BLACKPOOL based haulier and Palletforce member E Vallance Transport Services have had one of their high roof curtainsiders retrofitted with a sloping front end and its now turning in a fuel... Read More

EURO 6 is unlikely to be followed by Euro 7 in a few years time if it proves to be successful in reducing harmful exhaust emissions, says Peter Williams, product environmental management director... Read More

A YEAR ago, truck hire specialist Ryder acquired truck and trailer hire company Hill Hire in a £151 million marriage which, as the last 12 months have shown, was really ‘made in... Read More

TIP-EX, the national tipper and bulk transport show takes place in Harrogate 25-27 May with trucks on show from 7.5 tonnes upwards from Renault, DAF, MAN, Hino, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, Isuzu and... Read More

Hyva’s latest high performance FC137 tipping gear, raises the productivity bar for UK eight wheeler tipper operations.

INITIALLY developed to meet the demanding conditions of the Chinese... Read More

JUST AS every other tipper in Patersons 60 plus fleet is fitted with Hyva, so too is their new XF.

As transport manager Gordon Carlton explains, ‘In every area, Hyva tipping equipment... Read More

After just 111 years at their Main Street depot in the village of Forth, Tennant Transport Ltd have moved to a purpose built, 21st century facility at Hyndford Bridge. John Henderson travelled to... Read More

IN 2008, Robin Masters of Evesham, Worc’s, who has several ex-BRS Bristol & Albion lorries, thought it would be a good idea to hold a gathering of vintage ex-BRS vehicles to celebrate the 60th... Read More

CLEAR evidence of naked profiteering by fuel retailers has been revealed, say the Road Haulage Association.

‘We have no doubt that diesel prices at the forecourt have rocketed as a result... Read More

A LIVELY event that is a must for anybody involved in fuel storage and distribution, the FPS Expo 2012 show organised by the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers was held at the Harrogate... Read More

THE UK launch of Mercedes-Benz’ Actros was the obvious high spot of this year’s CV Show, but no one seemed interested in its price tag, in either Euro 5 or readily available Euro 6 guise,

since... Read More

TIPPER bodybuilder Thompsons, is now placing particular emphasis on remodelling its aftersales service activities. Most noticeably, a number of new vans are now on the road sporting a cleaner,... Read More

DAF Trucks has revealed its new engine generation, developed for the Euro 6 emissions legislation, that comes into force in the European Union on 1 January 2014.

The 12.9 litre Euro 6... Read More

PRIME Minister David Cameron MP told an audience of party supporters and business people how the government plans to create more apprenticeships and make vocational training easier to access and... Read More

Your Iveco Daily van could have been built in Spain or Italy. Transport News went to the Suzzara plant near Milan to see how they’re put together at home. Ian Norwell reports.

THERE MAY... Read More

THE SCOTTISH Trucker Club is organising a weekend CV extravaganza on 9/10 June in Dunfermline, labelled ‘STC Truckmania’.

As well as a selection of vintage trucks on show under the roof of... Read More

DR GEORG Pachta-Reyhofen, chief executive officer of MAN SE, has confirmed the MAN Group wants to continue growing profitably and to be the world’s most successful commercial vehicle... Read More

STEADPLAN, the full service MAN Truck & Bus dealership in Clitheroe, Lancs, has just added a third location to its portfolio by establishing a new franchise in Leeds.

Together with its... Read More

THE SCOTTISH Nationalist Party (SNP) has launched a petition supporting the introduction of a Fuel Duty Regulator as figures published by the European Commission show the proportion of tax levied... Read More

THE ROAD Haulage Association has reacted strongly to last month’s news that the economy has shrunk by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012.

‘Of course we are disappointed at the news that the... Read More