ABERDEEN Sheriff Court has refused an appeal by an HGV driver jailed for drink driving after he claimed he should have been ordered to undertake unpaid work instead. Timothy Humphreys was jailed in January for […]
A LENGTHY course of dishonest conduct and previous serious offending in a heavy goods vehicle has resulted in the Scottish Traffic Commissioner (STC) disqualifying Duncan McKee from holding vocational driving entitlement for a period of […]
LAST AUTUMN, Scottish Traffic Commissioner Claire Gilmore delivered her second annual report in a time of Covid, in which she stressed that the need for consistent, fair and proportionate regulation in times of crisis. Driver […]
ABERDEENSHIRE based shortbread manufacturer Dean’s of Huntly has replaced its 18 tonner with a new Mercedes-Benz Actros 1830. Supplied by Mercedes-Benz dealer BLS Truck & Van at Aberdeen, it is the first time the family […]
Aviemore retained its status as the home of the annual APSE Conference and Exhibition, but this year the event moved from nearby Coylumbridge to the town centre based MacDonald Aviemore Highland Resort where the extensive […]
HYDRAULIC refrigeration equipment manufacturer, Hultsteins, has introduced a new leasing option for temperature-controlled operators facing greater costs since the red diesel tax rebate was withdrawn on 1 April. “The new finance option enables operators of […]
THE GOVERNMENT’S decision to rethink the introduction of post-Brexit import checks on certain goods arriving from the EU (originally scheduled to be introduced in July 2022) while it finalises its 2025 Border Strategy will be […]
A STUNNING Actros L, presented at Truckfest Peterborough, was finished in a special ‘thank you’ livery commissioned by the manufacturer as a ‘tribute to the 2,300 men and women who pulled together to keep customers […]
VEHICLE Conversion Specialists (VCS) operate from state-of-the-art facilities in Bradford and Bolton with a combined floor area of 70,000sq.ft. From these sites, the company produces a wide range of emergency vehicles including the E-DCA, the […]
VOLTA Trucks, has revealed its forthcoming 7.5 and 12 tonne Zero variants, the second product family in its full-electric vehicle range. The 7.5 and 12 tonne Volta Zeros have been designed by partner, Astheimer Design […]
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