West Midlands Truck Sales:- There are tonnes of used trucks for sale in the West Mids. The region is still the powerhouse of the UK economy and as it is so centrally based there are plenty of truck operators and truck dealers in the region. From the Black Country including Walsall, Wolverhampton and Dudley to the main city – Birmingham through to the Staffordshire Towns of Stoke and Telford in Shropshire. Buying a truck from the West Midlands is usually straightforward, as most of the UK is within a couple of hours drive and there is a good airport on the south side of Birmingham.
BJ Waters have been in the general handling industry for over 90 years. Operating from their three depots in the Midlands, their modern, highly efficient transport fleet delivers a range of materials across the UK and Europe. The company has been family run for four generations and have, in recent years, added new Scania vehicles to their fleet of articulated vehicles specialising in bulk tipper movement and hazardous loads. Keltruck Scania’s chairman Chris D. Kelly met James Waters through family friends, which sparked a partnership between the two established companies. James commented: James Waters commented, “During a casual conversation Chris…
From no Renault Tucks to a complete fleet of sixteen inside five years is a good indication of the working relationship Cannock-based, Pallet Network Solutions (UK) Limited, has with their local Renault Trucks dealer, Allports Group. The company is renewing and expanding their fleet and, as a result, has added a new Renault Trucks T520 High 6x2 tractor unit wrapped in an eye-catching livery to celebrate its 10th Anniversary. The company specialises in trunking and shunting solutions, working independently but in partnership with leading pallet networks and large end accounts providing the expertise and resources to navigate complex hub environments.…
If you are going to dip your metaphorical toe in to the waters of electric tractor units, then putting one on local deliveries with distances of less than 250kms in a day would be most people’s choice. That’s what Staffordshire-based Hawkins Logistics has done with their new electric FM 4x2 tractor units unlikely to clock up more than 60,000 kms a year. The trucks will be charged overnight at the company’s Fradley depot. Paul Hawkins, Operations Director, Hawkins Logistics, says: “In line with our commitment to innovation and sustainability, we are thrilled to unveil these Volvo FM Electric trucks, which…
We are seeing increasing numbers of DAF’s new generation XF and XG cabs on the UK’s roads. Now it is the turn of the latest XDC cab to roll out in numbers. Now there is a multi axle version available for tipping use, they should become a commonplace sight on the building sites of the UK. One of the first eight wheeler XDC trucks has headed off to Staffordshire-based waste disposal, skip hire and bulk haulage operator, Potteries Waste. The model is an XDC 450 FAD 8x4 tipper and joins a DAF-exclusive fleet of more than 20 vehicles. Potteries Waste…
