There are plenty of new trucks advertised for sale at Truckpages. This number is set to increase as the manufacturers increase the numbers available from stock in their ready-bodied programmes. Truck makers like Mercedes, MAN and Iveco keep a stock of brand new ready bodied trucks for sale so that operators do not need to wait for the lead times needed for both the new chassis to arrive then the body to be built. These schemes have increased in size as the manufacturers seize the opportunity that has arisen since the implementation of the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EWVTA) that complicates and delays the build of a truck.
Half Year Results – Trucks are on a Roll More good news for UK Plc as far as new truck registrations are concerned – these registration figures have been historically good indicators of business confidence in the economic environment. Nobody orders new trucks if they are expecting a significant downturn in business. It is now the fifth consecutive quarter of growth in registrations of new heavy trucks over 6 tonnes GVW in the UK. This growth is represented across most industries with only tipping trucks normally used in the construction sector performing less well. Successful Truck Manufacturers in Q2 2023…
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 just switched back to the DAF brand with its recent intake of three DAF XG 480 tractor units with DAF’s ‘FTP’ lightweight mid-lift axle configuration. Two of the units go onto Arclid’s powder fleet to support sister company, Bathgate, with the remainder joining the company’s…
Buying the right tractor unit for a job is not easy. No company makes a bad truck these days, so it often comes down to trying one or two for a while to test fully the product and the after sales support. It is exactly this type of approach that Iveco have hoped will succeed in the UK. After all, the company leads the market in other countries, so they must be worth a trial? Archbold Logistics are a good example of this. After taking delivery of two IVECO S-Way 460 models a few years ago, hey were so impressed…
The old adage goes, it is cheaper to keep a customer than get a new one. Looks like someone messed up when supplying Prompt Transport with trucks and support. Usually, if you’ve been a loyal, dedicated, solus customer for over twenty years, there has to be something fairly major to take all of your business elsewhere. With 21 tractor units, the management of Prompt Transport have voted with their feet and headed off to Volvo Trucks after trialling three truck manufacturers. The company has just taken delivery of another four new Volvo FH with I-Save Globetrotter 6x2 tractor units as…
It looks like Sparks Commercials’ Roger Millett will never struggle to get a reference, that’s if the glowing recommendation from Wiltshire-based Westbrook Commercials Ltd is anything to go by. The company has bought a new 65 tonne Renault Trucks T520 High 6x2 tag to its low loader fleet with a further T520 High 6x2 midlift due to go on the road in April both from Roger Millett. Overall service from the dealer, Sparks Commercial Services as well as Roger, together with word-of-mouth recommendations for Renault Trucks were highlighted as significant factors in the selection of the new vehicles. Westbook Commercials…