Trucks
Iveco warms the engines for the MotoGP
The 2011 MotoGP season opens with the exciting night race in Qatar, to be held in Doha this Sunday (20 March) and in which Iveco will be present on the starting grid.
B&M Waste Services continues to build Volvo fleet
Following the purchase of their most recent Volvo truck in October last year, leading independent waste management company B&M Waste Services are continuing to expand their Volvo fleet with the purchase of a new FM, adding and complementing their existing used Volvo content.
First Mercedes-Benz Actros impresses at Westfield Transport
One of Cornwall’s leading haulage contractors is reporting enthusiastic driver feedback and encouraging fuel efficiency from its first Mercedes-Benz tractor for many years.
Strength in depth for DAF at 2011 CV Show
DAF Trucks will be adding to the sparkle of the 2011 Commercial Vehicle Show, which returns to the Birmingham NEC for the first time since 2008. DAF has been the consistent market leader in the UK for over 15 years and has achieved a strong market presence in all sectors.
Chandlers builds for the future with three of a kind
Fast-growing builders’ merchant Chandlers is running a trio of new trucks – each is from a different model range but all wear the three-pointed star of Mercedes-Benz.
Axtec wins VOSA weighbridge contract for four more years
Axle weighing specialist Axtec (Axle Weight Technology Limited) has once again secured a two- to four-year contract to maintain and certify the VOSA network of 55 roadside enforcement weighbridges, located throughout Great Britain from Scotland to Devon.
Volvo & Faymonville ‘perfect match’- Smith’s Mechanical Services
The new Volvo FH13 6x2 tractor unit delivered recently to Smith’s Mechanical Services of Bridgend is described as ‘the perfect match’ by company director Simon Griffiths.
Volvo Globe-trotter to the rescue
Redwings, the UK’s largest horse sanctuary, has taken delivery of its first Volvo truck which will be used as a specialist horse ambulance for the charity’s rescue and round-up operations around the country; transporting horses, ponies, mules and donkeys that are in need of care and re-homing.
Spiralling diesel prices drive up haulage costs, warns RHA
Hauliers are warning customers and the government that as a result of further dramatic increases in the cost of diesel over the past week, the cost of running a typical large lorry has been pushed up by £850 a year. This is one of the most important inflationary pressures in the economy.
Richard Cole’s Volvo FH16 delivers both power and payload
Power and payload were the twin priorities of operator Richard Cole when the time came to specify his latest Volvo drawbar combination.
Euro serves up a Mercedes-Benz recipe for success to NR Evans
A mouth-watering menu of top-quality trucks, free telematics hardware and first-class dealer back-up convinced food distribution specialist NR Evans to order 18 new Mercedes-Benz tractor units.
Three new locations for Scania Truck Rental
Scania Truck Rental has expanded its operations with the opening of three new rental locations.
Flexible rear-steer DAF helps raise productivity at Speedy
The ability of a new DAF drawbar outfit to carry several pieces of plant or large site cabins, to self load/unload, and to get in and out of tight spots more easily is bringing increased productivity to plant hire specialists Speedy.
GB Freight go Volvo FH for top paper weight
Timperley, Cheshire-based GB Freight celebrated the New Year by adding another Volvo FH-500 tractor to their fleet. Company boss, Peter Rowlands has given himself a hedge against the recession with a flexible contract from Thomas Hardie Commercials, his local Volvo Dealer.
Overall package secures Woodside truck deal for Dennison
Woodside Distribution, part of the Woodside Group based in Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, has recently purchased two FE 18 tonne curtainside rigids from Dennison Commercials Ltd, to join a fleet consisting of around 200 trucks group-wide.