Trucks
Southern based truck dealer wins big at Isuzu Dealer Challenge
A southern based truck dealership has been awarded the top spot at the Isuzu Dealer Challenge 2015, held this June at Isuzu head office in Hatfield.
Big news, big names from Isuzu Truck
The big news from Isuzu Truck at the CV Show is the debut of its brand new Euro VI ‘Forward’ 12 tonner – the new F120.240 4x2 rigid featuring a compact overall footprint as well as a class-leading payload carrying capacity.
Glass Systems plays the Mercedes-Benz loyalty card with first Euro
The Swansea-based Glass Systems Group has marked 25 years of Mercedes-Benz truck operation by commissioning its first Euro VI vehicles.
Faster customer deliveries with Volvo Trucks’ chassis unique 3D drawings
Thanks to chassis unique 3D drawings, the chassis and bodywork for several Volvo Trucks' truck models can now be designed in parallel.
The new Volvo FL with 4x4 - For both urban and gravel roads
The popular Volvo FL is now available in a four-wheel drive (4x4) version for service and off road applications.
80 years on: Heritage, technology and trophies for F G Bond & Son’s unique FH drawbar
Much-respected haulage company, F G Bond & Son, from Marshfield, near Chippenham, is eighty years old this year.
Volvo FL’s new version provides up to 200 kg higher payload
The Volvo FL - Volvo Trucks specialist in city distribution - is about to become even more productive. The compact 5-litre engine for Euro-6 is now added to the 14- and 16-tonne variants, which releases up to 200kgs extra payload. In addition, Volvo Trucks’ fleet management system, Dynafleet, can now be ordered directly from the factory.
Mercedes-Benz Actros is ‘in the pink’ for Solstor
When driver Julie Church jokingly asked if she could have a pink polo shirt as part of her uniform, she could never have imagined where it would lead. “Why don’t we get you a pink truck as well?” came the response from her boss at Solstor UK. He wasn’t serious at the time… but six months later that’s exactly what they’ve done.
JC Atkinson lifts the lid on cleaner, ‘greener’ Euro VI Mercedes-Benz Atego
The UK’s largest independent coffin and casket manufacturer is running its biggest vehicle yet, a 12-tonne Mercedes-Benz Atego with low-emission Euro VI engine.
Euro VI Mercedes-Benz Atego has all the right moves
Teams of experienced professionals employed by Harris Installation Services are now travelling to and from job locations throughout London in the comfortable and spacious six-man crew cab of their new, 7.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Atego.
Rhys Davies lands a ‘double first’ with Mercedes-Benz and Lawrence David
Rhys Davies Logistics is breaking new ground after commissioning four Mercedes-Benz tractor units and five urban semi-trailers by Lawrence David. The Actros are its first Euro VI trucks while the 10.8m curtainsiders are its first short trailers.
Cool Solutions chills out with Mercedes-Benz Actros
The first Mercedes-Benz trucks to wear the colours of Hull-based Cool Solutions are returning an extra mile per gallon, compared to its fleet average.
Massey Wilcox adds sparkle with anniversary Actros from Rygor
The latest Mercedes-Benz Actros to join the fleet of high-profile West Country haulier Massey Wilcox Transport is a real diamond – and there’s a striking image of the precious stone on the side of its StreamSpace cab to prove it.
A Volvo FH challenges a Koenigsegg One:1
An eight-tonne Volvo FH against one of the world's fastest cars – a Koenigsegg One:1. This is the scenario in Volvo’s new YouTube film, ‘Volvo Trucks v Koenigsegg’. The aim is to put the new I-Shift Dual Clutch gearbox - based on a technique used in sports cars - to the ultimate test.
Even more Marston’s beer now being delivered by Isuzu
The impressive payload of 3800 kg, matched to the smaller overall footprint of the vehicle, were the two principal reasons why brewer Marston’s specified an Isuzu Forward N75.190, 7.5 tonne rigid for a specific operation in the south west, where it needed an additional vehicle to cope with expanding customer demand in the area.