Trucks

Renault Kerax & Lander set for Easymix Concrete
Specialist volumetric concrete delivery company, EasyMix Concrete, has added two Renault Premium Lander 270.18 4x2 chassis cabs fitted with a midlift axle, giving a 6X2 configuration, and 2 Renault Kerax 380.32 8x4s to its 18-strong mixed fleet, with a further two Kerax on order from Renault Trucks Chiltern.

Hartshorne hatches cracking order with leading egg supplier
Midlands-based truck dealer Hartshorne has clinched an order to supply eight Volvo FH 4x2 tractor units to Shropshire-based Oaklands Farm Eggs Ltd. - one of Europe’s leading egg producers.
DAF XF105 a power player for Currie European
One of the largest UK-based international transport operators, Currie European, has renewed a portion of its truck fleet following the arrival of 35 new DAF XF105s.
Faster router-planning with RouteOptimiser.com
Smart route-planning service Route Optimiser announces an improvement to its underlying route optimisation algorithm this week.

SGN entrusts Mercedes-Benz Atego with emergency pumping role
Impressive environmental credentials and a proven record of reliability meant that when Scotia Gas Networks (SGN) needed new chassis on which to mount refurbished siphon tanks, the Mercedes-Benz Atego was the obvious choice.

Mercedes-Benz Actros are grist to Miller’s fleet
Leading Cumbrian haulier John Miller Transport has reaffirmed its faith in the three-pointed star by adding another pair of Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to its high-profile fleet.

Mercedes-Benz dealer Enza offers a tried and tested solution
Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer Enza has unveiled the latest in a series of investments in its workshops, designed to offer even higher levels of service to truck and van operators.

Northside plays its part with faster supply service
Northside Truck & Van, the official Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer for South and West Yorkshire, has launched a new service to make its all-important parts supply service even quicker and more efficient.

Its like for like as Benton Brothers returns for Mercedes-Benz
Five years after Benton Brothers made its first investments in Mercedes-Benz trucks, the three-pointed star now accounts for well over half of the vehicles on the high-profile Lincolnshire haulier’s 108-strong fleet.

Knights of Old enlists Fuso Canters for environmental crusade
Knights of Old has recruited two new champions in the shape of a pair of 7.5-tonne Fuso Canters to tackle the cut and thrust of multi-drop deliveries in urban areas.

Mercedes-Benz trucks are on the pillow case
Pillow and quilt manufacturer Fogarty can rest easy when despatching its products to stores, because they travel in a new fleet of Mercedes-Benz trucks.

Biscuits giant takes another Mercedes-Benz bite
So impressed was United Biscuits with its first Mercedes-Benz Axor tractor units that when crunch time arrived it was only too happy to replace them with more of the same.

Flexibility and driver safety key features of Marshalls new DAFs
Operational flexibility, optimisation of payload and improved driver safety were key factors in the development of a very detailed specification for 16 DAF drawbar outfits now in service with Marshalls, the UK’s leading producer of hard landscaping products.

M8 Recovery’s FH is smarter than the average bear
Alec McManus of Glasgow-based M8 Recovery has added another spectacular Volvo wrecker to his fleet. With specialist recovery bodywork, the Boniface Engineering Trident recoverer will be pulling home trucks and coaches that have fallen by the wayside on Scotland’s busy east-west motorway.

London Southend Airport agrees 10 year contract with Easyjet
London Southend Airport (LSA), part of the Stobart Group, has today agreed a 10 year contract with easyJet, for flights to a number of European destinations.