Transport News’ panel of experts were called into action to select the 2021 Top Truck Award. Contenders hailed from Holland, two from Germany and one from Sweden. The winner was selected from road tests carried […]
ASDA took delivery of 202 Volvo FH LNG tractor units in what is believed to be the single largest order ever placed in the UK for heavy trucks running on renewable fuels. The supermarket has […]
DAF TRUCKS is soon to introduce its CF Electric truck for the UK market, with series production commencing at the end of next month. Following successful in-service trials in Germany and the Netherlands, the new […]
THE NEW Volvo FH, FH16, FM and FMX will be the first commercial heavy duty trucks to come with Amazon’s Alexa built in, which will enable truck drivers to get directions, make phone calls, listen […]
HEAVY plant and equipment hire specialist, AB2K has upgraded its fleet with four new Scania G450 XT Cheesewedge plant bodies supplied by MV Commercial. The new trucks, three of which are fitted with a Palfinger […]
Driver Gordon Taylor is impressed by the view provided by the MirrorCam cameras and screens in his new Mercedes-Benz Actros Edition 1.GENERAL haulier AAD Transport, based in Kirriemuir, near Dundee, runs a fleet of 33 […]
THE MOST northerly haulage company on the UK mainland is celebrating its centenary with the delivery of a new 13.6m single deck Gray & Adams trailer mounted with Carrier Transicold’s flagship Vector HE19 MT (multi-temperature) […]
THOMPSONS has introduced a major upgrade to its heavy duty Loadmaster tipper body. Joint managing director Scott Burton said: ‘Loadmaster was first introduced 25 years ago, and its reputation for reliability and durability in the […]
TRUCK and van drivers leaving the UK and travelling to France require a negative Covid test taken in the 72 hours before their arrival in France. It is not possible to enter France without a […]
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) is to meet with its ‘pallet weight working group’ to discuss weight limits on pallets, following pressure applied by the Road Haulage Association (RHA). The meeting follows the death […]
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