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Family run bulk haulage firm S&J Transport is adopting a 100 per cent BFGoodrich tyre policy across its fleet of rigid and articulated tippers – replacing a practice of fitting budget tyres, which was resulting in frequent tyre damage. The intensive nature of the fleet’s work – each tipper ...
JOST UK is to supply Edbro hydraulic systems for 57 new aggregate tipper lorries ordered by CEMEX, one of the foremost companies in the UK building materials supplies market. The vehicles involved are all eight-wheeler rigid trucks rather than tractor-trailer units, with a gross load capacity ...
Coined the ‘8x4x4’ warranty, MAN offers a four year warranty on rigid tipping bodies from Thompsons Group in its Trucks2Go programme. The warranty will include Edbro CX15 hydraulic tipping gear and is being supported by Thompsons Group’s Service capabilities. Tipper trucks generally work long, ...
A recently-delivered Volvo FH16-750 6×2 Lite pusher axle tractor unit marks ten years ownership by the family’s third generation and a change of operating name for Chipping Campden-based, Jeffreys Transport. Supplied by Pete Swinnerton, Transport Solutions Executive at Truck & Bus ...
Keltbray Group, a leading UK specialist business that offers engineering, construction, demolition, decommissioning, remediation, rail, power transmission & distribution, reinforced concrete structures and environmental services, has added 14 new Volvo FMX rigid trucks to its fleet of ...
West of Scotland waste management specialists, Barr of Killoch near Cumnock, Ayrshire has recently added five new Volvo trucks to its fleet – two FM tractor units, two FM hook lift rigids and an FE rigid skip loader – all supplied by Robert Auld, Transport Solutions Executive at ...
Long-established transport operators, B J Waters (Transport) Ltd of South Darley, Matlock has been running a mixed fleet since it started life as B.E. Waters in 1927 and now, with the fourth generation at the helm of this family-run firm, it has put its first-ever Volvo trucks into its European ...
DAF Trucks is showing three multi-axle variants from its XF and CF ranges at this year’s Tip-ex Tank-ex show in Harrogate. The three trucks, all on loan from local, high-profile operators cover rigid and tractor variants with a broad range of engine / driveline configurations covering principal ...
This year Volvo Trucks will again be attending Tip-Ex/Tank-Ex – the UK’s only national event for the tipper, tanker and bulk haulage industries – being held at the Harrogate Convention Centre in West Yorkshire from 30th May to 1st June 2019. In addition to showcasing its ...
IVECO’s first Stralis X-Way 6×4 tractor unit to arrive on UK shores will take pride of place on its outdoor stand at Tip-Ex 2019, just days ahead of its delivery into service with Purfleet-based Brocks Haulage. The bulk excavation specialist has already added multiple new Stralis X-Way ...
The launch of IVECO’s new Stralis X-Way has brought bulk excavation and muck shift specialist Penfold Verrall one step closer to running an all IVECO fleet, after the Sussex-based company bought four 32-tonners. The new arrivals replace 8x4s from a competitor marque and increase IVECO’s share ...
• Turners (Soham) Ltd. takes delivery of 800th DAF ‘FTP’ 6×2 mid-lift tractor • East Anglian haulier the world’s largest FTP customer • Latest DAF XF joins 1800-strong fleet “Our continuous investment in DAF products shows our allegiance to the brand and our commitment to keep our fleet in ...
Industry-leading, Volvo dealerpoint service and excellent back-up levels has led to Grays Recycling Services of Fochabers taking delivery of its fifth Volvo truck – an FMX 8×4 rigid. Supplied by Kevin Fraser, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & ...
TotalKare’s move into the brake testing arena has gathered pace this week, with the appointment of one of the sector’s leading experts. Graham Simmons, who has been working with garage equipment for more than 23 years, has joined the Halesowen-based company as Product Specialist and will be ...
Bulk tanker specialist, Abbey Logistics, has confirmed a fleet order for 20 DAF XF FTP lightweight mid-lift 6×2 tractor units in a £1.6 million investment into its bulk liquid and bulk powder operations. The order re-establishes the market-leading DAF brand with the national tanker ...
TotalKare is making a long-awaited return to Tip-Ex 2019 after it revealed an eye-catching joint display with a global manufacturer of hydraulic equipment and truck parts. The UK’s leading provider of heavy-duty vehicle lifting solutions will be teaming up with HARSH to take over the show ...
Avonmouth-based, Earthworks UK have selected a Volvo FMX rigid with a tipper grab body for its first new truck purchase. The 8×4 chassis joins a small fleet of tipper and tipper grab trucks. Supplied by Wayne Bryant Transport Solutions Executive at Truck and Bus Wales and West, the Extra ...
Loughran Rock Industries (N.I.) Ltd, a leading provider of crushed stone, concrete blocks and ready-mix concrete in County Armagh, has added two Renault Trucks Range C430 8×4 tippers fitted with Farlow Steel bodies and one Range T480 6×2 tag tractor unit to its 30-strong fleet. The ...
Cheshire Demolitions and Excavation Contractors Ltd., a demolition and excavation contractor with one of the largest reclamation and salvage yards in the North West of England has ordered another two new Volvo FMX 8x4s chassis and is continuing with a wholesale switch to the marque. Until ...
The Suffolk-based TRU7 Group runs a substantial tipper fleet and has a novel approach to vehicle acquisition, operation and disposal, which is part of a proven formula. We visit the company’s Kesgrave headquarters to talk to MD, Guy Nicholls. This is one feature not to be missed! Don’t ...
West Lothian-based, Buchanan Skip Hire has purchased its fifth Volvo truck – an FMX 8×4 rigid equipped with Tandem Axle Lift and a hook lift body – which joins four Volvo FE skip loader vehicles in a mixed marque fleet of 21 trucks. “Our last five vehicle purchases have all been ...
With its roots in agriculture, the Thompsons of Prudhoe Group has evolved into a business that delivers services and materials to the construction industry, demolition, land reclamation, property and recycling. Bulk & Tipper discovers how a ruling set the company’s direction and why you can ...
EAST YORKSHIRE BULK GRAIN TRANSPORTER, ROBERT CROFT LTD, HAS ADDED AN ANNIVERSARY VEHICLE TO ITS FLEET: A VOLVO FH500 6X2 LITE TRACTOR UNIT. The Medium Height chassis tractor unit was specified with a Globetrotter Cab, Volvo D13K engine producing 500hp and an I-Shift automated manual ...
Essex-based operator McGrath Group has recently invested in four new Volvos as part of the company’s fleet replacement programme. The Volvos were also ordered to meet the demands of an increased customer base and were supplied by Stephen Askew, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and ...
With glorious summer-like blue sky, we meet a Bristol-based recycling and waste management company who are currently investing over £4m in a new state-of-the-art recycling centre. We were keen to understand just how Renaults ‘ready for business’ range fits into ETM Recycling’s ...
Well folks you’re in for a right royal treat with this one. A huge thank you to Tom Hobbs for allowing us to get ‘up close and personal’ with his absolutely stunning Scania UK S650 and Feldbinder tanker. The launch issue is certain to be a huge hit. Don’t miss out folks, ...
The Bartrum Group in Eye, Suffolk, turns 90 this year and it is still going strong as a family-owned and managed road haulage business. Transformed from its humble beginnings hauling produce from local farms to London markets, we meet its current crop of directors with their focus firmly on the ...
