The strengthening commercial vehicle market helped DAF parent group Paccar push its net income for the first nine months to $287.8 million compared to $65.8m in 2009
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Cormar Carpets has taken delivery of 12 new DAF trucks under its rolling annual fleet replacement programme
Volvo Trucks is campaigning for the European Union to adopt longer commercial vehicle combinations currently in use in Sweden and Finland
European Commission plans to limit trailers to a height of 4m could cost the UK transport industry more that £300 million, a study by Heriot-Watt University has revealed
Long-time Volvo operator Knowles Transport of March, Cambridgeshire has ordered 26 new Volvo FH-460 6×2 GTXL trucks
Bedfords Transport has refreshed its fleet with eight new Volvo trucks
Majestic Wine Warehouses is buying an extra Volvo FM9 6×2 rigid truck in addition to the three they took last year
DHL’s Volvo hybrid is powered by an electric motor and a diesel engine, which can be used separately or together, to reduce fuel consumption by up to 15 per cent, as well as lower emissions and noise levels.
DAF is set to start production of its 12-tonne hybrid distribution truck at Leyland Trucks in the UK before the end of the year.
Deutsche Post DHL is to test the Iveco Electric Daily, which the manufacturer says is Europe’s first 3.5 tonne e-vehicle.
