Suffolk-based removals company, Safepac Limited, has added the first Renault Trucks T High 6×2 tractor unit to its 47-strong fleet. Supplied by Renault Truck Commercials, the new vehicle forms part of a sponsorship agreement with the McAMS Yamaha team for the 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship. The new T High is being used to transport…

This week sees a truck heading through Malcom Harrison’s sale on 2nd September. An impressive looking 2007 Scania R620 Topline V8 with a ‘V8’ number plate. Fully loaded, the 6×2 rear lift truck has all the lights, bars, bells and whistles. If it is a Scania V8 for sale you are looking for there is…

Until June this year, Iveco was tied to a joint venture with Nikola as far as heavy duty electric and fuel cell trucks were concerned. At this time, the company took the joint venture under sole ownership and now have the ability to market the trucks under their own Iveco brand. The Electric Truck Components…

Chester-based Farrall’s Group has taken delivery of 10 brand new Volvo FH 500 6×2 tractor units, building on its long working relationship with the truck manufacturer. Supplied by Mark Lingard, Customer Solutions Manager at Thomas Hardie Commercials, the new Volvos arrive as an expansion to the customer’s fleet, which is now 75-strong. Matthew Farrall, Managing…

With plenty of international work, the trucks at Marlow-based R Jameson Event Transport have to be well suited to plenty of nights out in all weather. The company was highly impressed by the quality of the Globetrotter XL’s interior and associated tech so much so that they ordered their first ever Volvos – two new…

Company’s First Mercedes Actros for 22 Year Old From driving a delivery van to behind the wheel of a brand new Meredes Actros tractor unit inside a year, all at the ripe old age of 22 is no mean feat for Old Transport’s driver, Shay Wheeler. Old Haulage’s first Mercedes-Benz Actros has gone to the…

With over 2,100 commercial vehicles on their fleet, there is quite a way for Tesco to go to reach their net zero by 2035. The company has made a start with the addition of a new Volvo FM Electric 4×2 tractor unit. The truck’s arrival marks the first zero tailpipe emission 40-tonne electric Volvo model…

So, you have almost taken the plunge.  After years of sitting in someone else’s truck being paid a wage, you fancy the opportunity that financial pressure brings with it and investing in your own truck and becoming an owner driver with your very own tractor unit. There are plenty of jobs to confirm before even…

Operators that need a new truck in a hurry are more likely to shop around for a good product that is available in a decent timescale. That’s how Volvo came up trumps when Sittingbourne-based JBS Haulage Contractors were looking to source a new truck to expand the fleet. As a result of the availability of…

Even if all other factors were equal, it makes sense to buy a product that has been assembled locally. So, when the new DAF XG came out top on bulk powder product haulier, Arclid Transport’s whole life cost analysis, the fact they are built in Lancashire was the icing on the cake. The company has…

DAF Trucks have managed to change from being a minority supplier of trucks to Freeland Freight to their majority supplier in recent years. To further strengthen this relationship, the company has bought four new DAF XG 530 6×2 tractor units (with ‘FTG’ axle configuration) for use on its long-haul work across the UK. The ‘Granite…

Global supply chain management company EV Cargo has taken delivery of 10 new Volvo FH with I-Save 6×2 tractor units.  Supplied by Jack Hulse, Fleet Sales Manager at Hartshorne Group, EV Cargo’s new arrivals are the first Volvos delivered to its Ashby de la Zouch depot in more than two decades, with the customer turning…