For more than 70 years the Mercedes-Benz Unimog has been renowned for its all-terrain capability, but it is the truck’s 56 mph on-road performance that delivers real efficiency savings for customers in the agriculture and arboriculture sectors. To highlight this, Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK is this month embarking upon an ambitious… Read more »
Peter Jacobs wins International DAF Driver Challenge 2019
Peter Jacobs from Belgium has been crowned ‘DAF Driver Challenge Champion 2019’ this weekend. In a spectacular international final at the Goodyear proving ground in Luxembourg, 18 candidates from across Europe, competed for this coveted title. Second and third places went to Nerijus Vitkauskas from Lithuania, and Miroslav Svoboda from… Read more »
Scania focuses on sustainability with unique, global event
Scania has reinforced its commitment to sustainability by holding a Sustainability Day involving every one of its 52,000 employees worldwide. On Friday 20 September, every member of Scania’s global team stopped work for an hour to discuss sustainability and explore ways in which every employee can contribute to the company’s… Read more »
Scott Lewis to represent UK in DAF Driver Challenge final
Truck driver Scott Lewis is one of 18 professional drivers from across Europe competing at the international final of the DAF Driver Challenge in Luxembourg this weekend. The drivers will go head-to-head for the coveted title of Truck Driver of the Year after winning through their respective national DAF Driver… Read more »
Aquarius IT to sponsor FORS Members’ Conference 2019
Tachograph analysis software specialists Aquarius IT has been revealed as headline sponsor of the FORS Members’ Conference 2019. The company, a FORS Associate, developed its ClockWatcher software solution to help the road transport industry analyse and manage driver and vehicle data. The company was one of the first to offer… Read more »
Bolton Brothers’ 50 years success
Paper and plastics recycling business, Bolton Brothers celebrated their 50th anniversary at Trinity Park in Ipswich where clients, suppliers, staff, family and friends all celebrated their success. Quality, reliability and personalised service have all contributed to the company’s milestone of success and are still at the forefront as they were… Read more »
Two tribes, one show – Are you ready for Swedefest 2019?
In its forth year, Swedefest Truck Show is a two day event which celebrates two tribes of trucks, Scania and Volvo. Last year’s event saw a record of 282 Scania and Volvo trucks, with some travelling hundreds of miles to attend the show. The ratio of Scania to Volvo was… Read more »
UK Haulier meets Mercedes-Benz off-road giants in Austria
UK Haulier witnesses first hand vehicles that rise to top form in extreme terrain in Austria this week. Mercedes-Benz has no less than two of them. What the G-Class is in the passenger car sector, the Unimog is among commercial vehicles. And while the G-Class is celebrating its 40-year anniversary… Read more »
Reading’s ‘super seven’ reach 25-year milestone with Volvo Trucks
The Reading depot of Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London recently recognised staff that have completed a quarter of a century with the business. Taken on by the business in 1994– the seven long-term employees have overseen the emergence of advanced vehicle technologies, a move from Basingstoke and growth of… Read more »
Jacqueline O’Donovan appointed to the Mineral Products Association (MPA) Council
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jacqueline O’Donovan to the Mineral Products Association (MPA) Council. As Managing Director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, the multiple award-wining family waste management and recycling business, Jacqueline brings a wealth of industry experience and strategic vision as a specialist in construction and demolition… Read more »
