Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus will be the first European truck producer to launch a small series with a hydrogen combustion engine. The initially planned small series of around 200 units is to be delivered to customers in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland and selected non-European countries as… Read more »
Truck Stop of the Year winner unveiled
The Red Lion won SNAP’s first Truck Stop of the Year award at the RSS Expo in Cheshire on the 21st of March, 2024. It was a hotly contested competition with almost 1,000 votes from the truck-driving community across Europe. Red Lion clinched the title as the trucking community’s favourite… Read more »
Dawsongroup cleans up with 75 IVECO EUROCARGO roadsweepers
Business to Business and asset funding specialist Dawsongroup plc has taken delivery of 75 IVECO Eurocargo 16-tonne municipality vehicles (ML160E22K), complete with Bucher Municipal sweeper bodies to add to Europe’s largest short and long term sweeper rental fleet. Roadsweepers might not cover huge mileage, but they need to be… Read more »
Prometeon Tyre Group and Arclid Transport further cement successful partnership with contract renewal
Cheshire-based Arclid Transport has renewed its agreement with Prometeon Tyre Group for the supply and fitting of premium tyres across its fleet, continuing the successful partnership between the two organisations. The fixed pence per kilometre (PPK) contract covers the entire 95-strong Arclid fleet – consisting of 45 trucks and 60… Read more »
Asset Alliance Group delivers another eight trucks and trailers for Woody’s Express Parcels
Scottish haulage and courier firm, Woody’s Express Parcels, has hailed Asset Alliance Group’s impressive service after taking delivery of eight new tractor units, rigid trucks and trailers that will help the business manage new contracts. Building on several orders with Asset Alliance Group over the past year, the latest three-year… Read more »
Fuller Tyres backs Continental’s multidisciplinary rubber range
Continental has been at the core of Fuller Tyres’ provision ever since it won its first contract 14 years ago. Initially supplying Continental car tyres into rental fleets at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, Fuller Tyres rapidly grew its operations. Today, the tyre supply and fitment business is arguably one… Read more »
Ford & Slater Delivers New-Gen DAF Trucks to Wedge Group Galvanizing
Ford & Slater, one of the largest DAF Trucks dealers, has successfully completed the delivery of five high-spec DAF XD trucks to Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd., marking a significant advancement in the galvanizing leader’s logistical and operational capabilities. These vehicles are numbered 60 – 65 in the Wedge Group Fleet… Read more »
Two New UK-Built Schmitz Cargobull Trailers Fly Into Aviation Experts CJS International
CJS International has taken delivery of two new S.BO PACE trailers from Schmitz Cargobull, praising the quality of the product and level of customer service as the key reasons behind the order. Each new trailer, built at Schmitz Cargobull’s production facility in Manchester, features a moving floor to make… Read more »
XPO Logistics holds fourth annual UK Female Drivers Forum at company national distribution centre in Crick, Northamptonshire
XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, is holding its fourth annual Female Drivers Forum today at the company’s national distribution centre in Crick, Northamptonshire. As in previous years, all XPO Logistics female drivers are invited to attend the Forum, which is designed to… Read more »
Fox Group Electric Trucks to support new Low Carbon Asphalt Plant
Family-owned Fox Group is taking delivery of four new zero tailpipe emission Volvo trucks which will be used to service a low carbon asphalt plant being constructed at its site in Leyland. The order comprises three Volvo FMX Electric 8×4 Tridem tippers – to be followed shortly by an FH… Read more »