Commercial Motor

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📰 Big haulage news
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Islandview Plant Hire has taken delivery of a stepframe low loader from McCauley Trailers, specified with a hydraulic lifting deck to support safer and more efficient plant transport. READ MORE 👉🏻 ow.ly/2aMz50YwRg4 #CommercialMotor

Two of the key questions surrounding 7.5-tonne battery electric trucks are range and payload. So can the Fuso eCanter 7C18e deliver in real-world pallet network operations? 🤔 We find out in the latest issue of CM. On sale or download. #CommercialMotor

Don-Bur has delivered a new batch of specialist box van trailers to Relay Technical Transport, purpose-built for the safe distribution of photocopiers and other sensitive office equipment. READ MORE …ow.ly/pxW350YwReX #CommercialMotor

An operator in Windsor has had its licence revoked and its director disqualified for five years after the traffic commissioner found the business had acted as a front. READ MORE 👉🏻 ow.ly/WRLC50YwRct #CommercialMotor

A skip hire firm has been ordered to pay £9,495 after it disobeyed a court order to remove all waste from one of its sites. READ MORE …ow.ly/zeoT50YwR7b #CommercialMotor

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Bidfood has added two 18-tonne Scania P250 rigids with multi-temperature bodies from Gray & Adams to its fleet, marking the introduction of ECOOLTEC transport refrigeration units into its operation. READ MORE 👉🏻 ow.ly/EkLN50YvQjG #CommercialMotor

Galt Transport has taken delivery of the first Hammar 500 HC sideloader to enter service in the UK, bringing the Swedish manufacturer’s flagship container-handling model to the domestic market. READ MORE 👉🏻 ow.ly/aJpz50YvMNA #CommercialMotor

Fleet operators are being urged to adopt low bridge detection technology as part of wider efforts to tackle the persistent problem of bridge strikes on UK roads. READ MORE 👉🏻 ow.ly/EgHN50YvMCF #CommercialMotor

AWSM Farming has added four new Scania R560 6x2 tractor units to its specialist fleet, bringing the company’s vehicle total to around 20 trucks. READ MORE …ow.ly/StwK50YvkWP #CommercialMotor

🚀 A new long-range electric truck from Windrose Technology has made its UK debut after completing its first charge at Fleete’s ultra-rapid charging hub at the Port of Tilbury. READ MORE …ow.ly/T1en50YvkLM #CommercialMotor

⚡️DFDS has introduced a Volvo FM Electric tractor unit to its operations in the Shetland Islands, marking the first battery-powered heavy-duty truck to work on the archipelago. READ MORE 👉🏻 ow.ly/PFtU50YuAWH #CommercialMotor #VolvoTrucks

The death of a lorry driver from severe burns while he was cooking on a gas cylinder has highlighted the dangers of using portable cooking devices in enclosed spaces. FULL STORY: ow.ly/GgWB50YtvEN #CommercialMotor

Truck drivers calling at The Chippenham Pit Stop are being encouraged to measure their waistlines as part of a new health awareness campaign aimed at improving driver wellbeing. FIND OUT MORE 👉🏻 ow.ly/YY2350Ytk2I #CommercialMotor

Euro Auctions are back in Leeds! 📣 📅 11th – 14th March @ 8:00am Thousands of lots will be set on 70+ acres, sold over 4 days – with a huge selection of commercial vehicles! Bid in person or online. View the lots: bit.ly/4rXvWpE Link: bit.ly/4rXvWpE #AD

eStar Truck & Van has delivered its largest-ever single order of Mercedes-Benz Actros ProCabin tractor units to Woodsides, in what is also the biggest ProCabin order in the operator’s history. READ MORE 👉🏻 ow.ly/8CRp50YsXiF #CommercialMotor

MAN Truck & Bus has announced plans to invest around €300m in expanding and modernising its European service network by 2030, marking the largest investment in the manufacturer’s service infrastructure to date. FULL STORY: ow.ly/pt0h50YsXbT #CommercialMotor

An operator in Northumberland has been fined almost £10,000 after being found guilty of running an illegal waste site. READ MORE 👉🏻 ow.ly/ynwc50YsX5Y #CommercialMotor

Midlands Truck & Van has become the first UK dealer group for Mercedes-Benz Trucks to achieve full eTruck readiness across all of its sites. 📌 FIND OUT MORE: ow.ly/FUtj50YsrXm #CommercialMotor