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The first Mercedes-Benz Arocs to join the McCormick Contracts fleet has repaid its owner with problem-free performance and a welcome boost in fuel efficiency. With a full year’s hard work under its belt, the 3240K tipper has vindicated the decision of operator Garreth McCormick to invest his faith in the …

Giti Tire will debut the expanded GT Radial GSR225 Combi Road range at CV Show 2016, while continuing to promote its growing GT REE Tread and three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF) certified programmes. Available to view in Hall 4 on Stand G20, they form part of a comprehensive truck and bus …

Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) is calling on the Government to see sense and not prosecute operators under old motor tax laws thrown out by the Court of Appeal. FTAI says the Department of the Environment has effectively reinstated the old laws until new rates come into force on 1 …

As part of a major capital investment programme to replenish its 140-strong fleet, Co. Fermanagh-based Quinn Building Products has introduced the first Renault Trucks Range Cs into its mixed line-up. The two 32-tonne Range C380 8x4s, supplied by Renault Trucks’ approved dealer, Diamond Trucks, are part of an ongoing stock …

Leicestershire-based farm industry supplier GLW Feeds is running the first of a new breed of trucks, in the shape of a pair of Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units. GLW runs 30 articulated and rigid vehicles from its headquarters in Shepshed, near Loughborough. All had been Swedish-built but, says Transport Manager Andy …

With successes such as The Epic Split and The Hamster Stunt, Volvo Trucks’ Live Test series has been a hit all over the world. On 3 December, a new Live Test will be released where the Volvo FMX is exposed to one of the toughest tests ever. Volvo Trucks’ next …

Flag-waving crowds lining the historic route of London’s 800th Lord Mayor’s Show were given a glimpse of the very latest in cyclist- and pedestrian-friendly road transport technology, in the shape of the instantly recognisable Mercedes-Benz Econic. The 18-tonne Econic 1830 skip-loader featured near the front of the colourful procession and …