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Volvo’s most fuel-efficient truck ever – the Volvo FH Aero – is the winner of the 2025 Green Truck award. The Volvo FH Aero offers a combination of good aerodynamics and an efficient powertrain, resulting in savings in fuel and CO2 according to an ind…
Timber flooring and surfaces specialist Havwoods has placed a new 32-tonne Volvo FH 8×2 Tridem Globetrotter XL rigid into service to help the business keep pace with its growing demand.
Supplied by Karl Davies, Customer Solutions Manager at Thomas Ha…
Two men are in hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after an air ambulance was sent to a crash between a car and a truck. Police are urging motorists to avoid Ashbourne Road, through Bradnop.
Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene jus…
In this issue
We have a full review of the recent IVR AGM/Gala Dinner in this issue, with a report from The IVR themselves on page four covering the AGM and all the winners announced at their Gala Dinner Evening. One winner we’re proud to say was Derek…
You’re probably spending more time on the road than at home if you’re a UK carrier. And although you keep your truck in tip-top shape, one component that doesn’t receive a lot of attention until the ride becomes bouncy is your shock absorbers. They are…
If you’re a lorry driver looking for the best service station to stop at, a new survey suggests Folkestone Services is the place to be. On the flip side, Leeming Bar Services on the A1 (M) has been named the worst.
The survey, carried out by West Midla…
Volvo Trucks is rolling out its latest electric flagship, the FH Aero Electric, which it claims could be a game-changer for long-haul transport.
With a promised range of up to 600 kilometres and a rapid charging time of around 40 minutes, Volvo is posi…
TIP, leading provider of trailer and truck hire, has taken a proactive approach to upcoming changes to guidelines regarding heavy goods vehicle and semi-trailer braking system assessment by equipping 20,000 trailers with its Electronic Braking Performa…
310,000 trucks more than targetSlight setback for transalpine rail freight in Switzerland
Still too many trucks are crossing the Alps in Switzerland, according to the objectives set by the Federation. In 2024, 960.000 truck journeys were recorded,…
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The only standard gauge heritage railway in Northern Ireland, the Downpatrick & County Down Railway, has laid its first piece of new track since 2012.
In an exercise that took place last Saturday, March 22, volunteers ballasted a new siding in the …