Truck Locator Blog Archive

    ‘Forward-Thinking’ IVECO eDaily Wins ‘Electric Van Breakthrough Of The Year’ Award
    Posted April 16, 2024
    IVECO's eDaily has been recognised as impressive electrification enabler for its innovations in eLCV technology and mission-focus. ...
    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted April 11, 2024
    Orica UK relies on Volvo trucks, including recently acquired FMX 460s, to transport explosives and other materials to mines and quarries throughout the UK. ...
    Lenham Storage Moves Toward Zero Emissions With Volvo FM Electric Trucks
    Posted April 5, 2024
    Lenham Storage recently purchased two new Volvo FM Electric trucks with 666 horsepower and 2,400 newton-metres of continuous torque, a 300-kilometre range, and a GCW of up to 44 tonnes. ...
    Collection UK Tools Adds Montracon MT39 Machinery Carrier For Speedier Loading & Unloading
    Posted April 2, 2024
    Montracon’s MT39 machinery carrier has three axles, 4000 x 1000mm double flip hydraulic ramps, a low-profile loading incline, and is plated to 39 tonnes. ...
    Multimodal Logistics Adds 5 Renault T480 High Tractor Units To UK Container Haulage Fleet
    Posted March 29, 2024
    Felixstowe-based Multimodal Logistics recently added five new 480-horsepower Renault Trucks T480 High Turbo Compound 6x2 tractor units to its fleet, which distributes multimodal shipping containers throughout the UK. ...
    RiverRidge Acquires Renault E-tech D Wide, Northern Ireland’s First Electric Skip Loader Truck
    Posted March 28, 2024
    RiverRidge recently purchased a Renault E-Tech D Wide electric skip loader truck—a first for both the company and Northern Ireland—for work in the Belfast area. ...
    165 DAF XG Tractors For Global Liquid Transporter HOYER
    Posted March 7, 2024
    HOYER, the world market leader in logistic solutions for liquid products, is renewing its fleet with 165 DAF XG 480 4x2 tractors. ...
    Man Rolls Out Battery Repair Centres In Europe
    Posted March 4, 2024
    Two Man battery repair centres are already in operation, in Germany and Spain. ...
    Warburtons Buys More Renault E-Tech Battery-Electric Trucks For Zero-Emission Bakery Deliveries
    Posted March 1, 2024
    Warburtons, the largest bakery brand in the UK, recently continued its transition to a zero-emission fleet with the addition of four new Renault E-Tech D16s and two Renault E-Tech Master vans. ...
    Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Fuel Cell Is ‘Bus of the Year’ & ‘Ecological Bus Of The Year’
    Posted February 28, 2024
    The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell with hydrogen-based fuel cell range extender has won two awards in the national competition organized by the Spanish editorial group EDITEC. ...
    Registrations For Electric Vans On UK Roads Hit 60,000
    Posted February 21, 2024
    Van registrations in the UK have been rising for over a year with 2- to 2.5-tonne models seeing the largest growth, but battery-electric van registrations are on the rise as well. ...
    Fuso Canter’s Quality Brings Dasco Construction Back For More
    Posted February 7, 2024
    Dasco Construction recently began an update of its fleet to add strength and durability; two new Fuso 3C13 Canters with tipper bodywork soon led to the addition of three more. ...
    Powerday Adds Pair Of Volvo FE Electric Skip Loaders For London Routes
    Posted February 1, 2024
    Recycling and waste management provider Powerday added two Volvo FE Electric skip loaders with a range of 190 kilometres to its fleet to serve the London area and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 30 tonnes per year. ...
    Renault Helps Smiths Bletchington Go Off-Road With Trio Of New Tippers
    Posted January 29, 2024
    Smiths Bletchington recently upgraded its fleet with a new Renault C440 8x4*4 Tridem Off Road and two C440 P8x4 Off Road tippers, bringing its whole fleet into Euro 6 compliance and adding enhanced manoeuvrability. ...
    Ardent Hire Adds 20 New Volvo FH 500 Tractor Units In Major Fleet Upgrade
    Posted January 26, 2024
    Plant rental and sales specialist Ardent Hire invested heavily in Volvo trucks as it began a major fleet upgrade, purchasing 20 new Volvo FH 500s with 12 new Volvo FMX rigids to join them later in the year. ...
    High-Quality Trailers Keep Arthur Oakley A Loyal Schmitz Cargobull Customer For Over A Decade
    Posted January 25, 2024
    Hereford-based Arthur Oakley Transport’s recent purchase of S.CS Coil X-Light and S.CS Freepost curtainsider semitrailers continues a 12-year relationship with Schmitz Cargobull. ...
    New ADR & ‘Pet. Reg.’ Service Is Fuelling Future Success For Mercedes-Benz Dealer Midlands Truck & Van
    Posted January 22, 2024
    The Mercedes-Benz Dealer has opened a workshop bay at its branch in Birmingham compliant with ADR and Petroleum Regulations, open to operators of all makes of tractor unit and rigid truck. ...
    First Volvo Electric Tractor Units Approved For Government's £25,000 Plug-in Grant
    Posted January 15, 2024
    Volvo Trucks has become the first UK truck manufacturer to have four different models of low emission vehicle approved for the Government’s plug-in grant. ...
    Parsons Nationwide Distribution Rewards Drivers With New Renault T High
    Posted January 9, 2024
    Exeter-based Parsons Nationwide Distribution Ltd adds a highly specified T520 High to its fleet performing bulk tipper work throughout the U.K. to provide a safe, comfortable ride for the company’s drivers. ...
    Mark Steward Transport Adds Fuel-Efficient Schmitz Cargobull Reefer Trailer For Grocery Deliveries
    Posted January 4, 2024
    Mark Steward Transport recently added a new fuel-efficient Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool semitrailer with S.CU V2.0 cooling unit to its fleet for temperature-controlled deliveries. ...
    Biffa Adds Volvo FE Electric Skip Loader To Waste Management Fleet
    Posted January 2, 2024
    Biffa recently added its first electric skip loader, an 18-tonne Volvo FE Electric 4x2 rigid with a range of 190 kilometres, for waste management operations on the Isle of Wight. ...
    Daf Introduces Efficiency Champions
    Posted December 26, 2023
    Daf has received important awards in recognition of the industry-leading efficiency of its New Generation Daf trucks. ...
    Daf Debuts New Generation XB & Zero Emission Initiatives At London EV Show
    Posted December 22, 2023
    Daf Trucks introduced its New Generation XB series, featuring three GVW options for the electric trucks at the London EV Show, displaying a 12-tonne version with a 120-kilowatt e-motor and 210-kWh batteries as the representative model. ...
    Daf XF 450 Wins ‘European Transport Award For Sustainability’
    Posted December 13, 2023
    Daf Trucks has received the important ‘European Transport Award for Sustainability’ (ETPN) for its New Generation Daf XF long-haul series. ...
    New Renault T520 High Tractor Unit Commemorates Pallet Network Solutions’ 10th Anniversary
    Posted November 17, 2023
    Pallet Network Solutions recently celebrated its 10th anniversary with a custom Renault T520 High 6x2 tractor unit equipped with a luxury cab and special livery. ...