Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has begun trials with an Iveco Stralis Active Day 21 tonne distribution vehicle running on compressed biomethane (CBM). It marks the first CBM-powered commercial vehicle to be operated anywhere in the world by CCE, and the first such Stralis to be delivered in the UK.
The trial will be used to determine the long-term sustainable transport strategy of CCE in Great Britain, and has been supported with the installation of a roadgas LCBM refuelling station at the company’s distribution facility in Enfield, Middlesex.
Trials for first compressed biomethane Stralis
July 21st, 2010
Mercedes-Benz Vario still going 15 years on
July 21st, 2010The Mercedes-Benz Vario is undergoing a facelift and is set to receive a new drivetrain. To meet the requirements of future emissions standards, the Vario will be converted to include a new engine featuring new exhaust technology that will supplement the tried-and-trusted SCR technology and meet the Euro 6 standard. The Vario will also continue to be produced in the Ludwigsfelde plant beyond 2013. 
MAN PARTS – WITH ADDED VALUE
July 21st, 2010MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd. has launched its new ‘Valueline’ Parts programme – a move aimed at repositioning MAN’s parts proposition in the UK aftermarket.
The programme will add greater value on a wide range of MAN’s fastest moving parts lines. MAN inform us that feedback from the its network and customers is positive, with parts sales showing steady improvement in just the first few months since its launch.
New “Active Brake Assist 2″ for the Mercedes-Benz Actros
July 19th, 2010Active Brake Assist 2 also applies the brakes if stationary obstacles are detected in front of the vehicle
Active Brake Assist: tried and tested over a total of more than three billion kilometres
Radar-controlled system detects stationary obstacles
Decisive advantage: effective from 0-89 km/h and robust under all weather and light conditions
DAF eight-wheeler delivers 20 tonnes plus
June 30th, 2010With its new DAF CF85 eight-wheeler tipping the scales at just under 12 tonnes, East Midlands operator Sanders & Woods Transport Limited is achieving a payload of over 20 tonnes.
In a sector where the key to profit lies in optimising productivity, this kind of payload is essential. But the Stamford based company’s new DAF has a number of other features aimed at improving loading and tipping times and ensuring that a maximum payload is always carried whilst staying within the truck’s legal weight limit.
England Stands Still - the World Cup cuts commercial road usage in half
June 24th, 2010Data released by Cybit, the UK’s leading online Telematics provider, shows vehicle usage fell by 49 percent in the hour leading up to kick-off of the England v Slovenia match. Traffic volumes remained at half of normal levels for the remainder of the afternoon.
Read moreDAF Lf45 - more than 80 for sale at trucklocator.co.uk
June 10th, 2010There are now more than 80 DAF LF45 trucks for sale on the trucklocator website. These trucks are made up of tippers, dropsides, box vans and many more. It is easy to search by body type or weight range of the truck you are looking for, as trucklocator has a sophisticated search engine with excellent information entered on each vehicle, including up to four photographs.
Commercial Motor Dealer Chooses Trucklocator.co.uk
June 10th, 2010A large dealer in heavy Commercial Motors based in South East London has recently opened an account with trucklocator.co.uk. Chris Hodge Commercial Limited, with more than 300 trucks in stock at their Greenwich base is delighted with the response that he receives, “Now the account has been up and running, I am receiving hundreds of contacts via phone and email every month”. With advertising rates for truckocator.co.uk typically lower than advertising in trade magazines this is a win-win situation.
Read moreIveco Eurocargo 7.5 tonners news at www.Trucklocator.co.uk
June 10th, 2010Express delivery company City Link has selected the Iveco Eurocargo as its vehicle of choice for 7.5 tonne operations, after evaluating a range of different products on the market.
City Link’s 200-strong 7.5 tonne fleet of box body and curtainside vehicles are used primarily for urban distribution and are operated by a network of owner-drivers and contractors throughout the UK, with every vehicle liveried in its distinctive green and yellow corporate livery.
MAN Trucks at www.Trucklocator.co.uk
June 10th, 2010MAN Trucks is currently supplying 14 new TGX 26.440 full-air 6×2 rigids to temporary access system supplier, Eve, previously known as Eve Trakway – the first MANs for the Chesterfield based company.
One of the first jobs for two of the new six-wheelers was to supply temporary aluminium roadway at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, the site of Glastonbury Festival at the end of June. The roadway will thus provide easy and speedy access for the many hundreds of road-going vehicles, caravans and trailers requiring access in and around the Festival site.
