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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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…
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2nd May 2014
CVs slapped with new noise targets
The European Parliament has introduced a new regulation aimed at reducing noise emissions from trucks and cars over the next 12 years. The new rules will phase in new limits by July 1, 2016; 2020…
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2nd May 2014
DAF debuts ‘free’ telematics
DAF Trucks is offering its customers a fully proven telematics solution at no additional cost as part of all new DAF Repair and Maintenance contracts. The system will be pre-installed on new trucks and has…
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22nd April 2014
Allen mixes it with Arocs
Peterborough-based owner-driver Tom Allen has taken delivery of an 8×4 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3243B concrete mixer supplied via local dealer Intercounty Truck & Van. The eight-wheeler has lined up alongside a 6×4 Mercedes-Benz Axor 2633 mixer,…
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15th April 2014
T keeps it close to home
Privately owned Alfreton, Derbyshire-based distribution firm Allegro Transport has taken delivery of its first Euro 6 truck in the form of a Renault Range T 460.20 6×2, supplied by RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV).The firm runs…
