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    Deliveries Are Sweeter Than Ever For Tunnock’s With New Volvo FH Aero
    Posted On: June 1, 2026
    After a recent acquisition, Tunnock’s Teacakes and Caramel Wafers will be delivered in a new Volvo FH Aero 6x2 rigid dressed in livery to match the Caramel Wafer wrapping. ...
    MAN Truck & Bus: Waste Collection Goes Electric
    Posted On: May 18, 2026
    MAN is electrifying its municipal portfolio, for waste collectors, winter gritting services, and more, with significantly fewer emissions and less noise. ...
    Volvo FM Makes First-Time Volvo Buyer CT Glass A Believer
    Posted On: May 8, 2026
    Volvo’s FM 380 6x2 rear-steer rigid curtainsider impressed first-time Volvo buyer CT Glass with its manoeuvrability, efficiency, comfort, and safety features. ...
    5-Star Performance! Scania P-Cab Duo Receive Euro NCAP's Top Rating
    By: Scania
    Posted On: April 22, 2026
    Joining Scania's L-cab 6x2 refuse truck, which received Euro NCAP's top rating in 2026, are a pair of P-cab trucks in 4x2 distribution and 6x2 utility forms. ...
    Volvo Launches New Electric Trucks—With Ranges Up To 700 Kilometres
    Posted On: April 14, 2026
    Volvo Trucks has set a new benchmark for heavy-duty trucks with the launch of its latest electric models with improved performance, flexibility, and ranges up to 700 kilometres. ...
    Maia Waste Stays With Volvo For Build Quality, Reliability
    Posted On: April 3, 2026
    Wakefield-based skip hire and waste management provider Maia Waste selected a new Volvo FH Aero 8x4 rigid with hookloader bodywork for its fleet for build quality, driving performance, and reliability. ...
    Manoeuvrability & Payload Capacity Sells PW Tanking Services On Volvo FM
    Posted On: February 25, 2026
    PW Tanking Services specified its Volvo FM 6x2 rigid vacuum truck with a hydraulically steered tag axle and a VBG drawbar coupling that lets the firm’s drivers pull a tanker trailer and maximise each route. ...
    DAF XF Electric Awarded ‘Eco-Friendly Truck Of The Year’
    By: DAF
    Posted On: February 13, 2026
    The DAF XF Electric has been awarded ‘2026 Eco-Friendly Truck of the Year’ by a Spanish jury, in recognition of the vehicle’s strong focus on sustainability, advanced technology, and excellent overall performance. ...
    DAF Introduces XG & XG+ Electric
    By: DAF
    Posted On: January 13, 2026
    The XG and XG+ Electric are driven by the most powerful Paccar EX D2 electric motor, with outputs from 270 to 350 kW and a torque of 2,400 N-m. ...
    Two Unimogs Join Specialist Vehicle Fleet For Incident Response Role With The Environment Agency
    Posted On: December 30, 2025
    The Environment Agency has added two Mercedes-Benz Unimogs to its fleet of specialist vehicles that will be used to move excavators, machinery, and other Environment Agency equipment to critical incidents around the country. ...
    Egis Lagan Services Adds All-Electric Volvo FM Low Entry To Lower Emissions & Enhance Safety
    Posted On: October 31, 2025
    Egis Lagan Services acquired a Volvo electric FM Low Entry truck, the first in Ireland, to reduce transportation emissions and improve crew safety during maintenance work on TII’s motorway and high-speed dual carriageway road network. ...
    East Kent Recycling Expands Fleet With New Volvo Trucks
    Posted On: October 20, 2025
    Waste management provider East Kent Recycling recently added 23 mixed-model Volvo trucks, including FL, FE, and FMX models, to its fleet to support operations throughout Kent. ...
    Fuso Canter Fills The Bill For Jack Cotterill Tree Services
    Posted On: March 7, 2025
    The 130-horsepower Euro 6 Step E-compliant Fuso Canter produces 360 newton-metres of torque, has the smallest turning circle in the 3.5-tonne class, and features enhanced driver comfort and safety. ...
    Ipswich Haulier Goes Green, Replacing Diesel Truck With Volvo FE Electric
    Posted On: March 5, 2025
    Warehousing and distribution firm Debach has added the first electric truck to its vehicle fleet, a new, zero-tailpipe emissions Volvo FE Electric. ...
    Iveco S-Way Makes Its Debut In Euro Truck Simulator 2
    Posted On: December 23, 2024
    Iveco announces the recent release of the Iveco S-Way in the popular Euro Truck Simulator 2 video game developed by SCS Software. ...
    West Yorkshire Haulier Acquires Volvo FH Aero 460 Tractors
    Posted On: September 30, 2024
    Bower Green recently upgraded three trucks to new, aerodynamic Volvo FH Aero 460 tractor units with I-Save fuel-saving features and Globetrotter cabs. ...
    New DAF XB Electric & Paccar Power Solutions At Cenex Expo 2024
    Posted On: September 4, 2024
    The latest XB Electric truck and Paccar Power Solutions will be on display at Cenex Expo today and tomorrow (September 4 and 5) at UTAC Millbrook. ...
    Hadfields Transport Returns To Mercedes-Benz Trucks
    Posted On: September 4, 2024
    After a 7-year hiatus, Hadfields Transport recently added two 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros 1827 trucks with box bodies with 2.7-tonne cantilever tail lifts. ...
    Dawsongroup EMC Selects Volvo FMX Electric & FE Electric Trucks For Hire Fleet
    Posted On: July 30, 2024
    Municipal vehicle supplier Dawsongroup EMC selects Volvo FMX Electric vacuum tank trucks & FE Electric MCVs for its contract hire fleet. ...
    Volvo FM Electric Helps UK Builders’ Merchant Joseph Parr (Alco) Go Green
    Posted On: July 15, 2024
    Joseph Parr’s Volvo FM Electric 6x2 rigid with a Palfinger BM 26 crane is the first zero-emission heavy-duty truck deployed by a UK builders’ merchant. ...
    Renault C430 Hookloader Helps Sparling Recycling Increase Efficiency
    Posted On: July 15, 2024
    Sparling Recycling’s Renault C430 has a comfortable, high-specification cab and an efficient DE13 turbo compound engine. ...
    Aggregate Supplier Rory J. Holbrook Buys 12 New DAF XDC Tippers
    Posted On: May 16, 2024
    Norfolk-based aggregate supplier Rory J. ...
    Volvo Rigid Curtainsiders Deliver For Bristol’s Butcombe Brewery
    Posted On: May 9, 2024
    Butcombe Brewery recently continued to upgrade its delivery fleet (which serves more than 100 pubs, bars, and inns in South West England) by purchasing Volvo FE 6x2 and FL 4x2 rigid curtainsiders. ...
    Renault C520 Off Road Truck Shoulders The Load For Morecambe Metals
    Posted On: May 3, 2024
    Morecambe Metals purchased a Renault Trucks C520 8x4 Off Road with a Hyva Titan hook loader body with a tri-axle Muldoon roll-on roll-off hook bin trailer to collect and deliver ferrous and non-ferrous metals for recycling. ...
    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted On: April 11, 2024
    Orica UK relies on Volvo trucks, including recently acquired FMX 460s, to transport explosives and other materials to mines and quarries throughout the UK. ...
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    Reach Buyers Anywhere With International Truck Sales Platforms From Sandhills
    Posted 08/06/2026
    Sandhills Global offers local platforms for selling used trucks and trailers in nearly every region in the world. ...
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    Deliveries Are Sweeter Than Ever For Tunnock’s With New Volvo FH Aero
    Posted 01/06/2026
    After a recent acquisition, Tunnock’s Teacakes and Caramel Wafers will be delivered in a new Volvo FH Aero 6x2 rigid dressed in livery to match the Caramel Wafer wrapping. ...
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    Volvo FM Electric Shows Its Steel For Special Green Delivery
    Posted 28/05/2026
    Haulage firm ET Morris & Sons has successfully transported the first load of fossil-free steel to land in the UK, using a Volvo FM Electric 4x2 tractor unit for a zero-tailpipe emission delivery. ...
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    Find Parts & Components Fast & Easy On TruckLocator.co.uk
    Posted 26/05/2026
    Truck Locator’s new, dedicated Parts For Sale page makes finding the parts and components you need faster and easier than ever. ...
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    MAN Truck & Bus: Waste Collection Goes Electric
    Posted 18/05/2026
    MAN is electrifying its municipal portfolio, for waste collectors, winter gritting services, and more, with significantly fewer emissions and less noise. ...
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    Nooteboom Mega Windmill Trailer XXL’s Stability Impresses Silvasti CEO
    Posted 11/05/2026
    The Mega Windmill Trailer XXL is a third-generation semi-trailer from Nooteboom Trailers that can transport small- and large-diameter wind turbine tower sections with weights of up to around 100 tonnes. ...
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    Volvo Trucks’ All-New Combustion Engine Platform: Superior Fuel Efficiency & Ready For A Wide Range Of Alternative Fuels
    Posted 11/05/2026
    Volvo Trucks has unveiled two all-new 13-litre engines – its most fuel-efficient ever – which are ready for renewable diesel and gas fuel types, including future hydrogen applications. ...
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    Volvo FM Makes First-Time Volvo Buyer CT Glass A Believer
    Posted 08/05/2026
    Volvo’s FM 380 6x2 rear-steer rigid curtainsider impressed first-time Volvo buyer CT Glass with its manoeuvrability, efficiency, comfort, and safety features. ...
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    Alliance Flooring Distribution Adds 11 New Volvo FH Aero 460s To Fleet
    Posted 07/05/2026
    Alliance Flooring Distribution recently added 11 new Volvo FH Aero 460s to its fleet, joining 39 previously purchased Volvo trucks and boosting the fleet’s Volvo contingent to 30%—all in just two years. ...
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    DAF Launches Interactive Route Simulator For Electric Trucks
    Posted 29/04/2026
    DAF Trucks is launching an interactive route simulator that provides transport operators with insight into real-world deployability of electric DAF trucks in their specific daily operations. ...
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