6th March 2013
MAN brings costs into alignment
MAN Truck & Bus UK has invested in a Haweka Axis200 wheel-aligner with trailer kit to minimise running costs in relation to tyre wear and fuel expenditure. Haweka and MAN have also worked together to…
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6th March 2013
Pothole problem deepens
Truck drivers should brace themselves for miserable road conditions as a decade of reliance on cheap and brittle road repair materials finally takes its toll, warns Warranty Direct’s campaign website, Potholes.co.uk. After the UK experienced…
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6th March 2013
Tough new Arocs unveiled
Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off its all-new Arocs range of construction vehicles at a launch ceremony in Munich. The Arocs shares the DNA of the new Actros, but it has been beefed up where…
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19th December 2012
Drivers: Prepare now for winter
With winter fast approaching, salt stocks are being replenished, new equipment has been purchased and the Met Office is teaming up with the highway authorities to provide the best possible service in anticipation of the…
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19th December 2012
Top marque for Iveco
Iveco UK has been named LGV Manufacturer of the Year at the GreenFleet Awards 2012, beating off competition from joint runners-up Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Trucks. Iveco secured the award, which focuses on the large goods…
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19th December 2012
Hundred Tonner pics for posterity
The owner of the unique Scammell Hundred Tonner, Maurice Hudson, has received a set of photo albums recording the vehicle’s working life during the 1930s and 1940s on behalf of the British Commercial Vehicle Museum…
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19th December 2012
Nidera nabs New Actros
One of Britain’s busiest grain merchants has invested in its first New Actros tractor units from Mercedes-Benz. Nidera’s latest five vehicles are all New Actros 2545 models with aerodynamic, flat-floored StreamSpace cabs and fuel-efficient 450…
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19th December 2012
VW weathers Scania slump
The Volkswagen Group, parent company of commercial vehicle manufacturers Scania and MAN, has weathered the storm of the first nine months of 2012 despite difficult conditions. “Although the times aren’t easy, it’s up to us…
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19th December 2012
Volvo sales sink in September
Volvo Trucks’ global deliveries in September 2012 decreased by 19 per cent to 8646 vehicles compared to the same period last year. In September, deliveries in Europe totalled 3716 trucks, down nine per cent compared…
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19th December 2012
Northampton’s new dealer
A brand-new £750,000 Renault Trucks dealership has opened its doors to the public. Renault Trucks Northampton, situated in Kislingbury, Northampton, is a full service dealership offering sales, repairs, parts and spares. Strategically located just two…
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23rd October 2012
Volvo tackles crane game
Baldwins Crane Hire has taken its first pair of heavy-haulage Volvo tractors to move mobile crane components and their ballast blocks, bringing the firm’s truck fleet to seven. The FH540 13-litre 8×4 tractors will be…