Trucks
Smeg signs up to four more Mercedes-Benz years
Smeg promotes its premium brand cookers, fridges, dishwashers and washing machines as offering ‘technology with style’ – it’s a phrase that might equally be applied to its UK distribution fleet.
Continental equips team coaches at World Cup
As Official Sponsor and exclusive tyre partner for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Continental is outfitting all 32 team coaches with premium coach tyres.
UK’s first narrow track Volvo FL tankers go to Tincknell Fuels
The first two Volvo narrow track fuel tankers in the UK capable of carrying 11,000-litres of product entered service recently with Tincknell Fuels Ltd of Wells in Somerset.
Factory bodied DAFs support Bulky Bob’s recycling scheme
Bulky Bob’s, an innovative social enterprise providing a specialist bulky household waste collection service to local councils in the North West, has put a quartet of DAF LF45s on the road under a fleet renewal programme.
New FM rigid takes British Salt to an all-Volvo fleet
Cheshire-based, British Salt has recently taken delivery of a new Volvo FM 8x2 rigid truck, which completes the company’s 2-year strategic vehicle replacement plan to become an all-Volvo fleet.
Stunning liveries on new DAFs at famous brewer
A dozen new DAFs in the fleet of famous Suffolk brewer Greene King are sporting a variety of colourful liveries to promote the company’s highly popular beers.
Axtec at Futuresource 2010
Axtec (Axle Weight Technology Limited), the only company in the UK to specialise exclusively in vehicle axle weighing, will be providing details of its range of fixed, portable and vehicle-mounted weighing systems at Futuresource (Stand M59, Excel, London, 15-17 June).
Scania's Young European Truck Driver road safety spectacular
Scania is putting commercial vehicle road safety at the top of the agenda by offering 8,000 members of the general public the opportunity to attend the UK Final of its Young European Truck Driver event at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire on Saturday 26 June (gates open 11:00, competition begins at 13:30) totally free of charge.
New Volvo FMX praised in press test
Volvo’s new truck for construction duties, the Volvo FMX, has been test-driven by journalists for the first time in a real-life gravel quarry location in Kållered, south of Gothenburg in Sweden.
Iveco Eurocargo sets the standard for City Link’s 7.5 tonners
Express delivery company City Link has selected the Iveco Eurocargo as its vehicle of choice for 7.5 tonne operations, after evaluating a range of different products on the market.
Fuel management service delivering results for Maxi Haulage
Maxi Haulage Managing Director Alan Miles has declared that the company is ‘quite optimistic’ with the results from the trial of Volvo’s Fuel Management Service (FMS) which have been taking place at their Wrexham depot.
Trained drivers save lives and save money
A poorly secured load can cause major financial losses and every year people die on Europe's roads due to inadequate driver training.
Double first for BP Gas with I-Sync and Dynafleet
Six new Volvo FL 4x2 rigid tankers have entered service with BP Gas. They are the first Volvo’s in the BP Gas fleet to be equipped with Dynafleet and also the first to be fitted with the I-Sync automated gearbox.
Renault Kerax make quality replacements for Raymond Brown
Raymond Brown Minerals and Recycling Ltd has taken delivery of four new 8x4 Renault Kerax 410.32 trucks, fitted with Abba tipping bodies.
Trucks of the future closer to reality than you think
Progress is getting ever faster. In just ten years’ time trucks are going to be a lot different to those of today. At least that is according to Rikard Orell, Design Director at Volvo Truck Corporation and one of the brains behind Concept Truck 2020, the Volvo Truck Corporation's bold vision for the future.