27th May 2014
BUILT IN BRITAIN!
We don’t build anything here in the UK, do we? Wrong! There’s a thriving truck-building industry in the heart of Lancashire which builds just about every DAF you’ll see in this country By…
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27th May 2014
DAF CF440 FTG 6X2 TRACTOR
The Dutch manufacturer has refined its medium-weight workhorse for Euro 6, and we put the latest iteration to the test By Steev HayesPhotography Steev Hayes DAF continued to expand its Euro 6 chassis line-up throughout…
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27th May 2014
Crumbling roads are costing councils millions
Councils in the areas worst hit by the winter storms are facing an increase of vehicle compensation claims, according to campaign website Potholes.co.uk. Road users are demanding remuneration for axle, wheel and suspension faults caused…
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27th May 2014
Low-down FE tackles city work
Volvo Trucks is expanding its Euro 6 truck line-up with a low-entry version of its new FE. Dubbed the FE LEC (Low Entry Cab), the truck has been designed for refuse operations and city distribution,…
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27th May 2014
Hyva launches Alpha tipping gear
Hyva UK has announced a new range of tipping cylinders and tractor kits which will be marketed under the collective name of Alpha. The manufacturer said Alpha updates and extends its range of tipping cylinders,…
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27th May 2014
Museum debut for hybrid LF
A diesel-electric hybrid truck has been donated by Leyland Trucks to the British Commercial Vehicle Museum following its use by the company as part of an extensive development programme of the relatively new technology. The…
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20th May 2014
Norfolk hooks up for new contract
Norse Commercial Services subsidiary Norfolk Environmental Waste Services (NEWS) has taken delivery of six Boughton hook-loader equipped Volvo FM eight-wheelers to assist with the servicing of 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres within Norfolk, under contract…
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13th May 2014
White Hare leaps at Range K rigids
Basildon-based exact mix concrete specialist White Hare Aggregates Ltd has taken delivery of four Renault Trucks Range K460 8×4 rigids – each equipped with Renault blue LED high-bar spots – which mark the first Euro…
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7th May 2014
Truck Stop News Summer 2014 issue
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6th May 2014
Hauliers heed new levy
Thousands of foreign hauliers who operate in the UK have registered to pay the new HGV levy and are paying the charge, according to transport minister Robert Goodwill.More than 92,000 levies have been purchased for…
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6th May 2014
Orchard picks Arocs
St Austell-based independent scrap processing merchant Henry Orchard & Sons has added a pair of 8×4 Arocs 3240s with 394 bhp Euro 6 engines and Multilift hook-loading gear to its fleet. The vehicles follow three…