It has now been two years since the last increase in new HGV registrations, as the latest figures show yet another decline, writes Peter Brown. It was in the second quarter of 2024 that the market last recorded growth, rising by 2.9%, according to the latest figures...
Carnoustie-based haulier David Murray Transport has called it a day after facing what it called 'significant challenges over the past year'. In an announcement on Facebook, owners Gary and Wendy Devlin said that "the decision to tell our staff was the hardest day...
Heavy haulage operator Collett has completed what it says is the UK's first dual blade lifter convoy operation, writes Peter Brown. The company transported wind turbine blades for the Sanquhar II Wind Farm using two blade lifter trailers operating simultaneously,...
HGV drivers at waste company Veolia’s Grangemouth site have secured a 9% pay rise, reports Carol Millett. It comes after they had rejected an initial offer of 3%, union Unite has revealed this week. The one-year deal is backdated to January 2026 and sees an increase...
More than £24,000 was raised at the fourth annual Transaid Cup football tournament, which was won by Scania, writes Peter Brown. Transport and logistics businesses gathered at Ilkeston Town FC in Derbyshire for a festival of football, networking and fundraising in...
The latest issue of Transport News is out today. The front cover features one of four new MAN eTGX tractor units now in service with John G Russell (Transport), where they are operating day and night. David Craik catches up with the timber trial and assesses the Net...
The former managing director of both Leyland DAF Trucks and Leyland DAF Vans, David Gill, has passed away at the age of 80. He joined Leyland DAF in April 1990 as commercial director, responsible for truck sales, parts and service, and dealer management, having left...
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), backed by 10 employers, has written to the secretary of state for Work and Pensions (DWP), warning that current proposals fail to recognise the nature of automotive and other safety-critical apprenticeships, writes Peter...
