Trucks

Iveco fit anti-theft laser technology to van, truck and bus range

All Iveco vehicles, from 3.2 tonne Daily panel vans through to 44 tonne Stralis tractor units, are to be fitted with the latest vehicle glass and component security etching, marking and registration systems by Retainagroup.

Volvo Trucks remains strong in Europe

During the second quarter of 2007 the market trend for Volvo Trucks remains very strong in Europe and significantly weaker in North America.

Department for Transport delivers more funding to support freight

The Department for Transport has announced funding grants of more than £20m to support freight transport in the UK. The awards, from three separate funding programmes, combine to improve the freight infrastructure of the country and reduce the amount of freight transported by road.

FTA welcomes local authority roadworks powers - but more can be done

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the recent Government announcement of a new package of measures for local authorities to reduce congestion and disruption caused by roadworks.

Freight transport - delivering the economy

The Freight Transport Association has told new Secretary of State for Transport Ruth Kelly that efficient freight transport is of vital importance to both the economy and the environment and that it is essential for the Government to create a transport operating environment fit for the purpose.

You shall go to the ball – in a Volvo NH12-460!

Mark Farrow, of Great Yarmouth-based MDF Transport, has found an unusual use for a Volvo truck – or at least his daughter has. Other girls go to the school prom in limousines these days but, for 16-year-old Bethany, nothing would do, but an NH12-480 plated (rather excessively for such a svelte load) at 140 tonnes.

Gaskells waste no time ordering another Volvo

Merseyside-based Gaskells Waste Services have ordered another Volvo FM-400 8x4 rigid truck after recently taking delivery of their first Volvo from Thomas Hardie Commercials. The new vehicle will be ready for delivery later this year.

Diesel Duty: Don't add to industry's woes warns FTA

The Freight Transport Association has told Exchequer Secretary Angela Eagle that she must abandon plans to increase fuel duty by 2 pence per litre from 1 October 2007.

Inland connections funding still to be addressed

The Freight Transport Association welcomes the publication of the Department for Transport's Interim Ports Policy Review paper, and supports its contents. However, the most important issue facing the development of Britain's ports - inland connections - has yet to be dealt with.

FH16-660’s lead Hutchinson’s return to Volvo fleet dominance

Newark-based quarry equipment specialists Hutchinson Engineering Services Ltd. have taken delivery of two new Volvo FH16–660 trucks, with more on order, to make Volvo their leading marque. The 8x4 tractor units will be used to transport a variety of quarrying and heavy construction plant and are plated for operation at 150 tonnes GCW.

300,000 ZF-Ecomat Transmissions for Bus and Rail

In July 2007, ZF produced the 300,000th Ecomat transmission. The ZF-Ecomat automatic transmission, which is not only used in the bus sector but has meanwhile also established itself in the rail sector, was first launched in volume production 27 years ago.