Truck

A Nottingham aggregates supplier says huge payload advantages inspired it to purchase a new Volvo tractor unit that weighs nearly eight tons. Erewash Commercials will use the FM Globetrotter Lite 6×2 to transport heavyweight tipping gear and building materials, aided…

DAF has begun dedicated electric vehicle training for its dealer-based technicians ahead of new deliveries for UK customers in the next few weeks. The training, carried out at its UK head office in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, includes in-depth EV maintenance and…

A Yorkshire feedstuff supplier has purchased three new MAN trucks to deliver a range of bagged and bulk feeds, fertilisers and wood pellets along tricky country roads to farms across the UK. Family firm H. Walton’s new units include a…

Carr’s Flour has marked the 125th anniversary of its Essex mill with a new gold-liveried Volvo FH Globetrotter XLtractor. The new Volvo FH 6×2 tractor unit, supplied by MC Truck & Bus, is equipped with I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission and…

Motus Truck & Van has opened its new Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer facility in Witham, Essex. The three-acre site, located alongside a stretch of the A12 between Chelmsford and Colchester, is now open from 6am on Mondays until 10pm on…

BP has acquired a 28.57% stake in Gasrec, the provider of bio-Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and bio-Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to road transport. The firm will supply Gasrec with renewable biomethane produced mainly from organic waste, such as food and…

Dawsongroup Sweepers has taken delivery of ten Iveco Daily 7.2t chassis cabs with ‘Hotbox’ bodies for road repair work. Supplied by Northern Commercials Brighouse, the 3750mm wheelbase vehicles have had Thompsons tipping ‘Hotbox’ bodies fitted, and been taken on long-term…

Brocklebank & Co Demolition has taken on 12 new Volvo FMX 8×4 tippers, replacing older trucks in its muckaway fleet. The family-run firm based in South Yorkshire has specified the trucks with Volvo’s X-High Chassis and paired them with Thompson…

Carr’s Billington Agriculture has taken delivery of two new Isuzu F135.240 curtain sided 13.5 tonne rigids to meet increased payload demands. They are the first two new Isuzus to join the Carr’s Billington Agriculture fleet and follow-on from two Isuzu…

Montgomery Transport Group has purchased 100 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units from Intercounty Truck & Van, as part of its fleet renewal. Most of the batch of Actros 2545 tractor units, which employ 12.8-litre in-line six-cylinder engines that produce 450 hp,…