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DCP Haulage looks to Asset Alliance Group to provide latest fleet innovation from Mercedes-Benz

Posted on 10th December 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

Asset Alliance Group has extended its relationship with DCP Haulage after supplying the Southampton-based business with a 2019 Mercedes-Benz Actros. The flagship 44-tonne tractor, supplied on a 36-month contract hire agreement, is fitted with MirrorCam, which replaces the traditional exterior rear-view mirrors, projecting footage from external mounted cameras on two 15-inch displays inside the cab. […]

A Double Celebration At The Commercial Motor Awards 2019!

Posted on 29th November 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

It was a double celebration for our group business Hanbury Riverside at last night’s annual Commercial Motor Awards. We managed to pick up the Independent Dealer of the Year Award and the prestigious Service to Industry Award went to Sales Director, Lee Smith, reflecting his successful 40+ years in the industry. It has been a […]

Law Distribution expands fleet with Asset Alliance Group

Posted on 15th November 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

A combination of competitive pricing, fast delivery times and quality service levels has seen Asset Alliance Group win a competitive tender with logistics specialist Law Distribution. The deal for six new DAF XF tractor units will be supplied by Asset Alliance Group on a two-year full-service contract hire agreement. The commercial vehicle specialist was awarded […]

Valley Finance acquisition expands Asset Alliance Group’s Bus and Coach Division

Posted on 14th November 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

Asset Alliance Group has strengthened its presence in the bus and coach sector by acquiring Valley Finance, with owner and Director Tim Thornton joining the bus and coach division’s senior team. Thornton has more than 30 years’ experience in asset finance, including providing funding for some of the UK’s major bus and coach operators. He […]

Deal or No-deal – The Brexit need to knows

Posted on 1st November 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

To leave or not to leave, is still the question. The deadline of 31st October has come and gone, and Brexit is still up in the air as the delay continues for at least a further three months. There remain four options that parliament can deliver, and which therefore face the UK public and the […]

Hanbury Riverside relocates in response to customer demand

Posted on 23rd September 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

Premium used commercial vehicle specialist, Hanbury Riverside, has extended its reach by moving to a two-acre site near Ipswich to manage increasing demand for high spec, low mileage stock. The business, which was acquired by Asset Alliance Group last year, has a new sales office, an improved workshop and four times as much land at […]

Asset Alliance Group helps pioneer alternative fuel for public transport

Posted on 14th September 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

A fleet of bio-methane gas buses, funded by Asset Alliance Group, has significantly reduced carbon emissions in Bristol and is setting the trend for providing a sustainable way to travel. The m1 route, operated by HCT Group, under its British Community Transport (BCT) banner, uses a fleet run entirely on bio-methane gas generated from food […]

A Review of Trucks and Trailers by Manufacturer

Posted on 27th August 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

A truck with curtain side trailer driving down a highway on a misty morning

Vehicle manufacturers have been using science and technology to change our world for at least two centuries. Join us for a look at some of the most iconic automobile brands and the best trucks, trailers, and tractor units for sale on the market today.

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Asset Alliance Group secures additional £20m, taking total fund to £175 million

Posted on 7th August 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

Commercial vehicle specialist, Asset Alliance Group, has won fresh backing from Allied Irish Bank (GB) which has added £20 million to the company’s Asset Based Lending (ABL) facility. Asset Alliance Group first obtained a £75 million revolving ABL deal in 2016, led by NatWest and supported by HSBC. Further funds were awarded by the Clydesdale […]

Abnormal Load Regulations Explained

Posted on 1st August 2019 by Asset Alliance Group

truck carrying long oversized load of wind turbine

You will be fined and even prosecuted for unlawfully overloading a vehicle on UK roads. So let’s take a look at the abnormal load regulations that govern the transportation of an abnormal load, and the best commercial trailers and trucks for the job.
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