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	Imperial To Buy Trucktec DAF Service Business IMPERIAL Commercials, the UK’s largest independent commercial vehicle dealership group has acquired Trucktec’s DAF vehicle service business at Bellshill, near Glasgow. The purchase,... Read More
	Zombie Companies, A New Menace THERE ARE now 83 companies in the UK road haulage industry that are ‘Zombie’ businesses. These companies have seen their performance deteriorate to such an extent that they now exist merely to pay... Read More
	Rising Fuel Prices Will Hit Profits HAULIERS are being forced to work ‘harder and smarter’ because soaring fuel prices are eroding their profits, an industry expert has warned. With the UK having the second highest diesel... Read More
	Truckfest Scotland Celebrates 21 Years At Ingliston TRUCKFEST well and truly comes of age this year as it celebrates its 21st anniversary in Scotland on Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 August, at the Royal Highland Showground, Ingliston. To... Read More
	Titan’s Tour De Force RENOWNED Blantyre based specialist contractors, Cadzow Heavy Haulage Ltd have recently added another 250 tonne, Mercedes-Benz Actros Titan prime mover to its operation, writes John... Read More
	Fergusons Look To The Future Ferguson Transport (Spean Bridge) Ltd’s new purpose built, integrated freight facility beside Corpach harbour provides a firm future commitment to clients and the local economy. John Henderson... Read More
	A Fortieth In Falkirk MTH AUTOSERVICES Ltd of Castle Laurie in Falkirk held an open day on Wednesday 9 June to mark their 40 years of serving our industry, writes John Henderson. The sun shone on their... Read More
	Trucks Of The Future Come Closer In just ten years’ time trucks are going to be a lot different to those of today, according to Rikard Orell, design director at Volvo Truck Corporation and one of the brains behind Concept Truck... Read More
	Goodyear’s Marathon Ups The Game ULTRA LOW rolling resistance and effective wet grip are among the claims being made by Goodyear for its new Marathon Long Haul Trailer II tyre (LHTII). Aimed, as its name suggests, at hauliers on... Read More
	FTA’s Gavin Says Goodbye GAVIN Scott, the Freight Transport Association’s head of policy for Scotland, retired on 5 July after more than 30 years based at the association’s office in Stirling. Gavin has been the... Read More
	Iveco Looks To The East Truck makers with a global reach have been used to managing downturns by pumping cash around their arteries to survive. ‘Same suit, different pockets‘, as the saying goes. This approach assumed... Read More
	Busy Saturday Prompts Tip-ex 2011 Dates Change TIP-EX made a triumphant return to Harrogate in late May, proving that, despite continuing economic uncertainty, the tipping and bulk transport industries are alive and well. The show was... Read More