The tractor units on these pages are the standard everyday units that make up the majority of the prime movers on the UK’s roads. Most manufacturers produce a range of standard tractor units for every day operation in the UK. Leaders in this segment are Scania, Volvo and DAF in the UK. Standard tractor units are typically 6×2, but 4×2 variants are available. If you are looking for a more specialist type of tractor units, we have a full range here at Truckpages, for example, there are heavy haulage tractor units, low ride and pet regs tractor units are a few examples. If you are uncertain of the type of tractor unit you are looking for then it is possible to view all tractor units for sale on our main category page at Truckpages.
You have to be confident in your procurement process to replace a fleet of 61 trucks of one marque with a totally different one in one fell swoop. That’s what DS Smith Logistics has done in taking delivery of 61 new Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 6x2 tractor units. The new trucks – that arrive via a long-term contract-hire agreement from TIP Group – replace vehicles from a rival manufacturer in the paper, packaging and recycling business’ busy operation. Demonstrator Truck Vital in Procurement Process Volvo Trucks secured the order on the back of the strong performance of a demonstrator that…
From an electric truck last week to a top of the range V8 Scania diesel this week. CVA have this S-Series Scania 580S heading through their sale on 20th February. The top-engined 4x2 tractor unit has had a small fortune spending on the extras inside the cab - and is not short of some lights and horns on the outside either! Take the opportunity to browse through the images online to see the inside of this exceptional Scania V8 truck for sale in all its glory. Full details of the sale are in the CVA advertisement on pages 20-21 of…
If you have run Ivecos for the last thirty years and continue to add them to your fleet, you must be a fan. Forfar-based Richie Agricultural certainly are fans and the four new bright orange Iveco S-Way 4x2 tractor units heading their way stands as a testament to the company’s dedication to the marque. Ritchie Agricultural is a fifth-generation family-run business that dates back to the 1800s. Efficiency is a big part of the business’ longevity, something that also translates to its truck fleet and the decision to order four new Iveco S-Way 490 4x2 tractor units AS440S49T/FP - each…
Multi-temperature distribution business Moran Logistics has added 15 new Volvo FM 460 6x2 tractor units to its busy, growing fleet. The new FMs – which all meet Transport for London’s 3-star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating – offer the company the ideal solution for its multi-drop delivery operations into urban areas. Supplied by Jack Hulse, Fleet Sales Manager at Hartshorne Group, the new arrivals join a 250-strong truck fleet, roughly 20 per cent of which are now Volvos. Mark Burrell, Chief Executive Officer at Moran Logistics, says: “As part of our relentless focus on delivering the best service levels, we…
Now, this looks like a proper working truck. All too often when we see images of new electric trucks going into service they appear to be on lighter duties and may be part of a fleet ‘for show’. The new 44-tonne Volvo FH Electric 6x2 tractor unit operated by Bartrums on behalf of Boortmalt, a Bury St. Edmunds-based malt firm is the first heavy-duty electric truck to be deployed in East Anglia. And it looks up to the job. Supplied by Alan Didwell, Key Account Sales Manager at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, the vehicle joins Boortmalt’s…
