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29th July 2014
UK biscuit manufacturer United Biscuits (UB) is adding 62 new longer trailers to its fleet in a move it hopes will reduce its carbon emissions and improve operation efficiency. The new trailers are 15.65 m…
25th July 2014
24th July 2014
Leyland Trucks has produced the 125,000th LF at its factory in Leyland, Lancashire. The vehicle was handed over by Ron Augustyn, Leyland Trucks MD, and Ray Ashworth, managing director of DAF Trucks Ltd, to David…
22nd July 2014
The European Union’s Transport Council has given its support to plans seeking to amend the rules governing truck weights and dimensions, in a move which has been welcomed by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).…
21st July 2014
There’s plenty to admire when this stunning airbrushed Scania transporter rolls into the lotBy David Humphries PHOTOGRAPHY David Humphries When it comes to transporting cars, 42-year-old Daryl Smith, director of Smith Logistics…
17th July 2014
Two American icons face off at B&D Walter in Canada, so we put on our mirrored aviator shades and pretend we’re in the movies as Peterbilt takes on International By Dougie RankinePHOTOGRAPHY Dougie Rankine…
15th July 2014
Melton Mowbray-based uPVC window and patio-door maker TruFrame has put on the road its first new Euro 6 truck – an MAN TGM 18.250BL 4×2 18-tonner with demount body. The new truck joins three same-spec…
8th July 2014
To celebrate the landmark of the 200,000th Volvo truck to be registered in the UK since the company began trading here in 1967, Volvo Trucks has announced a design competition to attract the truck designers…
1st July 2014
Transport for London (TfL) has announced a 17 per cent increase in the London Congestion Charge for companies on the fleet scheme, in a move that has been branded an unfair tax on businesses which…
27th June 2014
New Mercedes-Benz SLT heavy haulage tractors offer ultimate power and control By Steev HayesPHOTOGRAPHY Steev Hayes / Mercedes-Benz The all-new heavy-duty SLT tractor line-up from German truck manufacturer Mercedes-Benz was revealed earlier this year.…
27th June 2014
Truck manufacturers demonstrate why operators should focus less on a vehicle’s list price, and more on the Total Cost of Operation (TCO)By John Challen PHOTOGRAPHY VARIOUS Transport operators have been asked to…
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