Avia Trucks Ireland is offering an additional €5,000 trade-in allowance against all new Avia trucks ordered before March 1. The offer applies to all makes of trade-ins regardless of age or condition. So a trade-in truck with a current value of, for example, €15,000 will now be worth €20,000.
Brennan International has taken delivery of a R500 Scania from T. Nolan & Sons Ltd., Droumtrasna, Castleisland, Co Kerry. The truck was specified with a Topline cab, two pedal opticruise with retarder, dura brite alloys, factory blue tooth and air horns. The cab was painted at the Scania factory in Metallic silver and equipped...
Cedartone – an independent trailer rental and management specialist – is claiming to dispel the myth that disc brakes are uneconomical to run on fleet and rental trailers. The reason…….a four and a half year old reefer which, in more than half a million kilometres (310,685 miles), has only required one new set of...
Volvo Trucks’ online video series ‘Welcome to my cab’ invites viewers into the cabs of truck drivers from around the world and in the latest episode a Polish truck driver Lucian Igras and his ‘Black Pearl’ is featured.
Ashcroft Trailer Hire is offering a reward for information leading to the return of one of its trailers, which was stolen recently. The trailer number is TL 6753.
The SARTRE project, Safe Road Trains for the Environment has successfully completed the first test demonstrations of a multiple vehicle platoon. The test fleet included a lead truck followed by three cars driven entirely autonomously at speeds of up to 90 km/h – with no more than 6 metres gap between the vehicles.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has launched a public consultation seeking the views of all interested parties on the development of proposals to regulate certain components placed on the market and fitted to motor vehicles, trailers and motorcycles in Ireland.
Maru International, one of the UK’s leading independent multi modal logistics and freight forwarding specialists, has recently added a further four Krone trailers to its 40–strong trailer fleet. Carrying a wide variety of cargo across virtually all industries, including steel, IBCs, pallets, and individual small packages, the new Profi Liner curtainsiders from Krone Trailers...
With a fleet now totalling 15 trucks, Mark and Lynda Lonergan were delighted to accept delivery of four new Volvo FH460’s at Irish Commercials, Naas, Co. Kildare recently.
This Mercedes-Benz Actros truck and trailer combination has been commissioned by the Road Safety Authority to deliver the message of road safety to communities across the country. The vehicle, operated by Reynolds Logistics, will carry a mobile display, communications media and interactive systems that will provide the public and other target audiences with the...
The Scania Driver Competition, launched in partnership with the International Road Transport Union (IRU) is now open for registrations from young truck drivers.
IMS Limited, the exclusive distributor of SAF Axle Systems in the UK and Ireland now have available a large steering angle of 30 degrees for its self-steering axles. It is believed to be the widest steering angle currently available as a specific wide angle self-steering axle, it is not a modified unit in any...
Every year Volvo Trucks try to offer the online visitors some sort of fun seasonal greeting on the site Loading Ramp. This year a new winter inspired game has been developed, targeting all desktop users.
The first FMX snowploughs in the UK and Ireland, including the first FMX 4×4 variants, have entered service with South Gloucestershire Council. These are also the first Volvo gritters to be operated by South Gloucestershire Council. The order, for a total of eleven vehicles, comprises eight FMX-330 6×4 twenty six tonners and three FMX-330...
