Hicks celebrates with Mercedes-Benz mpg champion - South Wales operator Hicks Logistics has marked its 35th anniversary by making its first investments for more than two decades in fuel efficient Mercedes-Benz trucks [read more....]

International Truck of the Year pairing for A.F.S. Haulage - Eastleigh based A.F.S. Haulage has replaced two older vehicles with a pair of International Truck of the Year 2013 winning Iveco Stralis Hi-Way tractor units, in the company's striking red livery [read more....]

MDF Transport selects new trailers for maximum flexibility - Great Yarmouth based MDF Transport has added a pair of Schmitz Cargobull S.CS MEGA curtainsider trailers with VARIOS® Top Technology to its fleet of 22 tractor units and 55 trailers [read more....]

Keyo Agriultural Services Ltd celebrate 50 years with a new FH - One of the first new Volvo FH tractor units to go into service in the UK has joined the fleet of Brigg, Lincolnshire based Keyo Agricultural Services Ltd (Keyo) [read more....]

Mizkan selects Bibby Distribution for major new ambient food contract - Bibby Distribution has opened an impressive new 212,000 ft² warehouse and distribution facility and taken on more than 100 additional staff in Corby after securing a major contract with Japanese food manufacturer Mizkan [read more....]

We need your help! - In the light of news that EU competition investigators are probing the Oil market for possible manipulation, we are calling on the UK bodies that regulate and monitor the markets to open up their investigations into these allegations and the impact of any such manipulation has had on UK families, businesses and the UK economy [read more....]

SECAmb patients travel in comfort and safety aboard new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter fleet - Patients across Kent, Surrey and Sussex are now making scheduled visits to hospitals and health centres aboard a state-of-the-art fleet of 85 Mercedes-Benz ambulances [read more....]

LJA Miers' New Actros scores three points for a win - The three pointed star on the grille of LJA Miers' first Mercedes-Benz truck represents a triple bonus for the Cambridgeshire operator [read more....]

New Volvo FL and FE - Maximum uptime and Minimum running costs - The new versions of the Volvo FL and FE trucks are being launched with an outstanding combination of technology and services designed to ensure that the truck is always ready for duty when required. The truck's operator and driver are free to focus on their core business, while Volvo Trucks takes care of the vehicle [read more....]

Network Rail signals its clean, 'green' ethos with zero emission Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELLs - Employees of Network Rail are now being ferried between the company's flagship Westwood residential leadership development centre and the local railway station in a pair of fully electric Mercedes-Benz minibuses that produce no pollutant emissions whatsoever [read more....]

Palmer and Harvey go 'on the road' with 50 new Isuzu trucks - Palmer and Harvey rolled out its new nationwide van sales food service operation last month with 50 new Isuzu Forward N75.150 7.5t rigid vehicles [read more....]

Spire Healthcare goes back to the future with Mercedes-Benz Atego - Spire Healthcare replaces its first batch of Mercedes-Benz Atego 7.5 tonners after nearly eight years, due to Mercedes cost effective and reliable service [read more....]

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