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Extra Low Height Volvos For Yeardleys
Six new Volvo FH-480 Euro 5 low height tractor units have entered service with Featherstone, West Yorkshire-based international logistics operator Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd. more
JB Kind's New Renault Fleet Promotes Rainforest Cause
Independent high quality door distributor, JB Kind, has taken delivery of three new Renault Midlum 220.14 trucks with Hatcher semi sky cabs; one Renault Midlum 7.5 tonne truck and a Renault Premium 280.18. more
Tripod Crest Drawbar Makes Sweet Sixteen
Northampton-based road planing contractor Tripod Crest has taken delivery of a tri-axle centre balance drawbar trailer from Andover Trailers which will be used to transport a Wirtgen W100f cold milling machine across the UK. more
Movano In The Front Line
Good performance by the Vauxhall Movano in a front-line accident and emergency ambulance role has led West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust to order a further 64 vehicles. more
DAF Drawbar Brings Added Flexibility
A workers’ co-operative that is the UK’s largest independent wholesale distributor of natural food products has made significant efficiency gains and cut costs in its transport operations by introducing a highly flexible DAF drawbar outfit into service. more
Lloyds Transport Won Over By Renault
West Midlands based freight logistics company, Lloyds Transport, has taken delivery of 10 new Renault Premium 450.25 tractor units, through Renault Trucks Midlands. more
Axor Gets Stamp of Approval
The Royal Mail has received a first class delivery of its own in the shape of 29 new Mercedes Axor tractor units. more
Emergency Response Transits For Northern Gas
Ford has been selected to provide 134 Transit-based emergency response vehicles for Northern Gas Networks (NGN). more
New Actros is Poetry in Motion for Burns
Two of Scotland’s first new generation Mercedes Actros tractor units have taken to the road in the smart silver liveries of Burns Express Freight. more
FL-240 LPG Tanker Spearheads Volvo's Return to Callow Fuels
Callow Fuels, the independent, Worcestershire-based oil and gas distributor, has welcomed Volvo back to its fleet in the form of an FL240 LPG tanker supplied by Hartshorne Motor Services. more
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