West Lothian-based, Buchanan Skip Hire has purchased its fifth Volvo truck – an FMX 8×4 rigid equipped with Tandem Axle Lift and a hook lift body – which joins four Volvo FE skip loader vehicles in a mixed marque fleet of 21 trucks. “Our last five vehicle purchases have all… Read more »
Gunn JCB ‘shoots for the three-pointed stars’ after turning to Rossetts for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter fleet
As one of the oldest members of the construction and industrial machinery leader’s franchised dealer network, Gunn JCB knows all about the importance of fast, efficient customer back-up – which explains why it is now running its first Mercedes-Benz vans. The company’s 30 new Sprinter 314 CDIs are being… Read more »
DfT Urban Strategy: Two and a half million tonnes of goods a day don’t appear in Britain’s towns and cities by magic, says FTA
The primary role of the lorry in urban freight has been ignored once again in a major policy publication, says FTA, the organisation which speaks for the logistics sector, following publication of the Department for Transport’s ‘Future of mobility: urban strategy’ paper. According to Christopher Snelling, FTA’s Head of UK… Read more »
Renault Trucks records a 10% increase in invoiced vehicles in 2018
Renault Trucks has ended 2018 with a total volume of 54,868 vehicles invoiced, up 10% on the previous year. In a buoyant European market, the French manufacturer has strengthened its positions and increased its over 16-tonne market share by 0.2 points. In 2018, Renault Trucks recorded its fourth consecutive year… Read more »
Abbey Logistics’ 28 new Mercedes-Benz Actros ‘deliver the best of all worlds’
Road tanker specialist Abbey Logistics Group turned to Mercedes-Benz Dealer Intercounty Truck & Van for a fleet of 28 Actros tractor units to service two prestigious new contracts. The operator’s first trucks to wear the three-pointed star feature small-wheeled (17.5in) mid-lift axles which save around 300 kg compared to… Read more »
International Logistics Centre joins European logistics giant
One of the UK’s leading packing and haulage operators, International Logistics Centre, has embarked on a new venture after becoming the latest company to join Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network. The family-run Group business, which was founded in 1988, specialises in transportation, shipping, export… Read more »
IVECO Retail’s Farnborough workshop secures IRTE accreditation
IVECO Retail’s flagship site in Farnborough has achieved IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) Workshop Accreditation – becoming the first dealership in the IVECO-owned dealer group to hold this status. It marks the first stage in a plan by IVECO Retail to ensure its four sites, which also include dealerships… Read more »
Twenty-two percent tariffs for ‘no-deal’ imported HGVs will cripple UK hauliers, says RHA
The Road Haulage Association is astounded at Government’s latest plans to slap an additional 22 percent tariff on the cost importing a new HGV from mainland Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The new tariff schedule will apply from 11pm on 29 March and will be in place… Read more »
Birmingham Clean Air Zone should set Nationwide example
Birmingham City Council has listened to the needs of the logistics sector and developed a Clean Air Zone plan which will improve air quality in the city without costing the livelihoods of local and small businesses, according to FTA. Reacting to the news this week that the scheme has been… Read more »
Ryder puts the first Econic tractor into service with Reynolds
Ryder has supplied the first Mercedes-Benz Econic tractor unit to go into service in the UK with leading fresh produce supplier Reynolds. While Econic tractors have been tested in the UK, this is the first to go into service with a truck operator. This Econic 1835L 4×2 is derived… Read more »
