Truck

Norfolk-based aggregate supply specialist, Rory J. Holbrook, is taking delivery of 12 New Generation DAF XDC 450 8×4 tippers to work on major UK construction projects. These new 11-litre, 450bhp DAF eight-wheelers – with the manufacturer’s double-drive ‘FAD’ rear bogie…

Devon haulage firm Wains Transport says it is happy with the fuel efficiency from its latest Mercedes-Benz Actros L tractor unit. The new arrival is a highly specified Actros L 2553, delivered by Dealer City West Commercials. It has a…

Bakery wholesaler BAKO has taken delivery of 24 new rigid trucks, mounted with a combination of Carrier Transicold Supra 1150 multi-temperature systems and engineless Iceland 11 MT units. The trucks will deliver powerful and efficient cooling capability, with the ability…

Family-run Bacton Transport has added 11 new Scania trucks to its fleet, citing fuel efficiency, back-up and reliability as key factors behind the decision. Supplied by dealer TruckEast, the new Scanias will be based at Bacton Transport’s head office in…

Isuzu Motors has launched its first battery electric vehicle, the D-Max BEV pick-up developed to meet a wide range of commercial and passenger vehicle needs. The pick-up has a one-tonne payload, 3.5-tonne towing capacity and a full-time 4WD system with…

Family-run Weaver Haulage has added three T520 High 6×2 pusher tractor units to its fleet that will work on bulk powder jobs across the Midlands and the South of England for cement clients. Supplied by Allports Group, the new vehicles…

MAN Truck & Bus has partnered with the US specialist for automated driving systems Plus as it looks to accelerate its development of driverless trucks. The agreement is part of an overarching development partnership with regards to automated driving between…

INEOS has launched a five-seat double cab Chassis variant of its Grenadier Quartermaster pick-up, aimed at specialist vehicle converters and commercial body builders. Sharing the Quartermaster’s 3,227mm wheelbase – 305mm longer than the Grenadier Station Wago – the Chassis Cab…

BP Pulse has acquired the freehold of Ashford International Truckstop in Kent as part of its plans to build a network of EV charging infrastructure across Europe. Located off Junction 10 and 10a of the M20, the truck stop is…

Phelan Haulage has expanded the flexibility of its operations after taking delivery of a DAF XG 530 tractor unit mounted with a HIAB X-HIPRO 858 EP-6 crane from MV Commercial. With a four-tonne lifting capacity at a full reach of…