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Iveco’s range of trucks from the Daily van upwards has resulted in one company turning their fleet 100% Iveco. It was the innovative 7-tonne Daily with the Hi-Matic transmission that effectively sealed the deal and prompted national cleaning, hygiene and healthcare product suppliers, Nexon Group to go 100% Iveco. The most recent acquisition for its…

One deal for a total of fifteen trucks almost doubled the number of gas-powered Volvo trucks on Gregory Distribution’s fleet.  As with many of the more progressive operators, the company is gradually investing in alternatively fuelled trucks. For long distance, haulage the only viable option at present is to head down the Bio-Methane route. The…

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of its Maldon Mill, Carr’s Flour has put a new gold liveried Volvo FH Globetrotter XL into service. Supplied by Dean Harriss, Truck Sales Executive at MC Truck & Bus, the new Volvo FH 6×2 flagship tractor unit is equipped with I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission and is powered by Volvo’s…

If you think that we don’t make trucks in this country, think again.  The US, PACCAR-owned Leyland Trucks is churning out every DAF truck in the range at a pace. So much so that the Lancashire-based manufacturer has celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle. The half million milestone truck – a 16-tonne GVW DAF…

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 have been used to operating 3.5 tonners, then you would expect to get a much larger payload from a 7.5 tonner.  Unfortunately this is not always the case – unless you opt for a lighter chassis like the Fuso Canter which has a body and load allowance of over 5 tonnes. A new,…

Nobody reading this will be unaware of the UK’s scarce resource of HGV drivers.  That’s why Walkers Transport is investing in new Volvo machinery to ensure their drivers are as happy as they can be. The Volvo FH Globetrotter’s driver-focused working environment, plus the aftersales support from the local Volvo dealer, has led Walkers Transport…

Electrical problems from their outgoing trucks prompted a change of truck supplier for Thame-based West Coast Haulage. It’s a big deal too, as the company is taking delivery of 60 Volvo FMX tippers in one of the largest deals for the new model to-date, making Volvo the main supplier to the 100-strong fleet. This order…

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…

When faced with an impressive menu in a good restaurant, many of us think ‘I could just eat it all’. It seems a similar thing happened when the boss of Leicester-based Aylestone Transport was browsing the available options on the Volvo FH menu.  Bodge Aylestone Ward, Managing Director of Aylestone Transport literally ordered it all….

With a near-exclusive Mercedes fleet, waste management specialist Select Environmental Services is well on the path to making their fleet as green as can be.  Lithium powered compactor bodies and electric vans running around is a solid start.  The company is waiting for the factory-built eEconic to arrive in 2022 to start replacing their all…

Expect to see more trucks of this type appearing on our streets – low entry cabs are better for the driver and crew and better for pedestrians thanks to the improved visibility over a standard truck cab.  They are no longer simply the domain of refuse trucks. Expect to see at least three more on…

Despite not buying any Volvo trucks ‘for many a year’, Dean Willshee, Owner of Willshees Waste & Recycling has started to order the Swedish brand once more with three trucks just delivered and a further two on the way. The Burton-based company’s recent deliveries are two FM 8×4 rigids and one FH Globetrotter 6×2 tractor…

A top-powered 510hp 8×4 MAN TGS is heading for the valleys to the door of South Wales haulier M&M Greene of Gorslas, near Llanelli. It will be involved in delivering bulk loads of sand and gravels to and moving spoil and muck-away from local projects and building sites. M&M Greene’s new TGS 32.510 is one…

Nobody wants to wait months for a truck, so being able to get a brand new, bodied tipper in such a short time frame was important to Barrachander Quarry boss Calum McCrae. Of course, the trucks have to perform as well. Since McCrae has been so impressed with the reliability of the 8×4 Mercedes-Benz Arocs…

Volvo Trucks beat the competition to a deal, with a new, 8×2 Volvo FM replacing a competitor’s vehicle on a small fleet of just four trucks. The deal was done on the back of the local dealer’s excellent support of the company’s existing Volvo, making the decision to buy a new Volvo easy for KPH…

Scania, it would seem if the results of a prestigious German test are to be believed. This is now the fifth year running that Scania has won Germany’s ‘Green Truck’ title. The press test competition is organised by two German truck trade magazines and over the years has become something of a world championship in…

Just one look at the pictures and you can tell how much work went into the specification of the Volvo FH. Everything looks right – built to do a job of work.  This comes as no accident, as the supplying Volvo dealer appeared to have pulled out all the stops to get it right. As…

It certainly pays to be a vlogger – at least it appears to have done for ‘Trucker Jenko’ who posts videos about trucking and his truck on YouTube. Who can say if his relative fame led to him being chosen as the driver to look after the company’s flagship – but he’s certainly talking about…

Roger Millett, Transport Solutions Executive at Sparks Commercial Services Ltd had a good day when, after cold calling a pallet operator with no Renault trucks on the fleet, he managed to close a deal for two new Renault Trucks. The dealer, Sparks Commercials, reputation for aftersales service helped his case, as did the falling service…