IT DOESN’T bode well for any production line if the first stage is a bottleneck. While Staffordshire based trailer and body manufacturer Don-Bur met its order book in a timely fashion, it relied on ‘around […]
THE GOVERNMENT must fully prepare businesses for new customs procedures if border delays are to be avoided next year, urges the Road Haulage Association. The call comes as chief executive Richard Burnett raised concerns that […]
HAVING enjoyed a strong relationship with Peterborough based Chiltern Distribution since its inception in 1993, Gray & Adams was given the contract to build its 100th trailer. Chiltern Distribution’s managing director Paul Jackson said; ‘We’ve […]
THE MINISTER of State for the Future of Transport, George Freeman MP, will be visiting the inaugural Innovation & Technology in Transport (ITT Hub) event in an official capacity at Farnborough International on Wednesday 13 […]
AS BORIS Johnson sets out plans to ‘lead the world’ in delivering a net zero emissions economy the UK will see a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans, five […]
A PEMBROKESHIRE haulage company has been landed with a £380,000 fine with £120,000 costs for forging lorry maintenance records. Mansel Davies and Son Ltd received the fine at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty to […]
DESCRIBING Prime Minister Boris Johnston’s proposed feasibility study into building a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland as a ‘vanity project’. Scottish Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has asked for ‘immediate discussions’ with Westminster regarding the […]
WEST Dunbartonshire has become the first Scottish Council to introduce innovative safety technology that allows its refuse collection vehicles to be brought to a controlled stop in an emergency situation. The emergency braking system from […]
IN A draft response to Transport Scotland’s consultation on Low Emission Zones planned for four Scottish cities, the Transport and Environment Committee of the City of Edinburgh Council is considering whether the proposed LEZ infringement […]
THERE ARE now numerous amber warnings that the logistics industry will face a shortage of vital workers following the government’s announcement of its new points based immigration system that will limit the number of low […]
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