Truckpages Magazine Truck News (117)

It is time for a double celebration. Truckpages featuring Plantpages magazine has reached the 250th issue. Launched pre-lockdown, five years of publishing has brought us to the successful combination of printed magazine and websites for trucks, trailers, vans, plant and farm machinery. The second reason to celebrate is the sight of the first Plant-focused front…

If you are looking for a new Mercedes Actros, then the offer on this week’s front cover should stand out from the crowd. Northside Truck & Van are offering a £1,000 incentive to sell you a stock Mercedes truck that will be delivered and ready to roll before the start of the New Year. If…

A hot box probably means different things to different people, but if you are in the Tarmac business, then you will understand that it’s a highly specialised truck body – one that ND Brown specialises in. Typically used for road repairs, the ND Brown used stock typically comes with a twin auger system for releasing…

The new look Truckpages front cover this week shows a set of trailers of interest to truck and plant operators alike. Peter Gilder has a choice of brand new and unused King GTS44 stepframe low loader trailers. Take a closer look at the double flip-toe hydraulic ramps and you’ll see the amount of thought went…

To celebrate Truckpages Magazine’s fifth birthday we have celebrated and given the magazine a new look with a makeover. The same great magazine now brings you even more – all free of charge. We have added news features inside the magazine giving you a guide to what’s on in your industry. Covering areas including new…

If you are looking for some late, Euro 6 Scania Tippers – especially hi specification versions – then take a look at the examples on this week’s front cover available from Peter Gilder. To start off with , they are the ruggedised ‘construction’ XT variants and then they have been fitted with Easy Sheet systems…

Here’s a blank canvas for you – a Scania 8×2 chassis cab read for kitting out with the body of your choice – be it a curtainsider, beavertail, flatbed for export use. It’s a 2009 model P Series P340 with a day cab, manual gearbox and a rear lift & steer axle – plus it…

Here’s the truck that every owner driver would dream about. A Scania R520 with an impressive but subtle paint job and all the goodies fitted including a coffee machine, fridge, microwave and the all important air horns. The most important part is that despite its reasonable sensible 520hp it is using Scania’s legendary V8 engine.The…

If you are looking for a 26 tonne, Euro 6 curtainsider, then it looks like Leicester Commercial centre is a good place to start. Judging by the front cover image, the company has a huge choice of 2015 DAF CF330 trucks all with automatic transmissions with midlift axles and twin steer. Perfect for local deliveries,…

This week’s front cover shows one of the three 2020 Scania P410 XT (construction spec) 8×4 tippers for sale at Peter Gilder’s . The trucks are fitted with Thompson bodies and on board weighers and easy sheets. With the passenger floor window, they are geared up for urban operation. There is always a huge choice…

You wouldn’t think that a truck that looks that clean and modern could be around seven years old. Well, the Scania R450 Topline 6×2 tractor unit is a 2017 model and is heading for Protruck’s big Harrogate drive through sale on the 4th October at 10am. See all the details on page 19 of this…

G.C. Rickards have a pair of these smart Mercedes Actros 2545 sleeper cab tractor units for sale. these 6×2 trucks are fitted with the lightweight midlift axle for maximum payload. Combined with the relatively compact sleeper cab, the 2017, Euro 6 models should perform well on payload. See all the details on page 11 of…

A different type of crane truck adorns this week’s front cover. You could almost be transported to the golden gate bridge in San Francisco when looking at the Avonmouth setting for the Scania P320 XT 6×4 grabloader. It’s a 2019 Euro 6 model with a Thompson tipping body and Palfinger Epsilon M125L crane and grab….

Calling all cabin transporters, here is a Euro 6, 8×2 DAF CF450 with a drawbar coupling and a Fassi F660RA HE-Dynamic, 6 extension, front mounted crane. It’s a 2019 model with a Space Cab and is available ready for work from MV Commercial. Check out their advert on the outside back cover for all the…

Well, you don’t get many of these to the pound. We are calling this a V8 Scania R580 ‘Longline’. It’s a 2015 model and, whilst the interior of the sleeper section is enormous, an estate agent might refer to it as a ‘doer upper’ where the owner can leave their own mark. What a striking…

If you are looking for a number of well-maintained 8×4 steel tippers, then You’ll need to join in at the Malcolm Harrison Prees auction on the 31st of August. there ia a whole series of 2019 Volvo FMX 410 8×4 X-High B-Ride Steel Body Tippers heading through the sale with top specifications and maintenance records….

This week’s front cover image is one of a number of 18 tonne DAF CF250 curtainsiders. These straight looking trucks with Super Space cabs all have tuck away tail lifts and air suspension. This particular example, available from Bickford Trucks, is a Euro 6, 2016 66 Registration. See the full details on this week’s page…

Some specialist kit on this week’s front cover with a 9,000 litre stainless steel tanker mounted on a 2009 DAF LF55.220. Well looked after, the truck has only covered 70,000 kms with one owner and has the useful auxiliary engine and pump. It is on sale at Jenkins Garages in wales. Full details can be…

Here’s a truck that would make an excellent flagship – or at least any owner driver mightily proud. It’s a 2553 Mercedes Actros 6×2 with a great specification and colour combination. Clearly well loved by a former owner, the truck is resplendent with its lightbars and is fitted with a fridge and a microwave and…

Now here’s a flexible workhorse – a Euro 6, 32 tonne 8×2 rear lift & steer Scania R490 complete with a matching tri axle drawbar trailer. The 2016 truck is fitted with an impressive rear-mounted Fassi F660 crane with 4 extensions with a full remote and stabilisers front an rear.With twistlocks fitted to the truck…