You can pick up some well-priced Renault tractor units for sale in the UK. As with Iveco, the Renault brand has not been well loved in the UK over the years. That is not to say the trucks are no good. Quite the opposite. Owned by Volvo Trucks, Renault have access to all the technology they need. Looking at the cab, for example, if you are after a Euro 6 tractor unit, then the Range T is about the newest cab design you can buy. The cab itself was designed for Euro 6 – compare this to DAF’s XF cab which stems back to the late 1990’s. This makes the Renault tractor units look like reasonable bargains. If you can have a pre-Euro 6 then the Premium is for you – post 2014 then it is a Range T. Let’s not forget the Renault Magnum. A classic flat floor tractor unit in the truest sense of the word. Not too many about any more, however. The most common Renault tractor unit on the Truckpages site and magazine is the Euro 6 Range T – the most popular variant of this is the T460. The construction version, or Range C, does feature, but in much smaller numbers. the Premium is still around in reasonable numbers for buyers of pre-euro 6 trucks and still looks relatively modern.
Container transport specialist, James Kemball Ltd, has taken delivery of 16 new Renault Trucks T480 6x2 tractor units with Turbo Compound engines, strengthening its 500-strong national container logistics fleet. Operating from James Kemball’s Felixstowe base, the new vehicles will support UK-wide container distribution. Supplied by David Beecroft, Transport Solutions Executive, and handed over by Andy Wright, Fleet Solutions Manager at Renault Truck Commercials, the latest additions follow successful prior experience with Renault Trucks in the operation. All vehicles are powered by Renault Trucks’ DE13 engine with Turbo Compound technology, designed to optimise fuel efficiency and performance. Turbo Compound provides increased…
Myers Transport has taken delivery of its first Renault Trucks T High Turbo Compound vehicle, a move that’s being signalled as a game-changer by the Aylesford-based company. Already delivering an impressive 11 mpg, the new addition marks a crucial leap forward in the company’s mission to drive down fuel costs further and to lower its environmental impact. With a second Turbo Compound set to join the fleet soon, the company is strengthening its commitment to efficiency and sustainability in every mile. 11MPG on 44 Tonne Operation The new Renault Trucks T High Turbo Compound, supplied by Jamie Sutherland at Renault…
After travelling 23,000 kilometres across Europe, Renault Trucks' Diamond Echo electroluminescent electric truck brought its roadshow to a close in Finnish Lapland. This final leg, marked by temperatures as low as -19°C, demonstrated the reliability of electric trucks, even in extreme winter conditions. Since leaving the manufacturer's headquarters in Lyon last April, the Renault Trucks E-Tech Diamond Echo, an electric and electroluminescent truck, has covered 23,000 kilometres in Europe. It was driven through France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium and Germany, completing daily stages of up to 700 km thanks to optimised management of intermediate charging. The…
Renault Trucks has got its first regional distribution electric truck in customer operation in the UK. This milestone is part of eFREIGHT 2030 consortium’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) Programme, funded by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK. The 42-tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech T 4x2 has been delivered to Welch’s Transport and is also the first electric tractor unit for the Cambridgeshire-based freight, haulage and logistics business, where it will operate out of their flagship site in Duxford, Cambridgeshire on regional distribution and long-haul deliveries. Renault Trucks and Welch’s Transport are among the fourteen founding members of…
Multi Temperature Supply Chain Specialists, Oakland Distribution Limited has added thirty new Renault Trucks T480 6x2 pusher Turbo Compound tractor units to its 57-strong fleet, including a flagship vehicle to celebrate its parent company, Oakland International’s 25th Anniversary. The vehicles, supplied by Renault Truck Commercials on a 3-year repair and maintenance contract, were chosen for their fuel economy, positive driver feedback and the strong relationship with the dealer. These new T480 Turbo Compounds, which replace and upgrade existing Renault Trucks vehicles, operate from Oakland International's depots in Redditch, Corby, Bardon and Skelmersdale serving nationwide chilled operations for FMCG customers, hauling…