TRUCK SALES * Europe - UV registrations 20% up in January

Brussels,Belgium -Truck Europe, by Michel Buckinx -3 March 2011: -- According to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association ACEA, registrations of utility vehicles increased by 20% in January 2011, compared to the same month in 2010. For LUV’s (up to 3.5 t), the increase was 15.3 %. For the over16 tonnes category, it was 64.6 % (and even 144.3 % in the UK!) with 17,928 units registered. Above 3,5 t, the increase was 52.5 %, to 23,584 units registered...

* UAE/Dubai - New figures show commercial vehicles industry on road to recovery in GCC

Dubai,United Arab Emirates -AME Info -March 7, 2011: -- New figures showing the commercial vehicles industry in the UAE and the rest of the GCC countries is well on the road to recovery have been released in the countdown to the trade's big regional showcase event in Dubai next week... Commercial vehicles sales in each of the GCC countries for the first half of 2010 showed significant increases on the same period in 2009, with total sales in the region leaping by 37.97% to 253,790. This includes trucks, busses, vans, pick-ups and utility vehicles... The UAE leads the way after sales of 53,683 units, a 54% rise. In Kuwait, 12,333 units were sold between January and June 2010, an increase of 49% from the same period in 2009, with Oman experiencing a 41% leap in sales to 28,079 units... Bahrain recorded a 38% increase with 6,758 sales for the period, while sales of 107,926 in Saudi Arabia and 13,781 in Qatar represented rises of 29% and 24% respectively...  While regional commercial vehicles sales still lag behind pre-recession levels, which reached 722,619 in 2008, the new figures reflect a fresh mood of optimism in the industry, as highlighted by a strong presence of major industry players in the exhibition line-up for Dubai...

TRUCK SALES WORLDWIDE * France - Renault Trucks: sales up 26% in 2010

Lyon,France -Truck & Business, by P. A. -16 Feb 2011:  --  For Renault Trucks in 2010 resulted in an overall increase in sales with a total volume of 44,938 vehicles invoiced (+26%). Nevertheless, the recovery remains slow and fragile observed. In this context that remains difficult, Renault Trucks has continued its investments (130 million euros since 2009) in its production sites in France. The year 2010 ends with a total volume of vehicles invoiced amounting to 44 938, representing an overall increase of +26.2%...


* France - 126 Premium road Catone

Lyon,France - Truck Business, by P. A. -17 Feb 2011:  --  Renault Trucks will deliver 126 Premium Route Catone Italian company specializing in refrigerated transport internationally. His choice fell on the Premium Road mainly because of its excellent performance on the road, its very good payload and low power consumption. The contract covers 126 Premium Route 460 horsepower V Euro, of which 30 weredelivered in late 2010. Other vehicles will be delivered this year... 


* USA - Used Medium Truck Prices Continue to Climb

New York,NY,USA -Automotive Digest - January 31, 2010: -- Used truck business is a seller's market... Due to recovering economy, optimistic freight outlook, premium prices for new trucks. Demand for used trucks is up; pricing will continue to elevate... Ryder experiencing 70% swing in used medium-duty truck prices dating from 2009. Through 2009, prices Ryder received for used medium-duty trucks 10% to 20% lower than in 2008... Export market for used trucks was primarily South and Central America. Increasing number of trucks going to Europe and Africa... Fastest-moving products are newer, low-mileage tractors...

TRUCK SALES * Europe / UK - UPS trebles electric fleet for Olympics

(Picture: One of the UPS Modecs)

London,UK - Logistic Manager -8 February 2011: -- UPS has added 14 electric vehicles to its fleet which will serve many of the host venues before, during and after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games... Twelve join UPS’s existing fleet of six, which have been operating out of the Camden site since 2009. The remaining two vehicles will be the first to operate out of UPS’s site in Barking... The Modec vehicles use high energy batteries to meet the medium range, high performance requirements of hard working, urban delivery vehicles. Each vehicle can undertake around 60 miles on a six hour charge...

* Belgium - Sharp rise in registrations in January

Brussels,Belgium -Truck & Business, by Claude Yvens -1 Feb 2011: -- January ended with a sharp increase in registrations of trucks over 16 tons: 924 units, an increase of over 36% compared to January 2010. This growth has been uneven, tractors rising 66.5% and 4.6% carrier backwards. registrations of light trucks (3.5 to 16 tonnes) are also down by 12.4%...   As for semi-trailers, the trend is also up with 438 al units registered, an increase of 23%...

* UK - Jewson takes first major MAN trucks delivery

Southampton,UK -Transport Engineer, by John Challen -7 Feb 2011: -- Jewson has taken delivery of 37 MAN trucks, as part of its first major contract order from the transport giant... The new trucks are the first to be delivered against the contract, which covers 430 vehicles over the next three years...   The MANs join Jewson massive timber and building materials delivery fleet of some 1,200 trucks... Denis Wellfare, transport director for Jewson, explains that the deal is part of the company's fleet replacement programme, and says the mixed MAN fleet will include both 18- and 26-tonne MAN TGM rigids, as well as several MAN TGS and MAN TGX tractor units...

* UK - Colas moves up to Ecodaily 7-tonners for payload and green credentials

Redhill,UK -Transport Engineer, by Brian Tinham -8 Feb 2011: -- Colas has stepped up to Iveco Ecodaily 7-tonner, from its earlier 6.5-tonne Daily LCVs – pointing to the extra payload from the same footprint...  The road projects firm has put a fleet of four new Ecodaily tippers to work on a PFI deal with Portsmouth City Council, supporting maintenance and management of the city's highways infrastructure in a contract which lasts until 2029...  Each vehicle has been mounted with a Charlton tipper body, with the vehicle's unladen weight of 3,340 kg (including body-mounted toolbox) delivering a payload of 3,660 kg...  The vehicles are some of the first new 7 tonne 70C17 chassis cabs to enter operation in the UK, and replace a fleet of 3.5 tonne tippers on the contract. They will be working up to seven days a week and covering around 20,000 miles a year...

* UK - Abel & Cole reports 13% better payload from switch to box bodies

Hull,UK -Transport Engineer, by Brian Tinham -7 Feb 2011: -- Following its change of spec for 3.5 tonne home delivery vehicles, from refrigerated van conversions to refrigerated box bodies, Abel & Cole has ordered 45 more of the new specification vehicles...  To date, Paneltex has supplied Abel & Cole with 35 new box bodied vehicles and there are a further 10 in build at the company's factory in Hull. All the vehicle bodies use Hubbard 360 direct drive refrigeration systems, with the Paneltex refrigerated box body, which is compliant with ATP Class C standards and designed to operate at chilled temperatures of +8° C...