Daniel Fitzjohn is the new managing director at Motus Commercials, the largest DAF Trucks dealer group in Europe, writes Peter Brown. He stared his career with Motus Commercials in 2018 as the regional director for the southwest region and takes up the MD role after...
Hayton Coulthard Transport has unveiled a striking new livery promoting Route 74 Truckstop at Lesmahagow, featuring the eye-catching slogan 'Delivering Dinners' on one of its trailers. It comes a year after the company acquired the truckstop just off Junction 10 of...
Four hundred Brake Brothers employees at its Newhouse, Motherwell, site have secured a major pay increase, reports Peter Brown. The deal delivers a 4.85% increase in the basic hourly rate for warehouse, administrative, hygiene and distribution staff. The pay package...
GXO drivers working on the Howdens contract in Bellshill have secured an inflation-beating pay rise, writes Carol Millett. The news was confirmed by the union Unite, which said around 30 drivers delivering Howdens kitchens from the GXO distribution hub have secured a...
The latest issue of Transport News is out today. The front cover features one of four new DAF XB 14-tonne rigids with Gray & Adams refrigerated bodies now in service with fine food and drink wholesaler Cress Co. One hundred years of road haulage and, after 98...
Due to a technical glitch (alright, I admit it – I missed it during the sub-editing process), the August 2026 issue of Transport News featured the Model Truck Competition with exactly the same picture as the previous issue, writes editor Kevin Swallow. Thank you to...
Registration is now open for RTX Scotland 2026. RTX Scotland 2026 returns to the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow on 18-19 November 2026, following a successful inaugural event that attracted strong visitor numbers and widespread industry support. Launched by...
Carrier Transicold has launched a new battery system for refrigerated trailers designed to extend the life of semi-trailers, writes Peter Brown. The ReCool is a 38.5kWh battery system for trailer transport refrigeration units, designed to serve as a lifecycle energy...
