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Cambridgeshire haulage firm Turners has recently taken delivery of its 300th specialised DAF CF FTP tractor unit

After a tough few years the commercial vehicle market is ready to bounce back with new environmentally-friendly designs and fuel saving technology.
Lucy Tesseras takes a look at what’s on offer as manufacturers prepare for the CV show in April.

Mercedes Benz parent Daimler Trucks turned a 1bn euro loss in 2009 into a 1.3bn euro profit (EBIT) last year. Unit sales by 37 per cent to 355,300 vehicles and revenue increased by 31 per cent to 24bn euros

Volvo trucks has reported a 95 per cent rise in worldwide truck deliveries in January 2011, compared to the same month last year