MAN CEO, Des Evans believes that Government Grants are the way to get the truck industry moving again…. “While I am delighted so many operators and dealers are battling successfully with this seemingly never-ending recession, I am also conscious of the latest market registration figures from the SMMT. In the first four months of 2013, [...]
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Warcup Transport in Driffield, East Yorkshire, has taken delivery of its first MAN trucks in the company’s 42 year history. The move follows glowing reports from other local MAN hauliers and after a Euro-6 address by MAN CEO Des Evans at a recent Transport Association conference at Coombe Abbey. A total of six TGX 24.440 [...]
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MAN is participating in the long-truck field trials being conducted all over Germany. Since the beginning of October, a 25.25-metre long MAN road train has been shuttling between the MAN Logistics Centers Dachau and Salzgitter, transporting spare parts for trucks and buses. MAN is deploying a long truck on this nearly 600 kilometre stretch in [...]
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Third quarter profits at MAN trucks division were down significantly when compared to 2011 levels. Blaming the drop on the economic environment arising from the sovereign debt crisis, Georg Pachta-Reyhofen, MAN’s Chief Executive Officer outlined the eight percent fall in revenue, but a larger drop in the third quarter operating profit from EU219m last year [...]
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Production of the smart-looking Euro 6 MAN models will not start fully until September 2013 when the whole range will be replaced, from the TGL to the TGX. We won’t see right hand drive examples in the UK until into 2014. MAN has combined EGR and SCR “in an intelligent manner” which means that the [...]
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Container operator, Willmotts DJB in Shepton Mallet, has added a further 10 new MAN TGX 26.440 6×2 tractor units onto its fleet. The new fleet joins three other new units at the start of the summer, which in turn unit with 40 existing MAN’s on the 60-strong Willmotts DJB fleet. The company has been an [...]
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At the same time as modernising the lineup of their TG series of trucks, MAN is modernising the logo. Here’s what they say, “By redesigning its logo, MAN aims to reflect the dynamism of global developments and new international challenges for commercial vehicle producers, lending a pronounced visual identity to efficiency, customer service and enthusiasm [...]
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Chamberlain Transport in Crewe, Cheshire, has taken delivery of a bespoke-specification MAN drawbar unit to service its Railcare contract. The truck, a TGS 26.400 6×2 rigid, is equppied with a FASSI F310 crane with a seven-metre, flat-bed three-axle trailer. At the same time, Chamberlain has ordered 12 MAN TGX 26.440 6×2 tractor units, with XLX [...]
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Haulage and storage specialist, Maidens of Telford, has confirmed MAN as its preferred supplier, after taking delivery of its latest fleet of premium duty TGX 26.440 6×2 Midlift tractor units. The latest quartet of vehicles bring the total of MAN trucks in the Maidens fleet to 45. The Shropshire-based Palletforce member also benefits from the [...]
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