Trucks
Euro 5 fuel economy delivers 0.5 mpg extra for Cool Solutions
Hull-based European road transport operators Cool Solutions are seeing not only environmental, but financial benefits from an early move to Euro 5 with Volvo.
PA Laing Timber haulage company logs its first Renault
Scottish timber haulage company, PA Laing, has taken delivery of a Renault Premium Lander 450, double drive, tractor unit, through Renault Trucks distributor, Border Trucks.
Renault Premium brings fuel consumption down for Switch
Hampshire based freight management company, Switch International, part of the TWT Logistics Group, has taken delivery of two new Renault Premium 450 tractor units.
Competitive price sways Centrol Recycling to buy Volvo
Centrol Recycling, the Widnes-based recycling and waste management company have recently taken delivery of four new Volvo trucks, consisting of two FM-300 6x2 refuse vehicles and two FM-400s, with Boughton hook-loader equipment and drawbar coupling.
Elliott Baxter’s bright outlook for yellow Stralis rigids
The UK’s largest family-owned independent paper supplier, Elliott Baxter & Co Ltd, has added a pair of new 26 tonne Iveco Stralis Active Day rigids to its fleet to target new areas of business in the North of England.
FTA delighted with dualling of A8
Leading trade body the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is delighted with today’s confirmation that a substantial section of the A8 in Northern Ireland will be increased from single to dual carriageway capacity, improving road safety, delivery times and overall infrastructure.
Volvo FH-520 joins Saunders Recovery’s heavy brigade
High Wycombe’s Saunders Recovery has taken delivery of one of the largest Volvo recovery vehicles ever seen on UK roads.
The state of the ART means facts that save lives
Over a period of four decades, Volvo Trucks’ department for accident research, the Accident Research Team (ART) has built up a unique bank of expertise that is unsurpassed in the truck industry.
FTA calls for rethink on Severn Bridge tolls
The time has come for the Government to rethink tolls on the Severn Bridge, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
Fuel prices set to hit year high
With the price of fuel rising on an almost daily basis, the future for many UK hauliers is not looking good.
Truck extravaganza at Donington Park
The sporting heavyweights pack the power and the thrills as Donington Park hosts its annual trucking extravanga of family sporting fun and thrills – 8th and 9th August.
60 years of DAF truck production
In 1959, DAF was one of the very first producers to apply a turbo compressor to truck diesel engines. In 1973 DAF became the first truck manufacturer in the world to use intercooling for higher power and torque with good fuel consumption.
Continentals contain tyre costs at Nynas
A 15 year policy of using only Continental tyres on its 120 tractor units and trailers has paid off for leading bitumen supplier Nynas with its annual tyre budget now lower than it was decade ago.
DAF 105 gives Gordons a big lift in Yorkshire
Gordons Transport of Goole have chosen a 6x4 DAF XF105 tractor on which to mount a high-capacity PM crane to lift and move portable and modular buildings, plant and machinery.
New lightweight body increases payload of 3.5T trucks
A lightweight body that significantly increases the payload of 3.5T trucks has entered service with the Leicestershire dairy, Kirby & West.